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13 February 2018
Ms. Judith Levine walked the participants through various climate change related disputes and the United Nations legal framework on climate change, the kinds of climate finance disputes that may be resolved through arbitration, and the three ways by which arbitration might need to adapt to suit…
12 February 2018
Aquifers are underground layers of rocks that store, treat and transfer water. Managing them may be difficult because groundwater level fluctuates. This presentation provides information on groundwater innovations that can make aquifers resilient and in optimum condition.
12 February 2018
Dr. Butler discussed the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) as a means to facilitate cross-border trade for Pacific Island businesses. She said that predictable legal frameworks are crucial to generating inclusive, sustainable and equitable development…
12 February 2018
Dr. Butler discussed the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) as a means to facilitate cross-border trade for Pacific Island businesses. She said that predictable legal frameworks are crucial to generating inclusive, sustainable and equitable development…
12 February 2018
The featured book provides insights into commercial relations between large economies and small states, the benefits of regional integration, the role of small states as financal centres as well as B2B and state to state dispute resolution involving small states.
12 February 2018
Dr. Petra Butler and Ms. Gitanjali Bajaj gave a presentation on kustom as a public policy exception to the recognition or enforcement of an arbitral award under the New York Convention. Kustom, which is enshrined in nearly all of the Pacific Island Constitutions, plays an important role in legal…
12 February 2018
Mr. Daniel Meltz presented the procedure for dealing with disputes between parties from different countries and the differences between arbitration and other forms of dispute resolution.
12 February 2018
Prof. Michael Ewing-Chow talked about the effects of a change in production and trade pattern from single producer to global value chain (GVC). He also touched on the factors affecting the attractiveness of a country to foreign investors by pointing out the relationship between a country’s FDI…
12 February 2018
Prof. Dr. Paniagua discussed the effects of international arbitration reform on a country’s foreign direct investment (FDI) and trade. He said that international commercial arbitration is a system of private commercial law that enables firms to more effectively enforce contracts by allowing them to…
12 February 2018
Dr. Eun Young Park discussed the anatomy of international arbitration, including the essential elements of an international arbitration; its legal basis and rules on constituting a tribunal, appointing arbitrators, and choosing the seat and procedure of arbitration; the timing and form of parties’…