La présente note revient sur l'arrêt CJUE, 12 mai 2011, aff. C-144/10, Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) c. JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Frankfurt Branch. Au terme de cet arrêt, la solution suivante est posée: "une interprétation large de l'article 22, point 2, du règlement n° 44/2001, en vertu...

This paper provides a snapshot of certain legal aspects of the civilian-military counterinsurgency campaign being conducted in Afghanistan by Coalition Forces in partnership with Afghan National Security Forces, together with civilian representatives of bodies such as the Government of the...

Among international organizations, the World Trade Organization (WTO) is widely credited with having the most effective dispute settlement system. Its highly developed dispute settlement system, which is one of the few in international law to include a standing appellate body, invites...

Following on from the strengthening of the “Basel III” prudential regulations, a large number of commentators have predicted that this is likely to result in a reduction of the contribution made by banks to financing the economy. This evolving role for banks invites us to re-examine French...

In order to demonstrate the significance of Article 16 (1)(c) Women's Convention on gender equality and divorce for Muslim women, this article first highlights the importance of the ‘persuasive power' of the Convention strengthened by - although it is a soft law mechanism - its reporting...

Generally speaking, each individual jurisdiction has adopted its own approach concerning the rules on the determination of the governing law applicable in proceedings in international matters. In the international practice, arbitral panels usually distinguish four relatively autonomous areas...

This article examines two distinct types of narratives prevalent in academic writing and popular press regarding the causes of the crisis in Europe. The first type, a morality tale, attributes the crisis to profligate southern states that refused to abide by the strictures of the Stability and...

This paper comments the EU Commission's proposal COM(2012) 335 final for a Regulation establishing a framework for financial responsibility linked to investor-state dispute settlement and on the study by Professor Tietje commissioned by the European Parliament on the subject. The paper starts by...

Three recent judgements of the Delhi High Court deal with the issue as to whether long delay by the arbitral tribunal in passing the arbitral award is sufficient reason for setting aside the award. Delay per se should not be a ground for setting aside the award. The parties should approach the...

Le centre des intérêts principaux est le critère retenu par le Règlement 1346/2000 permettant de déterminer la juridiction compétente pour ouvrir une procédure d'insolvabilité principale à l'encontre d'un débiteur, ainsi que la loi applicable à cette procédure. Il est également le...