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Transnational Corporations As Steering Subjects In International Economic Law: Two Competing Visions Of The, Karsten Nowrot
Transnational Corporations As Steering Subjects In International Economic Law: Two Competing Visions Of The, Karsten Nowrot
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
Transnational corporations (TNCs) not only occupy an important status as economic actors on the international scene, but they are also political actors who are increasingly involved in the progressive development and enforcement of the regulatory structures of the international economic system. Against this background, this article focuses on the current status and potential future development of TNCs as steering subjects in international economic law (IEL). It evaluates the role played by this category of nonstate actors in two of the central public international law fields of IEL, namely the legal order of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the international …
A South American Energy Treaty: How The Region Might Attract Foreign Investment In A Wake Of Resource Nationalism, Jason Pierce
A South American Energy Treaty: How The Region Might Attract Foreign Investment In A Wake Of Resource Nationalism, Jason Pierce
Cornell International Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Fee Shifting In Investor-State Arbitration: Doctrine And Policy Justifying Application Of The English Rule, David P. Riesenberg
Fee Shifting In Investor-State Arbitration: Doctrine And Policy Justifying Application Of The English Rule, David P. Riesenberg
Duke Law Journal
In investor-state arbitration, tribunals can and should apply the English rule on legal costs and abandon the two alternatives, the American rule and the pro-claimant rule. Under the English rule, the unsuccessful party in a dispute must indemnify the prevailing party for the costs of dispute resolution. Both doctrine and public policy support the application of the English rule, particularly in light of the much-publicized backlash against the investor-state arbitration system. Most importantly, the English rule would help to mitigate the two most commonly identified causes of the backlash the system's alleged proinvestor bias and its chilling effect on host …
Trade And Investment Treaties, The Rule Of Law, And Standards Of The Administration Of Justice, Alejandro M. Garro, Stephen J. Schnably, Pedro Martinez Fraga, David Abraham
Trade And Investment Treaties, The Rule Of Law, And Standards Of The Administration Of Justice, Alejandro M. Garro, Stephen J. Schnably, Pedro Martinez Fraga, David Abraham
University of Miami Inter-American Law Review
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