Written by leading experts in the field, this collection offers a critical and comparative analysis of the existing case law on international investment law.

The book makes a topical contribution to the existing literature, showing most notably that:

(1) international investment law has a longer history than that generally considered and that this history...

The recent rise of international trade courts and tribunals deserves systemic study and in-depth analysis. This volume gathers contributions from experts specialised in different regional adjudicators of trade disputes and scrutinises their operations in the light of the often-debated legitimacy issues. It not only looks into prominent adjudicators that have played a...

Chi ancora pensasse che il diritto processuale sia arida e tecnica materia scoprirà, nella lettura di questo libro, che le cose stanno diversamente. Per restituire l’atmosfera che si respirava nelle aule giudiziarie agli inizi del mondo ch’è nostro c’era solo un mezzo: quello di lasciar parlare i protagonisti, gli avvocati, i professori di diritto.

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Recent confrontations between constitutional courts and parliamentary majorities in several European countries have attracted international interest in the relationship between the judiciary and the legislature.

Some political actors have argued that courts have assumed too much power and politics has been extremely judicialized. Yet the extent to which this...

Acaba de ser publicada a obra “Direitos Humanos em Perspectiva Comparada”, reunindo artigos e escritos da Professora Laurence Burgorgue-Larsen sobre aspectos substantivos e procedimentais da proteção dos direitos humanos nos três sistemas regionais: europeu, interamericano e africano. A obra foi organizada pelo Prof. Lucas Carlos Lima e as traduções dos artigos do francês,...

Il y a maintenant trente ans, le philosophe français, Luc Ferry, publiait un ouvrage condamnant la perspective d’un nouvel ordre écologique où les vivants non humains (animaux et végétaux) se verraient reconnaître des droits à côté des êtres humains. Le présent livre cherche à montrer qu’un tel ordre juridique international est non seulement possible...

Tantôt lieu de vie ou de récréation, la forêt est également une source importante de services écosystémiques, de ressources économiques et constitue à l’évidence un espace aussi fragile qu’essentiel à la protection et à l’amélioration de l’environnement. Elle est en conséquence saisie par de multiples dispositifs juridiques dont la cohérence...

La problématique du retour des Chagossiens dans leur archipel originel, les Chagos, séparé de l’île Maurice en 1965 et cédé aux États-Unis pour la base militaire de Diego Garcia, soulève des défis juridiques et géostratégiques.

Cette cession, synonyme de déplacement forcé des Chagossiens, a transformé Diego Garcia en un point névralgique pour...