Environmental Justice in Investment Arbitration: Will Renco v Peru (II) Pave the Way?

In Investor-State arbitration, argumentation regarding human rights and environmental protection has been controversial. This tension between investment law and human…

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Reparations and Restitution by Former Colonial Powers for Colonial-era Atrocities: Rejecting the Developmental Aid Approach 

Introduction The death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has sparked many conversations on decolonization,…

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Symposium on Decoding Maldives’ Foreign Investment and Arbitration Law Regime: Examining ICSID as a Maldivian Solution

The Maldives is an island nation having around 5,40,000 people and dispersed across 185 islands. The country has been a development success…

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Symposium on Decoding Maldives Foreign Investment and Arbitration Law Regime: Sun v Hilton – A Maldivian Enka v Chubb?

The judgment handed down by the UK Supreme Court (UKSC) in October 2020 in Enka v Chubb was regarded as a seminal…

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Symposium on Decoding Maldives’ Foreign Investment and Arbitration Law Regime: Consent to Investor-State Arbitration Through Municipal Law – Conceptualizing A Model Provision for Maldives

Maldives’ tryst with international investment law is intriguing. Despite its ample reliance on foreign investment, Maldives is neither party to the…

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Symposium on Decoding Maldives’ Foreign Investment and Arbitration Law Regime: An Introduction

Maldives’ relationship with international trade and investment is as old as its history. Traditionally, Maldives has been dependent on import…

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