On 26 September 2014 the European Union and Canada announced the conclusion of the negotiations of a new agreement that would open the doors for new business opportunities and enhanced economic co-operation, creating a trade bridge between two economic powers. The EU-Canada Comprehensive...

The most controversial issues regarding EU international investment agreements are, on the one hand, the actual extent of the EU's exclusive external competence over international investments and, on the other, the opportunity to include investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) clauses in these...

In Islam Riba is categorically haram (prohibited). Riba is commonly equated with interest and thus interest is considered blanketly prohibited as well. Also, it is claimed that there is an Ijma (consensus) about the Riba-Interest equivalence. This paper surveys the claim of that consensus and...

The final text of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the European Union was released on February 29, 2016. CETA sets out a more precise Fair and Equitable Treatment (FET) standard than was seen under past EU treaty practice. A list of state actions and...

Treaty-based investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) is attracting increasing public debate. Particular concerns involve treaty provisions allowing investors from the home state to initiate arbitration claims directly against the host state for allegedly violating substantive rights (eg...

This is a review of Private Dispute Resolution in International Business: Negotiation, Mediation, Arbitration. It points out certain critical aspects where the book makes a valuable contribution to the literature in the field