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Global business and human rights
Get PDFA commentary on the uncertainty in international law on whether corporations have any international obligations to protect human rights. Article by Professor Dr A.F.M. Maniruzzaman (Professor of International Law and International Business Law at the University of Portsmouth) published in Amicus Curiae – Journal of the Society for Advanced Legal Studies at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies. The Journal is produced by SALS at the IALS (Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London)
The concept of good faith in international investment disputes - the arbitrator's dilemma
Get PDFProfessor A.F.M. Maniruzzaman examines the origins and development of the concept of good faith and in particular its application, scope and function in a contractual relationship
The concept of good faith in international investment disputes - the arbitrator's dilemma
No full textProfessor A.F.M. Maniruzzaman examines the origins and development of the concept of good faith and in particular its application, scope and function in a contractual relationship
A rethink of investor-state dispute settlement
Get PDFProfessor A F M Maniruzzaman considers the impact of a spectacular growth of investor-state dispute resolution by arbitration over the last two decades, looking at issues raised by excessive investor-state arbitral awards with wider implications beyond the field of arbitration itself, such as concerns about the role of arbitrators vis-à-vis the respondent state’s public interest in regulating various matters including environmental protection, low-carbon investments, social and human rights; dire economic consequences flowing from arbitrators’ decisions who lack in democratic legitimacy of a domestic or international judicial institution; and inconsistency in arbitral interpretation of investment treaty obligations, hence unpredictability in arbitral decisions on similar or identical issues
A rethink of investor-state dispute settlement
Get PDFProfessor A F M Maniruzzaman considers the impact of a spectacular growth of investor-state dispute resolution by arbitration over the last two decades, looking at issues raised by excessive investor-state arbitral awards with wider implications beyond the field of arbitration itself, such as concerns about the role of arbitrators vis-à-vis the respondent state’s public interest in regulating various matters including environmental protection, low-carbon investments, social and human rights; dire economic consequences flowing from arbitrators’ decisions who lack in democratic legitimacy of a domestic or international judicial institution; and inconsistency in arbitral interpretation of investment treaty obligations, hence unpredictability in arbitral decisions on similar or identical issues
The authority of a truncated arbitral tribunal - straight path or puzzle?
No full textProfessor A. F.M. Maniruzzaman describes the circumstances leading to truncated arbitral tribunals and examines the questions arising from such situations regarding the authority of the tribunal and validity of its awards, with reference to relevant current international arbitral rules
The authority of a truncated arbitral tribunal - straight path or puzzle?
Get PDFProfessor A. F.M. Maniruzzaman describes the circumstances leading to truncated arbitral tribunals and examines the questions arising from such situations regarding the authority of the tribunal and validity of its awards, with reference to relevant current international arbitral rules
International Energy Charter as a milestone for global energy co-operation in the 21st century
Get PDFProfessor A.F.M. Maniruzzaman explains the aims and highlights the significance of the International Energy Charter (IEC) which was adopted by some 75 states and institutions in The Hague ministerial conference in May 2015. He sees the modernised charter heralding a new age of global energy co-operation with wider global engagement of states from all regions and responding to the acute need for sustainable development of energy through co-operation between states for a safer planet
Climate justice is what's needed for Copenhagen success
Get PDFCommentary on legal issues pertinent to the international meeting on climate change in Copenhagen in 2009. Comment by Professor A.F. M. Maniruzzaman (Professor of International Law and International Business Law, University of Portsmouth) published in Amicus Curiae - Journal of the Society for Advanced Legal Studies. The Journal is produced by the Society for Advanced Legal Studies at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London
Global economic governance and the challenge facing traditional international law in the 21st century
Get PDFArticle by Professor A.F.M. Maniruzzaman (Professor of International and Business Law, University of Portsmouth) published in Amicus Curiae - Journal of the Society for Advanced Legal Studies. The Journal is produced by the Society for Advanced Legal Studies at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London
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