The BNFA, our clients, initially gave President Sata two months to sign the PCA arbitration agreement it had proposed, in order to allow the peaceful resolution of the Barotseland issue in accordance with international law. Over 8,000 Barotseland representatives have signed the PCA arbitration agreement to date. This deadline passed on 28 May 2014, and […]
Professor Ndangwa Noyoo Comments On The Barotseland Issue
Barotseland is seeking the peaceful resolution of its legal status under international law before the PCA, although Zambia appears to be intent on blocking all attempts at peaceful arbitration to resolve this long-running issue, which has existed since the birth of Zambia as a State. Barotseland was a sophisticated and highly functional pre-Colonial African nation, which survived […]
William Kirtley Speaks On Intellectual Property Arbitration
William Kirtley Speaks On Intellectual Property Arbitration Join OXFIRST, the Trendsetter in the IP Economy, for a Free Webinar! (www.oxfirst.com) Cross border Enforcement of Intellectual Property – What role for international arbitration and mediation? What this talk is about While the filing of patents, trademarks or design rights at the international level is by and […]
Barotseland Challenges Zambia To PCA Arbitration
Our client, the Barotseland National Freedom Alliance, has challenged the Republic of Zambia to PCA arbitration in The Hague to settle the long-running dispute concerning the legal status of Barotseland, a former British protectorate, in a peaceful manner. Under the terms of a bilateral treaty signed in 1964 under the auspices of the United Kingdom, […]
12 Years Of The ILC Draft Articles on State Responsibility
It took the International Law Commission approximately four decades to complete its work on State responsibility, which was completed in 2001. This work represented a highly significant step in the codification and development of international law, with similar importance as the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties. These Articles cover the issues of breach […]