From the Journal of World Investment & Trade: Since the time that the Calvo doctrine held sway, Latin America’s ambivalent relationship to investor-state dispute settlement has not ceased to elicit discussions and debates and generate a string of scholarly writings. Recently the region’s multiple responses to investment arbitrations,

If there ever is a TTIP, and if it has ISDS, would Uber have a case against the actions of various EU member states based on this: Uber Technologies Inc., which has faced a mounting regulatory backlash to its rapid growth in Europe, said this week it had filed complaints

From the University of Ottawa: The Common Law Section invites applications for three tenure-track positions, commencing at the level of Assistant Professor.  A more experienced candidate may be considered for a position at a higher level. Applicants currently employed in legal education elsewhere are encouraged to contact the Dean directly

From the folks at Georgetown Law: Editorial Assistant Position with the Journal of International Economic Law (JIEL)  The Journal of International Economic Law is currently collecting recommendations or applications from persons who might wish to take on the position of Editorial Assistant to the Journal of International Economic Law (JIEL)

Let's say those like Bill Kristol and Tom Cotton who are leading the "kill the deal" charge were to get what the say they want: Congress intervenes to make it impossible for the President to conclude a final agreement with Iran. What exactly do the hawks

This is from law professor Alan Sykes: The prohibited subsidies categories are unsound As noted, import substitution subsidies and export subsidies are automatically “specific” and prohibited under WTO rules (ASCM Article 3). Neither prohibition makes much economic sense. Import substitution subsidies are those “contingent (in whole or in part) upon

If an Appellate Body report falls in the woods, and no one is there to hear it, does it have any precedential value?  I ask because the Appellate Body issued a report yesterday, and no one seemed to notice.  Usually, there is at least some brief reporting by Reuters and

Here's an excerpt from a paper by U. of Chicago law prof Adam Chilton: Given the limited interest in—and evidence of—the investment benefits of BITs, it is worth reconsidering why the United States actively pursued a BITs program for three decades. I argue that the dominant

In the Wall Street Journal, Henry Kissinger and George Shultz, former Secretaries of State, have damned with faint praise the strategy of diplomacy pursued by the Obama Administration with respect to Iran and its nuclear program.  Their bottom line: unless there is an effective grand strategy to address Iran'