Until recently, terrorism been addressed under existing frameworks of the law on the use of force, humanitarian law and human rights law, or under sectoral treaties dealing with particular offences. This article asks whether there is now an emerging ‘international law of terrorism’ or...

The concept of legal title: its uses and applications in territorial disputes are of paramount importance for the jurisprudence in international law and its analysis implies a challenge which has to be taken. The discerning inquiry devoided of conceptual apriorisms (notably the sclerotic and...

Outer space ... shall be the province of all mankind. The historic launch by the then Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (“USSR”) of Sputnik I on October 4, 1957 signaled the beginning of the space race. The following years witnessed such seminal events as the placing of men in orbit and...

The concept of cultural heritage employs specific discourses, codes, values, and images that contain assumptions about a particular community and its members. Among the constitutive elements of a common heritage firmly stand language, history and territory. The contents of the cultural heritage...

In the present paper the development of corporate governance in Central Europe and Russia is compared. All these countries understand the importance of good corporate governance in the economic reforms and its role for companies. The focus of this paper is directed at the necessity of including...

Are economic, social and cultural rights actually taken into account when arbitration or adjudicating bodies (panels or tribunals) seek to solve disputes arising under international economic law (IEL)? The term ‘human rights' is seldom applied in the substantive provisions of trade or...

The founding myth of international law is the sovereign equality of its member states. How, then, can and should it accommodate the rise of one potential hegemon and the decline of another? This review essay discusses an important new book by Cai Congyan, of Xiamen University, that tries to...

In proceedings in front of an arbitrary tribunal, at international such as also, at the national level, the question always arises as to the applicable substantive law. For the purpose of determining the applicable law, the Arbitration largely recognized the principle of party autonomy.This...

The systematic and well-planned coup d’état attempt orchestrated in the morning of February 1, 2021 in Myanmar poses an international law breach indication, specifically pertaining humanitarian law and international human rights law. This research aims to analyze the qualification of such...

The question of the existence of legal protection for foreign investors under customary international law (or “custom”) has always been controversial. As a result of this perceived lack of established customary principles, States concluded thousands of bilateral investment treaties in the...