This paper is going to present the following three key ideas: Firstly, arbitration is a system that still has some dependencies on state power. Nevertheless, it is a striking example of how the private sector initiative can implement sophisticated mechanisms of private conflict resolution....

This paper starts from the assumption that international arbitration easily fits in with a pluralist conception of global law. Globalization has created new informal instruments of regulation, and arbitration is an efficient tool for enforcing them. First, the paper presents a brief analysis of...

In education it is now acknowledged that 21st century students use social media and mobile devices to socialize, communicate, play, read, learn and organize their learning. Millennial students want to be able to learn anywhere, and be able to fit learning into their schedules and way of life....

Spanish Abstract: La entrada en vigor del nuevo Programa Marco de Investigación e Innovación de la Unión Europea (2014-2020) constituye un elemento clave en la formulación de la política europea de investigación e innovación y en la implantación gradual del Espacio Europeo de...

In recent years, the negotiation and conclusion of international investment agreements (IIAs) in Latin America has gone hand-in-hand with a rethinking of investment standards and the elaboration of new IIA models. This is evident, among others, in Brazil’s cooperation and facilitation...

The Autonomous Community of Aragon has implemented a legislative and training project that focuses on the prevention and out-of-court resolution of conflicts that may arise within the entrepreneurship framework . The ultimate objective of this initiative is to increase the survival rate as well...

This paper contains a brief presentation of the economic history of Spain. It also analyzes the Spanish legislation and practice in several legal areas that are key to define the current profile of Spanish Economic Law (Trade, Investment, Financial Regulation, Insurance, Stock Exchanges,...

This commentary focuses on Article 8.30 CETA, which is entitled ‘Ethics’ and sets ethical rules for the Members of the CETA Tribunal and the Appellate Tribunal. The European Commission presents this precept in a succinct paragraph, highlighting the key issues addressed and the main novelties...

The intervention of amicus curiae in investment arbitration is a matter of great interest and it will continue generate a legal debate in the future. In the wake of multiple courts and some tribunals, several rules on investment arbitration have increasingly recognized the possibility that the...