Following a major economic crisis in late 2001, Argentina undertook several reforms which led to investment disputes before ICSID. The major issue for the tribunals was to establish in which circumstances the ‘state of necessity' doctrine is deemed applicable to a certain situation, which...

This note provides an analysis on the implications of the COVID-19 on a number of key areas in international trade policy. It reviews the range of existing literature and present findings from some in-house analysis conducted by DG TRADE. It provides clear evidence in support of the role of...