Amicus curiae participation in international courts is steadily growing since the late 1990
despite lack of clarity on the concept's nature, function and utility in international dispute …

A serious issue that has confronted the international community is the legality of
humanitarian intervention. Although the majority of scholars reject the existence of a doctrine …

Attraverso una disamina della prassi recente, è possibile registrare un notevole incremento
di procedimenti interstatali promossi in base a trattati sui diritti umani. Tale 'ondata'di ricorsi …

A partir de la sentencia de la Corte Internacional de Justicia en el caso Barcelona Traction,
se introdujo al derecho internacional el concepto de obligaciones erga omnes. A pesar de …

The reform of the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanism has provoked much
debate among legal scholars and practitioners. The critiques of ISDS mainly arise from …

Part XI of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1 as
modified by the 1994 Agreement Relating to the Implementation of Part XI of UNCLOS (“the …

The issue as to whether and, if so, to what extent shareholders are entitled to receive
protection on the international plane can well be deemed to be a pivotal yet unsettled …

At first sight, one might expect that all legal systems are firmly based on fundamental
concepts, implemented by settled institutions. However, in actuality, these preconditions are …

This thesis examines whether breaches of the rules of jurisdiction and immunity can be
justified as lawful means for the implementation of international responsibility in the form of …

The second chapter will focus on the procedural embedding of the three procedures. It will
examine first, the individual's power to initiate proceedings (Sect. 3.1), second, the existence …