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Empiricism And International Law: Insights For Investment Treaty Dispute Resolution, Susan Franck Sep 2015

Empiricism And International Law: Insights For Investment Treaty Dispute Resolution, Susan Franck

Susan D. Franck

While scholars in the United States increasingly focus on the empirical dimension of legal scholarship, there have been challenges in using empiricism to explore international legal issues. Rather than relying on logic or instinct alone, empirical methodologies can provide scholars with tools to gain new facts, see existing ideas through a different lens, and engage in a more nuanced analysis of international law phenomena. There appears to be a natural synergy between empiricism and international investment treaty dispute resolution. With calls for trade time outs by U.S. presidential candidates, there is interest in how investment treaties function, whether they achieve …


Putting The Cart Before The Horse: A Doomed Constitutional Strategy For Negotiating The T-Tip, Emanuela Matei Aug 2015

Putting The Cart Before The Horse: A Doomed Constitutional Strategy For Negotiating The T-Tip, Emanuela Matei

Emanuela A. Matei

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