Succession of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination concerning the Former Soviet Republics of Armenia and Azerbaijan

Ratione Temporis in Armenia v Azerbaijan and Azerbaijan v Armenia On 12 November 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ)…

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Eco Oro v Colombia: How Perplexed is Determining Quantum?

The Decision on Jurisdiction, Liability and Directions on Quantum in Eco Oro v Colombia (Liability Decision) was rendered by an…

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Anticipating the First “COP” under the BBNJ Agreement: Insights on the PrepCom Organisational Meeting in New York (24-26 June 2024)

The Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement), adopted…

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Forging a Synergistic Path: Tackling Climate Change Through UNCLOS and Beyond

Introduction This week, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) delivered its highly anticipated Advisory Opinion requested…

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The ICJ’s Advisory Function: A Procedural Tool to Advance Human Rights?

While jurisdictional limitations may have initially restrained the International Court of Justice (ICJ) from contributing to the development of international…

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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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