The Apotex v USA tribunal decisions regarding Sertraline and Pravastatin ANDAs have attracted scant indepth analysis, as to their ultimate effect on the treatment of intangible asset categories in investment arbitration. The Tribunal's decision in the final Apotex Inc. claim (2012) employed res...

This article strongly reaffirms the author's support for the use of asylum as a way of providing justice for those fleeing persecution from other countries. Additionally, this article was written to help educate those interested in asylum law by providing some history and background on asylum....

This article concerns the recent case of Georges v United Nations, which constitutes, to date, the most elaborate public law challenge to the principle of UN immunity from suit and private law attempt at procuring compensation from the UN for alleged malfeasance. Despite the fact that it relates...

US policy expressly welcomes Chinese investment, and since 2000 Chinese companies have invested nearly $50 billion in the United States. Notwithstanding those facts, the US regulatory environment for Chinese investment - at least with respect to the national security reviews of certain proposed...

With much fanfare, the United States and China have recently begun negotiating a high level Bilateral Investment Trade (BIT) that is intended to significantly increase reciprocal flows of capital investment in both countries. This capital can be used in invest in or acquire existing companies in...

These are Chapters One and Three of U.S. International Investment Agreements, published by Oxford University Press in 2009. The book presents a comprehensive analysis of the first 30 years of the current U.S. investment treaty program, including both bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and free...