Das Jahrzehnt der Krisen -- Wirtschaftlich schwächelndes Europa -- Globalisierung und Migration im Wechselspiel -- Migrationspolitik der EU zwischen Abwehr und Integration -- Gibt es eine „europäische Identität“? -- Nationaler Populismus als Ideologie und Methode -- Die EU auf dem Weg zur...

This comment on Alan Sykes Article "Economic 'Necessity' in International Law" on AJIL UNBOUND discusses the application of necessity clauses from an economic perspective especially in light of the incentives of investors, who are the third party beneficiaries of the investment treaty/contract....

In October 2008, Iceland's banking system collapsed. Within a week, the three major banks comprising ninety percent of the Icelandic banking system had failed. A long-running dispute on who ought to pay for the deposits in failed Icelandic banks has poisoned relations between Iceland, the United...

This paper examines the impact of international law on the ability of states to mitigate the effects of financial crises. It takes as its subject the invocation of investment treaty disciplines in the aftermath of the 2001-2 Argentine financial crisis. The paper focuses on the adjudication by...