Mr. Dire Tladi Principal State Law Adviser South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation Peace and Security Self-Defense Use of Force in Self-Defence against Non-State Actors in International Law A recent trend in international law seems to suggest that States can use force in self-defence against non-State actors in the territory of another State […]
Advocate Dire Tladi Explains The Law Of The Sea (UN Lecture Series)
Mr. Dire Tladi Principal State Law Adviser South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation Law of the Sea Marine Environment Conservation and Use of Marine Biodiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction Video (16 minutes) Professor Dire Tladi, International Arbitration Attorney Network Advocate (Barrister Equivalent) of the High Court of South Africa and Arbitrator Professor Dire Tladi […]
Basic Arbitration Procedure: The Arbitration Process
Arbitration is triggered by an arbitration clause in a contract. The arbitration clause will typically provide that if a dispute arises in respect of the contract or matters that come within the ambit of the contract, the matter must be referred to arbitration. Either party to the contract is at liberty to issue a notice […]
Choosing Arbitrators
It is sometimes argued that arbitration is only as good as the arbitrator, and that defects in international arbitration may be attributed to poor arbitrators. While this oversimplifies a complex issue, choosing the right arbitrator is one of the most critical steps in any arbitration. Unless a specific arbitrator is specified in the arbitration clause, […]
ICC Counterclaims In International Arbitration – The French Cour de Cassation’s Perspective
The Cour de cassation’s (the French supreme court) recent ruling could be positive news for litigants lacking the resources to pay the ICC’s advance on costs. Pirelli (Italy) brought arbitration proceedings against Licensing Projects (Spain) (LP) over a trade mark dispute in 2007. Later that year, a Spanish court placed LP into a formal insolvency […]