The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea is an independent international judicial body. It was established by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Montego Bay Convention) as an international dispute settlement mechanism on the Law of the Sea. The Statute grants the tribunal jurisdiction to settle disputes relating to the interpretation or application of the Convention or other agreements within the jurisdiction of the Tribunal (Article 21 of the Statute). …
Do you know what international law says about the issue of disarmament? International Humanitarian Disarmament Law is the branch of public international law that deals with disarmament and arms control in the world with a humanitarian focus. Initially, International Disarmament Law had a greater focus on balance of power issues between states - aiming at collective international security. The International Humanitarian Disarmament Law converges with International Humanitarian Law when it adds ...
The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea is an independent international judicial body. It was established by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Montego Bay Convention) as an international dispute settlement mechanism on the Law of the Sea. The Statute grants the tribunal jurisdiction to settle disputes relating to the interpretation or application of the Convention or other agreements within the jurisdiction of the Tribunal (Article 21 of the Statute). …
The increasingly connected and digitally complex world brings a new reality to international contracts, the so-called international smart contracts. These contracts are self-executable, they follow a programming logic, if the parties choose an option X, the contract self-executes in Y. With the creation of Blockchain, this type of contract has become the subject of speculation regarding the future of contracts. Blockchain technology, supposedly could eliminate reliance on a third party. Blockchain ...
Transnational and multinational companies, have activities beyond their home country. Offering products and services on a global scale can be quite challenging. Managing large production chains, keeping hundreds or thousands of employees aligned with the objectives of transparency and propriety, requires a good compliance program on a global scale. The company needs to transpose its compliance program from its main operations headquarters to the smaller bases. It needs to adjust its risk appetite (amount and ...
The recent Sino-American tensions have been gaining new chapters. The epicentre of the crisis is now Hong Kong. The two countries have been waging an economic, political and legislative dispute on a global level that now spills over to the small former British colony. On July 14, US President Donald Trump announced the end of his country's special treatment for Hong Kong, claiming that the new security law, sanctioned by China, removes the region's autonomy. In the year 1982, Chinese and ...
International law as we know it today is based on European and Western legal regimes. However, there are extremely rich and complex legal regimes, often unknown by jurists and scholars of international law. Chinese law, for example, is a very rich and peculiar regimental model. In this text, we will talk a little about its millenary origin. It was in the Zhou Empire (1122 - 222 BC), that we can glimpse the birth of a de facto "Chinese law". The ancient Chinese law was ...
-In partnership with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation we are very pleased to present the newest publication: "General Theory of International Public Law", authored by Professor Dr. Leonardo Nemer C. Brant. The publication presents, in a comprehensive manner, the field of study of International Public Law, dealing with the normative nature, autonomy and interaction of the social context in the process of construction of the international legal norm. For its launch, we have prepared an online debate to be held this Wednesday, 10th ...
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (IFN) Treaty expired on 1 February 2019. The treaty was ratified by the United States and the Soviet Union in 1988, and aimed to eliminate ballistic missiles (nuclear or otherwise) of short, intermediate or intermediate range within a radius determined by the treaty. Russia, recognised under international law as the successor to the former USSR, inherited their treaties unless they denounced them. ...