There is no single natural resource on which the world depends more than freshwater. Unfortunately, climate change, depletion of resources, population growth, unequal distribution, and inefficient use all mean that freshwater is rapidly becoming a scarce resource, aptly named the “Blue...

The thriving mobile-based ride-sharing and food-delivery business in the United States has proven to be fertile grounds for litigation. Lawsuits, at times in the form of class actions, have been launched by drivers claiming to have been mis-classified as independent contractors rather than...

This entry addresses the Optional Rules for Arbitration of Disputes Relating to the Environment and/or Natural Resources adopted by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in 2001. The Rules were aimed at addressing procedural deficiencies identified in dispute resolution arrangements under existing...

Predictions that interstate fresh water disputes will increase in the future have led to a vast body of research on tools and techniques to manage shared freshwater resources so as to prevent such disputes from arising, however relatively little attention has been paid to the need for effective...