William Kirtley, partner at the international arbitration law firm Dugué & Kirtley, discusses intellectual property arbitration and mediation, in this webinar moderated by Dr. Roya Ghafele of Oxford. While the filing of patents, trademarks or design rights at the international level is by and large an uncomplicated and simple matter, thanks to swift and uncomplicated […]
First Annual MENAfrica Arbitration Conference at the UAE’s Sharjah Arbitration Centre
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 […]