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 […]
States That Are Not Parties To The New York Convention
The Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, commonly called the New York Convention, entered into force on 7 June 1959 and is the bedrock of modern international arbitration. This important international convention requires courts of the 159 contracting States (with Sudan becoming the latest member in 2018) to give effect to […]
International Arbitration in Africa
Many practitioners and arbitrators are unfamiliar with international arbitration in Africa and have very little actual experience with it. Yet, sub-Saharan Africa is one of the regions where the use of international arbitration to resolve international disputes is expanding the most swiftly in the world. This should come as no surprise, as the International Monetary […]