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Editorial

Editorial, Volume VIII, issue #01 - February 2011

International Law

International Investment Law and Comparative Public Law - An Introduction

S.W. Schill, University of Amsterdam

A Comment on the Clean Hands Doctrine in International Law

R. Moloo, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

Procedure, Advocacy, Strategy and Tactics in Arbitration

"Equality of Arms" in Investment Arbitration: Procedural Challenges

T.W. Wälde (†), CEPMLP, University of Dundee

New York Civil Practice Law and Rule 3102(C): A Potential Tool for Parties Seeking Discovery in Aid of Arbitration

J.L. Greenblatt, Shearman & Sterling LLP
C.M. Ryan, Shearman & Sterling LLP

Cultural Differences in Advocacy in International Arbitration

J. Paulsson, Three Crowns LLP

Comment on Jan Paulsson's essay: "Cultural differences in Advocacy in International Arbitration"

D. Flader, Free University of Berlin

Fit and Function in Legal Ethics: Developing a Code of Attorney Conduct for International Arbitration

C.A. Rogers, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi

International Commercial Law

Reviewing the History and Application of Article 7 of the Convention on the International Sale of Goods (CISG)

M. Gomm-Santos, GST LLP
Q. Smith, GST LLP

Investor-State Disputes - International Investment Law

Roundtable on States and State-Controlled Entities as Claimants in International Investment Arbitration

M.D. Nolan, Arbitration Chambers

Bilateral Investment Treaties: The Agreement to Arbitrate Between Investor and Host State in the Eyes of State Courts

A.M. Steingruber, Attorney-at-law

Roundup of Articles

Party Appointed Experts: Can They be Usefully Independent?

D. Jones AO, www.dougjones.info

How to Break Into Arbitration: Useful Resources for Students and Young Practitioners

M. Kantor, www.mark-kantor.com

Public Statement on the International Investment Regime

Enabling Trade in the Era of Information Technologies: Breaking Down Barriers to the Free Flow of Information

Google Inc., googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com

International Climate Change Litigation and the Negotiation Process

C. Schwarte, Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development (FIELD)
R. Byrne

Replacing failed private water contracts

D. Hall, Public Services International Research Unit (University of Greenwich)
E. Lobina, Public Services International Research Unit (University of Greenwich)
V. Corral, Public Services International Research Unit (University of Greenwich)

IIA Issues Note No. 1 (2010) - Latest Developments in Investor-State Dispute Settlement

UNCTAD, www.unctad.org

IIA Issues Note, No. 2 (2010) - Denouncing International Agreements - A Way Out of Arbitration?

UNCTAD, www.unctad.org

Most-Favoured Nation Treatment - UNCTAD Series on Issues in International Investment Agreements II

UNCTAD, www.unctad.org

Case Comments & Awards

Challenging Arbitrators and the Importance of Disclosure: Recent Cases and Reflections

A. Stanic, E&A Law Limited

International Investment Disputes, Nationality and Corporate Veil: Some Insights From Tokios Tokelés and TSA Spectrum de Argentina

A. Martin, Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)

Latin America

State Responsibility by the Numbers: Towards an Understanding of the Prevalence of the Latin America Countries in Investment Arbitration

K.D. Tallent

Responsabilidad Estatal en Números: Hacia una interpretación adecuada de la preponderancia de los países latinoamericanos en arbitraje internacional de inversión

K.D. Tallent

Available Recourses in Mexico to Challenge the Result of an Arbitration

L. Pereznieto Castro, Jáuregui y Del Valle, S.C.
J.A. Graham, 3CT

International Investment Law and the Republic of Ecuador: From Arbitral Bilateralism to Judicial Regionalism

K. Nowrot, Transnational Economic Law Research Center (TELC), Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

International Oil & Gas Arbitration

Validity and Effects of International Arbitration Clauses in Petroleum Contracts in Kazakhstan Pursuant to International Law

A.R. Romero, Esq., Chevron USA

China

The Successful Practice of the Concepts and Principles of Modern Commercial Arbitration in China - Take the Amendments of Arbitration Rules of Beijing Arbitration Commission for Example

H. Wang, Beijing Arbitration Commission

Advancing the Arbitration System Reforms in China

H. Wang, Beijing Arbitration Commission

Resolving International Business Disputes by ADR in Asia

Recent Trends in International Investment Agreements in Asia

L. Marchessault, Open Contracting

Arbitrator Bias

Regulating International Arbitrators: A Functional Approach to Developing Standards of Conduct

C.A. Rogers, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi

Discussion / OGEMID

OGEMID Guest Kaj Hobér: The Investor as the Initiator of Emerging Trends in Investment Treaty Interpretation

Book Reviews & Related Materials

The Manual on International Courts and Tribunals (R. Mackenzie, C.P.R. Romano, Y. Shany, P. Sands) - Book review

F.C. Smith, Field Court Chambers

International Arbitration and Mediation: A Practical Guide by Michael McIlwrath and John Savage (Book review)

P.A. Costa Braga de Oliveira

Book reviews: The Creeping Codification of the New Lex Mercatoria (K.P. Berger); ¿Cómo se codifica hoy el derecho comercial internacional? Biblioteca de derecho de la golbalización: La Ley Paraguaya (eds. J. Basedow, D.P. Fernández Arroyo, J.A. Moreno Rodríguez)

G.C. Moss, University of Oslo

Arbitration (Scotland) Act 2010, Fraser Davidson, Hew R. Dundas and David Bartos - (Book review)

M. Parish, Gentium Law

The Impact of Investment Treaties on Contracts between Host States and Foreign Investors - (sample chapter)

J.O. Voss, Becker Büttner Held

The Multilateralization of International Investment Law by Stephan W. Schill (Book review)

P.M. Protopsaltis, Centre for American Legal Studies, Birmingham City University

The Art of Advocacy in International Arbitration by D. Bishop and E. Kehoe (Book review)

P. Clifford, Latham & Watkins
O.E. Browne, Latham & Watkins

Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges by Antonin Scalia & Bryan A Garner (Book review)

C.C. Schuetz, Clifford Chance LLP

Arbitration Under International Investment Agreements: A Guide to the Key Issues (Katia Yannaca-Small, Ed.) - Book review

M. Sattorova, University of Liverpool

International Energy Investment Law: The Pursuit of Stability by P. Cameron (Book review)

R. Leal-Arcas, Queen Mary University of London

Conferences

Flaws and Presumptions: Rethinking Arbitration Law and Practice in a New Arbitral Seat (Report on the Mauritius International Arbitration Conference 2010)

A. Gng, CEPMLP, University of Dundee