The legal regime for the regulation of marine resources in the United Kingdom has undergone significant reforms over the past few years. The introduction of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 was the first step towards the more integrated management of marine resources in United Kingdom...

This contribution argues that the protection of human rights and the promotion of equality are threatened by widespread public spending cuts, such as those that are currently underway in the United Kingdom (UK). Thorough analysis of often complex inter-related cuts is required in order to...

This paper will reflect on the burgeoning ‘trade and climate change’ scholarship in the context of previous linkage debates – particularly the trade and environment/human rights/development literature. It will focus on the extent to which unilateral measures adopted by States to fight...

The European Union's GSP+ scheme provides trade concessions to beneficiary countries and obliges them to ratify and effectively implement key international conventions on human rights and labour rights. The sectoral gains of GSP+ have thus far been concentrated on exports of apparel, textiles...

The European Union's GSP+ scheme provides trade concessions to beneficiary countries and obliges them to ratify and effectively implement key international conventions on human rights and labour rights. The sectoral gains of GSP+ have thus far been concentrated on exports of apparel, textiles...

International investment law has received increasing attention due to the proliferation of investment treaties and the number of arbitral awards made thereunder. At the end of 2011, there were 450 known investment cases that have been settled or are pending. Yet, there are many core questions...

The international regime on oil pollution liability and compensation was intended to harmonise national laws on this subject in order to ensure adequate compensation for oil pollution victims. The success of the regime depends upon both its effective implementation into national law and a...

I explore US commodity market integration through price convergence, efficiency, and intertemporal smoothing across a wide basket of goods from 1750-1949. I find consistent price convergence throughout, with rates notably faster than in Europe from 1750-1774 and 1855-1910. I find the fastest...

This paper exploits the telegraphic connection between New Orleans and New York to estimate the impact of information frictions on the cotton trade. I construct a novel dataset from daily newspapers containing prices, quantities, transportation costs, information lags, and other factors...