Browsing All Posts By The Law Of Nations

• Human Rights 0

  The United Kingdom’s Drone Programme: Secrecy and Accountability

  Rosalind Comyn of Rights Watch (UK) discusses an important new legal challenge to the UK Government's use of drones to target and kill British citizens abroad. Has the ...

  On October 19, 2017 / By The Law Of Nations
• Arbitration 0

  The view from India: Supreme Court safeguards judicial comity in arbitration case

  Continuing our comparative law series, Moazzam Khan and Tanisha Khanna of Nishish Desai Associates look at an important recent decision of the Indian Supreme Court: Roger Shashoua & ...

  On September 27, 2017 / By The Law Of Nations
• From the editors 0

  Summer holidays

  The blog will be taking a summer break during August - thank you to all our contributors and readers so far this year! New posts and podcasts in ...

  On August 2, 2017 / By The Law Of Nations
• Private International Law 0

  The view from the US: Supreme Court further narrows specific jurisdiction over non-resident defendants

  Dr Cristina M. Mariottini looks at a decision which confirms the trend towards relinquishing US jurisdiction in favour of foreign courts. ...

  On August 2, 2017 / By The Law Of Nations
• Arbitration 0

  Brexit, the UK and bilateral investment treaties

  Continuing our Brexit analysis, Aidan O'Neill QC and Tamara Jaber consider the far-reaching impact of Brexit on the UK's position in relation to bilateral investment treaties, including issues ...

  On May 30, 2017 / By The Law Of Nations
• Criminal Law 0

  When is it permissible to deny access to a lawyer during a first interview? Cadder re-visited in light of Ibrahim

  Stephen Bailey and Courtney Grafton take a look at whether the Supreme Court's decision in Calder is out of step with the flexibility of Strasbourg jurisprudence. ...

  On April 5, 2017 / By The Law Of Nations
• Arbitration 0

  Podcast 4: Judge James Crawford on arbitral appointments

  In this podcast Michelle Butler interviews Judge James Crawford on arbitral appointments. The way in which arbitrators are appointed, and the qualities which make a good arbitrator, are hugely ...

  On January 20, 2017 / By The Law Of Nations
• Arbitration 0

  Podcast 3: What does arbitration have to do with the phone hacking scandal?

  This podcast considers the high profile phone hacking scandal, which shocked and fascinated the British public and brought down one of the UK’s leading newspapers, The News of ...

  On November 28, 2016 / By The Law Of Nations
• Arbitration 0

  Podcast 2: What is State Succession, and why is it relevant?

  In this podcast, Professor Christian Tams and Angeline Welsh discuss state succession. The once relatively dormant doctrine of state succession, which deals with the application of treaties to ...

  On October 27, 2016 / By The Law Of Nations
• Arbitration 0

  Podcast 1: Using bilateral claims commissions to resolve inter-State disputes

  In this podcast, Professor Sean Murphy and Alison Macdonald discuss bilateral claims commissions. The mass resolution of claims arising out of particular inter-state disputes differs in many respects ...

  On September 29, 2016 / By The Law Of Nations