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"Bricolage" As Comparative Research Method For Critical Legislative Innovation, Marie-Claire Belleau Jan 2024

"Bricolage" As Comparative Research Method For Critical Legislative Innovation, Marie-Claire Belleau

FIU Law Review

Comparative law incentivize imagination to create new solutions to social problems intrinsically linked to different parts of the world. It consists in the analysis of multiple legal solutions revealed by research. Meanwhile, the understanding of the documentation put forward is influenced by the social, cultural, linguistic, political, and economic context where it evolved in the first place. Consequently, the interpretation of those elements leads to varying results. In response to this reality, we offer a modest comparative methodology rooted in creativity inspired by the concept of “bricolage” for the purpose of legislative innovations. In light of some descriptive examples pertaining …


Against Imperial Arbitrators: The Brilliance Of Canada's New Model Investment Treaty, Charles H. Brower Ii Jan 2023

Against Imperial Arbitrators: The Brilliance Of Canada's New Model Investment Treaty, Charles H. Brower Ii

FIU Law Review

Investment treaty arbitration has become politically “toxic” even in states that pioneered the development of investment treaties. There is consensus on the need for reform. But there is a dearth of historical research on what went wrong with investment treaties, when it happened, or how to find the way forward in light of the past. As a result, reform efforts have a stumbling quality. One can see this in multilateral fora, such as the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), where over four years of study and negotiations have produced little consensus. One can also see it in …


Glencore I: Adopting Stabilization Clauses In Investment Contracts And Seeking Non-Pecuniary Remedies In Investment Arbitration Still Makes Sense Glencore International A.G. And C.I. Prodeco S.A. V. Republic Of Colombia (Icsid, Case No. Arb/16/6), Gilberto A. Guerrero-Rocca Jan 2020

Glencore I: Adopting Stabilization Clauses In Investment Contracts And Seeking Non-Pecuniary Remedies In Investment Arbitration Still Makes Sense Glencore International A.G. And C.I. Prodeco S.A. V. Republic Of Colombia (Icsid, Case No. Arb/16/6), Gilberto A. Guerrero-Rocca

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