The First Annual MENAfrica Arbitration Conference will be held from October 11-13, 2014 in Sharjah, UAE, at the Sharjah Arbitration Centre (Tahkeem, in Arabic), under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Mohamed Al Qasimi. Trade and investment between Africa and the Middle East has grown exponentially over the last decade — and, naturally, […]
IAA Network Member Dire Tladi Discusses The Use of Force in International Law (U.N. Lecture Series)
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 […]
The Relationship between International Investment Arbitration and Sovereign Debt Restructuring
Abstract: The two cases of Abaclat and others v. Argentina Republic and Ambiente Ufficio S.p.A. and others v. Argentine Republic have attracted much attention in the application of international investment arbitrationin sovereign debt restructuring. However, the relationship between the international investment law and the sovereign debt restructuring is complex and controversial, since the […]
Over 8,000 Signatures Of The Barotseland PCA Arbitration Agreement To Date
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 […]