Since China adopted its 'open door' policy in 1978, which altered its development strategy from self-sufficiency to active participation in the world market, its goal has remained unchanged: to assist the readjustment of China's economy, to coordinate its modernization programs, and to improve...

International Arbitration in the Energy Sector puts disputes in the energy and natural resources sector into a global context, providing broad coverage of different forms and systems of dispute across both renewable and non-renewable sectors

"Over the past 30 years, international trade has grown constantly and since 2008 it has increased by 26% (World Trade Organization 2019). In the same period of time foreign direct investment (FDI) grew more than 20% before 2000, 8 % in 2000-2007, and has shown slow growth since 2008, averaging...

Introduction / Lorraine DeGerminy, Joachim Knoll and Timothy Foden -- Third-party funding in international arbitration - current status, development and cases involving mining disputes / Boris Biksadský, Stefano Paolo Catelani, Vernon T. Nava -- The global natural resources dispute resolution...

This second volume of the AIIB Yearbook of International Law examines the role of international organizations in promoting effective dispute resolution. It is divided into five parts to reflect a series of overarching themes and relationships. Firstly, international arbitration's effectiveness...