englischEfficiency is widely believed to be a panacea for reducing the number of pending cases and the backlog at the ECtHR, but what increasing the ECtHR’s efficiency means, is surprisingly unclear. The lack of a clear concept of efficiency exposes the ECtHR to political pressure to review [...]

englischThis book offers a detailed analysis of judicial activism in international adjudication using the WTO Appellate Body and the European Court of Justice as the comparative subjects. It will discuss the negative and positive aspects of judicial activism by incorporating sociological elements in [...]

englischSince arbitrator’s impartiality and independence constitutes the bedrock of international arbitration, more and more recent arbitral awards have been annulled or vacated on the grounds of lack of arbitrator’s impartiality. This work investigates whether a common international public policy [...]

englischFor the outside observer, arbitration in Arab states is an Enigma. Though some issues are discussed in general terms in western scholarship, there is no systematic account taking into consideration the latest seismic shifts. This book analyses Arab language jurisprudence and scholarship in [...]

englischThis thesis examines the so-called business judgement rule from a procedural point of view. Since this is not only of interest to corporate law experts, it provides a substantive law overview of the legal structure of managerial liability in Germany as a basis for the ensuing procedural [...]

englischSet-offs are broadly used in commercial and financial transactions as they simplify transactions and protect against a counterparty’s default risk. In addition, netting agreements, which rely on the traditional notion of set-offs, are very common in banking and financing operations. Both [...]

englischThis book is the first comprehensive monography dedicated to general exception clauses in international investment law. The inclusion of these clauses in investment contracts is a reaction to the severe doubts about the legitimacy of international investment law. They seek to strike a more [...]

englischAn arbitral award has the same res judicata effects as a ruling by a state court. This parallel, however, must not conceal the differences between the two methods of resolving disputes. If the parties involved in an arbitration dispute are to make use of the objectives of the arbitration and [...]

englischAmicus curiae participation in international courts is steadily growing since the late 1990 despite lack of clarity on the concept’s nature, function and utility in international dispute settlement. Does amicus curiae infuse international judicial proceedings with alternative views, [...]

englischDespite a history of almost 100 years of modern bilateral double tax agreements and a closed system of allocation rules even today double tax conflicts are endemic in International Tax Law. The resolution of such disputes requires functioning conciliation procedures. In this study the author [...]

englischThe dissertation focuses on interim measures protection in international investment arbitration. It analyzes the case law on Art. 47 of the ICSID Convention (ICSID) and puts the provision into the broader context of interim measures protection under Art. 41 of the ICJ Statute and Art. 26 of [...]

Brauchen wir ein "Insolvenzverfahren für Staaten" und, wenn ja, was muss es regeln? Vor dem Hintergrund dieser Fragestellung analysiert der Autor die Methoden und Abläufe der großen Staatsumschuldungen des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts aus juristischer Perspektive. Angefangen vom Londoner [...]

englischThe study analyses the contents and scope of the principle of judicial independence as currently applied in the international judiciary. In light of the increasing role played by courts in the international system, the author initially examines the theoretical foundation for the principle’s [...]