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, [...]
more informationenglischDespite 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 [...]
more informationenglischThe 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 [...]
more informationenglischSet-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 [...]
more informationenglischThis 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 [...]
more informationBrauchen 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 [...]
more informationenglischThis 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 [...]
more informationenglischThis 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 [...]
more informationenglischAn 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 [...]
more informationenglischFor 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 [...]
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