Presently the Doha Round negotiations for ensuring disciplines in the area of subsidies and countervailing measures are going on at the multilateral level. In particular, a major focus of the current negotiation is on removal of the actionable subsidies being provided in the fishery sector. The...

India has a long history of economic linkages with the EU member states. In recent period, the volumes of Indo-EU trade both in case of merchandise products and services have considerably increased and a number of investment collaboration opportunities are emerging. Since 2007 the two sides are...

These draft “Rules of Procedure” is to implement the draft Agreement on the Establishment of the Asia-Pacific Regional Mediation Organization (the ARMO Agreement). In order to have a friendly, swift and peaceful settlement of dispute under the ARMO, the mediation rules are of critical...

The OECD's goal in Action 14 of the BEPS Action Plan — of making dispute resolution mechanisms more effective — is a major aspect of the evolving transnational regime for tax. One of the most central questions is whether mandatory arbitration will be established. As international taxation is...

The developments which are now taking place show that Asian states are increasingly negotiating international investment agreements (hereinafter IIAs) — in the form of BITs or PTAs — which form a dense network of obligations. Although few cases had been brought against Asian states by 2009,...

The recent emergence of SWFs as active and important players in international financial markets has raised a host of questions about their likely effect on markets and states. This trend is further reinforced in 2010/2011 by the fact that despite the fears and turbulences that spread all over...

The future of the international investment regime is rapidly evolving and many different kinds of investment treaties are now being negotiated. In particular, the EU, which is emerging as a new actor on the scene of international Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy will need to know what kind...

The BRI is still at the very initial phase of realisation and its success essentially depends on the formation of efficient institutional and regulatory environment along OBOR's trade routes. To this end, this edited volume offers a comprehensive analysis of the BRI and aims at providing the...

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...

Through the years, mass claims have slowly gained a reputation of providing easy access to justice for those individuals who earlier could not have financed a legal representation before investment arbitration tribunals. Theodoros Adamakopoulos and others v. Republic of Cyprus is a landmark...