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Marcos Zunino
Research Fellow in Judicial Independence and Constitutional Transitions
Biography Dr Marcos Zunino is Research Fellow in Judicial Independence and Constitutional Transitions. His current work at BIICL looks into the judiciary in the context of transitional justice and constitutional change. His areas of research include transitional justice, human rights, constitutional law, international criminal law and public international law. He is the author of Justice Framed: A Genealogy of Transitional Justice as well as of a number of journal articles and book chapters.…
Rule of LawConstantinos Yiallourides
Arthur Watts Research Fellow on the Law of the Sea
Biography Dr Constantinos Yiallourides is the Arthur Watts Research Fellow in Law of the Sea at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) where he leads the Watts programme of research and events on global ocean governance. He is also a Lecturer in International Law at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, and Visiting Scholar in Law and Public Policy at the University of Tokyo, Japan, where he conducts research on Japan's legal framework for deep-sea mining and its…
Climate Change+2Anthony Wenton
Researcher in the Rule of Law
Biography Anthony Ellington Wenton is a Researcher at the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law. His research interests cover a wide range of areas within public international law, particularly international human rights law, transitional justice and the right to democratic governance. Prior to joining the Bingham Centre, Anthony worked as Judicial Assistant to Dr Ganna Yudkivska (Judge elected in respect of Ukraine and Section President) at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. Anthony…
Rule of LawNyasha Weinberg
Research Fellow in Rule of Law Measurement
Biography Nyasha Weinberg is a Research Fellow in Rule of Law Measurement at the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law. She received her Masters in Public Policy from Harvard University and her undergraduate degree from Oxford University. Nyasha is currently a re:constitution fellow and visiting scholar at the Hertie School in Berlin working on how data can help prevent Rule of Law backsliding. She has previously worked as policy expert including serving as a policy adviser to the UK government,…
COVID-19+1Jan van Zyl Smit
Senior Research Fellow, Director of the Justice Systems and Rule of Law programme
Biography Dr Jan van Zyl Smit joined the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law as a Research Fellow in 2013. Much of his work at the Centre has focused on the use of legal frameworks to foster and protect the independence of the judiciary. He is the author of The Appointment, Tenure and Removal of Judges under Commonwealth Principles: A Compendium and Analysis of Best Practice and was involved in the development of the Cape Town Principles on the Role of Independent Commissions in the Selection…
Rule of LawMat Tromme
Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Sustainable Development and Rule of Law programme
Biography Mat Tromme joined the Bingham Centre in April 2015 to lead the Centre's Sustainable Development and the Rule of Law Programme. His areas of expertise and work covers asset recovery & return, grand corruption, as well as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As such, Mat regularly blogs about asset recovery and corruption. He is based in Brussels, where he is responsibe for raising the Bingham Centre's profile and engaging with various relevant stakeholders. In that capacity,…
Rule of LawFulya Teomete Yalabik
Researcher in Collective Redress
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Collective Redress+1Hector Tejero Tobed
Researcher in Public International Law
Biography Héctor is a Research Assistant in Public International Law, and joined BIICL in October 2018. He assists and conducts research on various issues on Public International Law. Prior to joining BIICL, Héctor completed a LL.M in Public International Law at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), and was a Legal Intern at REDRESS, where he focused on the Inter-American system for the protection of human rights. Formerly, he has been involved in cooperation projects…
Business and Human Rights+2Ulysses Smith
Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Business and Rule of Law programme
Biography Ulysses is Director of the Business and the Rule of Law programme and a Senior Research Fellow at the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law. He is a New York based lawyer and currently runs Telos Governance Advisers, which advises businesses, governments and not-for-profits on issues of governance, Rule of Law, development and human rights compliance. He was previously a senior associate in the New York office of UK-based law firm Linklaters LLP, where he practised as an attorney…
Rule of LawVincent Smith
Visiting Fellow
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Collective RedressLise Smit
Senior Research Fellow in Business and Human Rights and Director, Human Rights Due Diligence Forum
Biography Lise Smit is Senior Research Fellow in Business and Human Rights, and joined BIICL in March 2015. She conducts research on corporate human rights due diligence and other aspects of implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Prior to joining the Institute, Lise was a practicing advocate at the Cape Town Bar in South Africa. She has worked on business and human rights issues for the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre and the UN Global Compact Office.…
Business and Human Rights+1Sara Razai
Research Fellow in Judicial Independence and Constitutional Transitions
Biography Dr Sara Razai joined the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law in 2020 as a Research Fellow in Judicial Independence and Constitutional Transitions. An expert in empirical research on the judiciary, her research has fed into policy-making and she has provided different actors and stakeholders with policy recommendations and programmatic responses at national and international levels. At the Bingham Centre, Sara is working on the research project Special Processes for the Reassessment…
Rule of LawIrene Pietropaoli
Research Fellow in Business & Human Rights
Biography Dr Irene Pietropaoli is a Research Fellow in Business and Human Rights and joined BIICL in October 2018. She conducts research on corporate human rights due diligence, other aspects of implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on business and human rights, and legislation on modern slavery in supply chain. Irene is also leading BIICL's work on Artificial Intelligence and its links with business and human rights. Prior to joining BIICL, Irene worked with international organisations…
AI & Data Worlds+1Ellis Paterson
Researcher in the Rule of Law
Biography Ellis Paterson joined the Bingham Centre as a Research Assistant in the Rule of Law in October 2018. She is currently working towards her LL.M. in Public Law at the London School of Economics. Upon graduating from the University of Glasgow with a Bachelor of Laws in 2015, she moved to Tokyo, where she taught English for two years. She returned to the UK to pursue her academic and research studies and has since been involved with various voluntary organisations committed to access…
Rule of LawMichael Olatokun
Research Fellow in Citizenship and the Rule of Law; Head of Public and Youth Engagement
Biography Michael is a researcher and project manager focused on exploring the connection between rights, citizenship and education. He leads the Centre's strategic area of focus on Citizenship and the Rule of Law. He is the Coordinator of 'The Rule of Law for Citizenship Education', a nationwide programme in which young people are taught about the rule of law and human rights. As a result of the success of this work, Michael was asked to join the Solicitor General's Public Legal Education…
European Law+1Lucy Moxham
Senior Research Fellow in the Rule of Law and Director of the Government and Rule of Law programme
Biography Lucy Moxham joined the Bingham Centre in January 2012 as a Research Fellow in the Rule of Law. She holds a MA Law Degree (first class honours) from the University of Cambridge and a BCL Master's Degree from the University of Oxford, where she focused on human rights law and international development. Lucy completed the Legal Practice Course at Nottingham Law School and a two-year training contract at Clifford Chance LLP, including time on secondment to the human rights organisation…
European Law+1Sara Migliorini
Research Fellow in Private International Law
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Centre for Comparative Law+1Spyros Maniatis
BIICL Director
Biography Professor Maniatis joined BIICL as Director in September 2018. He was previously Professor of Intellectual Property Law and Head of the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) at Queen Mary University of London. He is now Honorary Professor of Intellectual Property at Queen Mary. While Head of the CCLS, he extended the reach of the Centre with programmes in France, Singapore, and Greece and added new areas to its teaching and research specialisms ranging from shipping and energy…
AI & Data WorldsLiza Lovdahl Gormsen
Senior Research Fellow in Competition Law and Director, Competition Law Forum
Biography Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen joined BIICL on 1 September 2014 as a Senior Research Fellow and the director of the Competition Law Forum. Her role at BIICL is to lead the Competition Law Forum, host events for its members and get the Forum involved in national and international competition policy debates and be engaged in competition law research. Liza is a Non-Governmental Advisor to the International Competition Network, appointed by the UK Competition and Markets Authority. She is a…
Competition+2Chin Leng Lim
Honorary Senior Fellow
Professor Chin Lim joined BIICL as Honorary Senior Fellow in 2019. He is the Choh-Ming Li Professor of Law at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, practises as an international member of Keating Chambers, London, and is also a Visiting Professor at King's College, London. He has been a tenured full professor and senior administrator at both of Hong Kong's traditional universities since 2007 and served on a trade and industry committee which advises Hong Kong's Commerce Secretary. Chin was…
Hong KongEva Lein
Senior Research Fellow in Private International Law and Director, Centre for Comparative Law
Biography Eva is Professor at the University of Lausanne and Director of the Comparative Law Center at BIICL. Her fields of expertise are private international law, international dispute resolution and comparative law with a special focus on contract law and, more recently, digitalisation. She has also been a Honorary Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary University of London and at Queen Mary, Institute in Paris, a Visiting Professor at different institutions, including the University Paris I (Sorbonne)…
Arbitration+3Yarik Kryvoi
Senior Research Fellow in International Economic Law and Director of the Investment Treaty Forum
Professor Yarik Kryvoi is the Senior Research Fellow in International Economic Law and Director of the Investment Treaty Forum. Prof Kryvoi's expertise is primarily in the areas of international dispute resolution, including investor-state arbitration and international commercial arbitration, international administrative law and international public law. In addition to his role at the BIICL, he is a visiting professor at a London-based university and teaches arbitration at the Chartered…
Arbitration+4Ioannis Kokkoris
Senior Research Fellow in Competition Law and Co Director, Competition Law Forum
Professor Ioannis Kokkoris is Senior Research Fellow and Co Director of the Competition Law Forum. Professor Kokkoris holds a Chair in Competition Law and Economics at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London, UK. He is also the Dean for International for the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Professor Kokkoris is an expert on competition law and economics. His main research interests span all areas of competition law and policy including comparative…
CompetitionAleksander Kalisz
Research Assistant in Investment Law
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Arbitration+1Murray Hunt
Director of the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law
Biography Murray Hunt is the Director of the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law. He has a lifelong interest in the ways and means by which the values a society considers fundamental attain and keep a special normative status, how that special status can be reconciled with a commitment to representative democracy, and how to get practitioners and theorists to talk to each other about these questions so that practice is informed by theory, and theory informed by practice. From 2004 to 2017,…
Rule of LawKristin Hausler
Dorset Senior Research Fellow in Public International Law and Director, Centre for International Law
Biography Kristin Hausler is the Dorset Senior Research Fellow in Public International Law and Director of the Centre for International Law. Since joining the Institute in 2007, she has developed and led several research projects advising governments, international organisations and non-governmental organisations on international human rights law, international humanitarian law, and international criminal law. Her most recent projects focused on cultural heritage and education, in particular…
Courts & Tribunals+2Idel Hanley
Research Fellow in Anti-Trafficking Law and Policy
Biography Idel Hanley joined BIICL as a Research Fellow in Anti-Trafficking Law and Policy in December 2019. Her current research examines the factors which influence governments to improve their efforts to combat human trafficking. Prior to joining BIICL, Idel worked for a human rights organisation where she focused on projects relating to the asylum decision-making process and immigration detention. She has also worked and volunteered with refugee rights NGOs in France and the UK. Idel holds…
MigrationJean-Pierre Gauci
Arthur Watts Senior Research Fellow in Public International Law and Director of Teaching and Training
Biography Dr. Jean-Pierre Gauci is Senior Research Fellow in Public International Law and Director of Teaching and Training at BIICL. Recruited in 2014 as a research coordinator for the British Influences on International Law Project, his role was extended to that of research fellow in August 2015 and associate senior research fellow in 2017. Jean-Pierre holds a PhD in Law from King's College London with research that focused on trafficking based asylum claims. He also holds a Doctor of Laws…
Brexit+5Oliver Garner
Brexit Research Fellow
Biography Dr. Oliver Garner is the Brexit Research Fellow at the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law, British Institute of International and Comparative Law. He holds a B.A. in Jurisprudence from the University of Oxford, and an LL.M. in Comparative, European and International laws and a Doctorate in Laws from the European University Institute (EUI). His Ph.D. thesis analyses the constitutional mechanisms for Member State withdrawal and opt-outs from the European Union. His work has been…
Brexit+2Mark Findlay
Honorary Senior Fellow
Biography Mark Findlay is the author of 29 monographs and collections and over 150 refereed articles and book chapters. He has held Chairs in Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, England and Ireland. At the University of the South Pacific he was the Foundation Professor of Law and established the Law School in Vanuatu. For over 20 years he was at the University of Sydney as the Chair in Criminal Justice, the Director of the Institute of Criminology and acting as Head of…
AI & Data WorldsDuncan Fairgrieve
Senior Research Fellow in Comparative Law & Director, Product Liability Forum
Biography Duncan Fairgrieve is Senior Research Fellow in Comparative Law and Director of the Product Liability Forum at the Institute. He is also Professor of Comparative Law at Université de Paris Dauphine in France. Duncan Fairgrieve is a leading comparative lawyer, with research interests spanning both comparative private and public law, with specific focus on three specific areas, comparative administrative law (with a particular interest in state liability), comparative law of…
Collective Redress+2Annie Duncan
Research Assistant in Anti-Trafficking Law and Policy
Biography Annie Duncan is a Research Assistant on the determinants of Anti-Trafficking Law and Policy. She is completing an MSc in Migration, Mobility & Development Studies at SOAS, University of London. With a particular focus on trafficking, her research interests cover migration, conflict, international development, poverty alleviation, and gender. She holds an MA in Translation & Interpreting Studies, a BA in Social Inquiry, and a BA in International Studies. Person - Contact…
MigrationRonan Cormacain
Senior Research Fellow in Rule of Law Monitoring of Legislation
Biography Dr Cormacain is senior Research Fellow at the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law, British Institute of International and Comparative Law. He is leading the Rule of Law Monitoring of Legislation Project. This aim of this project is a systematic analysis of all Government Bills to assess whether they comply with Rule of Law principles. Dr Cormacain was called to the Bar of Northern Ireland, has an LLM in Human Rights from Queens University Belfast, and an LLM from the University…
COVID-19+1Tufyal Choudhury
Senior Research Fellow on National Security and the Rule of Law
Biography Tufyal Choudhury is a Senior Research Fellow on National Security and the Rule of Law at the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law, British Institute of International and Comparative Law. He is supporting the Independent Commission on UK Counter-Terrorism Law and Policy. He is also an Associate Professor at Durham Law School and a Senior Research Affiliate of the Canadian Terrorism, Security and Society Research Network. His work focuses on issues of human rights and counterterrorism,…
Rule of LawClaire Bright
Associate Research Fellow in Business and Human Rights
Biography Dr Claire Bright is an Associate Research Fellow at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, as well as an Assistant Professor in Private Law at Nova Law School in Lisbon. She specialises in Business and Human Rights. Claire regularly organizes events and delivers short courses and trainings in the field. Her work to date has resulted in a number of peer reviewed publications in English, French, Italian and Spanish, including in the following journals: International…
Business and Human RightsConstance Bonze
Research consultant in Private International Law
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Centre for Comparative Law+1Julinda Beqiraj
Maurice Wohl Senior Research Fellow in European Law
Biography Dr. Julinda Beqiraj is the Maurice Wohl Senior Research Fellow in European Law. She works on a number of projects, including one on the role of the rule of law in the context of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, and one on barriers and solutions to access to justice across jurisdictions. She is also involved in the organization of Bingham Centre events on these issues. Julinda also works as an expert consultant for the Council of Europe, Commission on the Efficiency of Justice…
European Law+3Chiann Bao
Honorary Senior Fellow
Biography Chiann Bao joined BIICL as Honorary Senior Fellow in 2019. She practises as an independent arbitrator and mediator and has previously practice as counsel at international law firms in Hong Kong and New York. Chiann is a Vice President of the International Chamber of Commerce, Court of Arbitration and Chair of the ICC Commission Task Force on ADR. Between 2010 and 2018, she served as Secretary General and then Council Member of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre. In these…
Hong KongChristine Bakker
Visiting Fellow
Biography Christine holds a PhD in public international law from the European University Institute, Florence, and her main areas of research are human rights law including children's rights, international environmental law and climate change. She has published widely in these fields and has, inter alia, co-edited with Francesco Francioni, the book The EU, the US and Global Climate Governance, (Ashgate Publishing, 2014). She also carried out research for the Unicef Innocenti Research Centre…
Climate ChangeIris Anastasiadou
Research Assistant in Public International Law and Migration
Biography Iris Anastasiadou joined BIICL as a Research Assistant in Public International Law and Migration in January 2020. She is participating in the Migrants at Sea Project, as well as the Integration of Migrants in Medium/Small Cities and Rural areas in Europe. She is also participating in the team to address current pandemic developments Iris holds an LLM from University College London (UCL) and an LLB from the University of York. Her master's thesis focused on cyber-attacks and the rules…
COVID-19+2Ivano Alogna
Arthur Watts Research Fellow in Environmental and Climate Change Law
Biography Ivano Alogna is Arthur Watts Research Fellow in Environmental and Climate Change Law at BIICL. He is also PhD candidate at the Sorbonne Law School, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, in Paris. He has been appointed General Rapporteur of the Project "Global Pact for the Environment" (UN General Assembly resolutions 72/277 of 10.05.2018 and 73/333 of 5.09.2019, globalpactenvironment.org), coordinated by the French Constitutional Council and the Club des Juristes. He is member…
Climate Change+4Short Course: Climate Change
Event Date: 13th April 2021
EVENTS Short Course: Climate Change Law Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Course Details This online course offers a comprehensive overview of climate change law and the legal responses to the current climate crisis. Bringing together a distinguished cohort of scholars and practitioners, the course…
Climate Change+2Short Course: Business and Human Rights
Event Date: 7th April 2021
EVENTS Short Course: Business and Human Rights Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Course Details Business and human rights is an area of international human rights law in continuous development at the international and national levels. On successful completion of BIICL's Business and Human Rights…
Business and Human Rights+1FDI and National Security
Event Date: 18th March 2021
WEBINAR FDI and National Security Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised with Event Details M&A transactions in strategic industries are subject to competition law scrutiny by competent authorities as well as to non-competition law scrutiny based on public interest considerations and…
CompetitionShort Course: Law of the Sea
Event Date: 4th March 2021
COURSE Short Course: Law of the Sea Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Course Details This course offers an informative overview of the international law of the sea and current challenges facing the world's oceans and seas. Bringing together a distinguished cohort of law of the sea scholars,…
Law of the Sea+1VBER Modernisation
Event Date: 25th February 2021
WEBINAR VBER Modernisation Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details Since the adoption of the current VBER and Vertical Guidelines, there have been a number of market developments, notably the growth of online sales and of new market players such as online platforms. The purpose of the current Commission's…
CompetitionShort Course: Public International Law in Practice
Event Date: 16th February 2021
EVENTS Short Course: Public International Law in Practice Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Course Details The Public International Law in Practice course offers a dynamic introduction into applied public international law from the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. The…
Arbitration+6Industrial Policy and Competition Enforcement
Event Date: 25th January 2021
EVENTS Industrial Policy and Competition Enforcement Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details In March 2020, the Commission presented a new strategy to help Europe's industry lead the twin transitions towards climate neutrality and digital leadership. The strategy aims to drive Europe's…
CompetitionWebinar Series: Episode 5: Business and Human Rights Developments in Greece
Event Date: 12th January 2021
Webinar Series: Business and Human Rights Developments in Southern Europe Series Episode 5: Business and Human Rights Developments in Greece Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Jointly organised by BIICL and Nova School of Law Concept Various jurisdictions across the world have adopted National Action Plans…
Business and Human RightsTeaching International Law Webinar Series
Event Date: 8th January 2021
EVENTS Teaching International Law Webinar Series Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The practice of teaching international law is conducted in a wide range of contexts across the world by a host of different actors - including scholars, practitioners, civil society…
Centre for Comparative Law+2Resource Pack: Force majeure and hardship in commercial contracts cross-border and comparative perspectives
Event Date: 31st December 2020
RESOURCE PACK Force Majeure and Hardship in Commercial Contracts: Cross-border and Comparative Perspectives Webinar Details On 8 April 2020 this webinar examined the legal consequences of a party's inability to perform a contract due to events outside their control, by comparing and contrasting a series of different juridictions including the US, France and the UK. An analysis was made of the issue of force majeure / and hardship…
Comparative Law+4Recording: Government response to the pandemic: balancing public health and investment protection
Event Date: 31st December 2020
RECORDING Government response to the pandemic: balancing public health and investment protection Event details As states face difficult choices to protect public health and keep their economies afloat, their treatment of foreign investors in this crisis is yet to be tested by investor-state tribunals. The pandemic led governments around the world to take unpopular and often unprecedented measures such as regulating prices and imposing export…
Arbitration+3Recording: Termination of Intra-EU BITs: Legal and Government response to the pandemic
Event Date: 31st December 2020
RECORDING Termination of Intra-EU BITs: Legal and Practical Consequences for Pending and Future Disputes Event details 23 Member States of the European Union signed on 5 May 2020 agreement for the termination of intra-EU bilateral investment treaties. This agreement implements the 2018 judgment of the European Court of Justice, in which the Court found that intra-EU BITs violate the EU Treaties. The termination agreement implements the March…
Arbitration+3Sensible Tech Regulation in the UK
Event Date: 16th December 2020
EVENTS Sensible Tech Regulation in the UK Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details This webinar considers the regulatory tech landscape in the UK. Where are we coming from and where we are going to? The European Digital Services Act package is due out in December, but UK tech regulation…
AI & Data Worlds+1Webinar Series: Episode 4: Business and Human Rights Developments in Switzerland
Event Date: 15th December 2020
Webinar Series: Business and Human Rights Developments in Southern Europe Episode 4: Business and Human Rights Developments in Switzerland Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Jointly organised by Nova School of Law and BIICL Concept Various jurisdictions across the world have adopted National Action…
Business and Human RightsCompetition Enforcement after Brexit: Merger Enforcement
Event Date: 11th December 2020
EVENTS Competition Enforcement after Brexit: Merger Enforcement Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co hosted with Event Details What has been regarded as one of the main risks that Brexit poses to antitrust enforcement is its potential for neglect. As the CMA has discretion to priorities its antitrust…
CompetitionHarry Weinrebe Memorial Lecture: Inclusivity and the Law
Event Date: 10th December 2020
EVENTS Annual Harry Weinrebe Memorial Lecture: Inclusivity and the Law: Do We Need to Prohibit Class Discrimination? Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details This year, the Harry Weinrebe Memorial Lecture will celebrate Human Rights Day by highlighting the key cross-cutting human right:…
Courts & Tribunals+2Forum on Investor-State Mediation
Event Date: 8th December 2020
EVENTS Forum on Investor-State Mediation Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Media Partner: Event Details On 8-9 December 2020, the Investment Treaty Forum of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law in cooperation with the ISDS Mediation Working Group are organising the Forum…
Arbitration+3Breathing Space - Guidelines for the resolution of disputes in the 2020 pandemic
Event Date: 27th November 2020
EVENTS Breathing Space - Guidelines for the resolution of disputes in the 2020 pandemic Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details BIICL's "Breathing Space" series considers how the legal and business communities might respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in order to foster economic recovery.…
AI & Data Worlds+10Sensible Tech Regulation in the EU
Event Date: 26th November 2020
EVENTS Sensible Tech Regulation in the EU Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The discussion is no longer focusing on whether or not Europe should have regulation relating to the functioning of online markets, but rather what is it going to look like. The European Commission is grouping…
AI & Data Worlds+1Cool Britannia: On the UK’s pragmatic approach to regulate Big Tech
25th November 2020
(i) The UK and regulatory pragmatism Cool Britannia is not exactly in vogue nowadays. There may be, however, reasons to be optimistic about a potential cool approach taken by the British authorities on digital regulation. The traditional pragmatism perhaps intrinsically linked to the British common law legal system may reflect a different stance on markets requiring some form of State intervention in the form of regulation but at the same time a degree of flexibility. This could be the case…
AI & Data Worlds+129th Annual SLS/BIICL Workshop on Theory in International Law
Event Date: 25th November 2020
Online 29th Annual SLS/BIICL Workshop on Theory in International Law: Celebrating the 'Historical Turn': International Law in Global Histories Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Organised in collaboration with the Society of Legal scholars Event details Over the last two decades,…
Centre for International law+2When Private Vessels Rescue Migrants: Legal Implications
Event Date: 24th November 2020
EVENTS When Private Vessels Rescue Migrants: Legal Implications Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location This event is part of the Maritime Search and Rescue: Responsibilities and Implications Project funded by: Event Details The past 2 decades have seen growing numbers of migrants, and would-be asylum seekers,…
MigrationBIICL publishes new report: When Private Vessels Rescue Migrants and Refugees
24th November 2020
BIICL is delighted to launch a new report: When Private Vessels Rescue Migrants and Refugees: A Mapping of Legal Considerations. The report, which is the main output of a Mirpuri Foundation funded research project, explores the law around search and rescue particularly from the perspective of private vessels. It does so by undertaking a systemic analysis of how the UNGP's Second Pillar principles apply in the rescue context and by highlighting the commercial implications of search and…
MigrationWhen Private Vessels Rescue Migrants and Refugees: A Mapping of Legal Considerations
24th November 2020
BIICL is delighted to launch a new report entitled: When Private Vessels Rescue Migrants and Refugees: A Mapping of Legal Considerations. The report, which is the main output of a Mirpuri Foundation funded research project, explores the law around search and rescue particularly from the perspective of private vessels. The report is organised as follows: Setting the context The Obligation to Rescue Human Rights Responsibilities Commercial Implications Recommendations Publication…
MigrationProf. Yarik Kryvoi delivers presentation at UNCTAD's Virtual IIA Conference 2020
23rd November 2020
On Monday, 23 November Prof. Yarik Kryvoi contributed to the UNCTAD's Virtual IIA Conference 2020: 'IIA Reform in Times of COVID-19' In his five minute presentation Prof. Yarik Kryvoi gave an overview of several projects relevant to the reform of international investment agreements that the Investment Treaty Forum is currently working on or have just completed. This included projects on corruption and FDI, corporate restructuring and ISDS, as well as tackling inequalities in international…
Arbitration+1Sensible Tech Regulation in the EU
20th November 2020
This blog discusses the ongoing deliberations surrounding the EU Digital Services Act ('DSA') and Digital Markets Act ('DMA') and the implications for innovation following the initiatives from the European Commission (the 'Commission'). This goes to the core of the tensions we are trying to address in thinking about a regulatory system. These regulatory initiatives and impact on innovation were debated during two round table discussion hosted on 13 October and 5 November 2020 with speakers…
AI & Data Worlds+1Reviewing the Review: What Needs to Change at the International Criminal Court?
Event Date: 20th November 2020
EVENTS Reviewing the Review: What Needs to Change at the International Criminal Court? Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details On 30 September 2020, the Independent Expert Review (IER) of the International Criminal Court submitted its final report assessing the work of the Court, a review which had…
Courts & Tribunals+2Postponed: Class action certification: The implications of the Supreme Court’s Merricks
Event Date: 19th November 2020
EVENTS Postponed: Class action certification: The implications of the Supreme Court's Merricks Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised with: Event Details The panel will focus the recent developments in relation to class actions in the UK, discuss recent high profile litigations and take stock…
CompetitionEmissions Trading: International Law and Dispute Resolution
Event Date: 18th November 2020
EVENTS Emissions Trading: International Law and Dispute Resolution Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Recording of the main presentations (discussions were not recorded) Emissions Trading: International Law and Dispute Resolution In collaboration with: Event Details In April…
Arbitration+3The Limits of State Regulatory Powers: 34th ITF Public Conference Summary
17th November 2020
On 10-11 September 2020, the Investment Treaty Forum of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) organised a conference on State Regulatory Powers and Their Limits. The conference gathered representatives of states, experienced practitioners, and academics working on these matters. Prof Yarik Kryvoi opened the conference and highlighted the importance of reassessing regulatory powers of states, particularly in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit. He introduced…
Arbitration+1Human Rights and Small States: Challenges, Resilience, and Advocacy
Event Date: 12th November 2020
EVENTS Human Rights and Small States: Challenges, Resilience, and Advocacy Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event partners Event Details Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, the Institute of Small and Micro States(ISMS), and BIICL will host a two-day conference on human rights as…
Climate Change+2Book Launch: Business, Human Rights and Transitional Justice
Event Date: 12th November 2020
EVENTS Book Launch: Business, Human Rights and Transitional Justice Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Detail The Oxford Business and Human Rights Network and the Oxford Transitional Justice Research host the launch of 'Business, Human Rights and Transitional Justice' (Routledge, 2020) …
Business and Human RightsThe UK, European Human Rights and the Rule of Law: Seventy Years of the ECHR and Twenty Years of the HRA - A Time for Celebration?
Event Date: 11th November 2020
WEBINAR The UK, European Human Rights and the Rule of Law: Seventy Years of the ECHR and Twenty Years of the HRA - A Time for Celebration? Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised with Event Details This webinar is being held to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the European Convention on Human…
Courts & Tribunals+3COVID-19 Vaccine Briefing
11th November 2020
Briefing paper calls for bespoke compensation scheme to be created for possible adverse effects caused by a COVID-19 vaccine BIICL Senior Research Fellow in Comparative Law & Director, Product Liability Forum Professor Duncan Fairgrieve is part of the interdisciplinary project on Covid-19 vaccines which also includes researchers from the University of Manchester and Oxford University. The group today publish a briefing paper arguing in favour of a new UK national compensation scheme for…
COVID-19COVID-19 vaccines: in favour of a bespoke compensation scheme for adverse effects A briefing paper
11th November 2020
COVID-19 vaccines: in favour of a bespoke compensation scheme for adverse effects is a briefing paper on behalf of a group of specialists drawn from different disciplines setting out the arguments in favour of a bespoke compensatory scheme for adverse effects to a COVID-19 vaccine(s). The paper outlines their view that a no-fault compensation scheme could play a valuable role in relation to the acceptability of emergency COVID-19 vaccines. Publication - Download…
COVID-19Competition Policy in a Changing Political Landscape
Event Date: 10th November 2020
PARTNER EVENTs Competition Policy in a Changing Political Landscape Time for a reset? Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details Competition policy and regulation has relatively clearly defined goals, including the enhancement of consumer welfare and the pursuit of market efficiency. In the…
CompetitionWebinar Series: Episode 3: Business and Human Rights Developments in Italy
Event Date: 10th November 2020
Webinar Series: Business and Human Rights Developments in Southern Europe Episode 3: Business and Human Rights Developments in Italy Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Jointly organised by Nova School of Law and BIICL Concept Various jurisdictions across the world have adopted National Action Plans in Business…
Business and Human RightsWebinar Series: Business and Human Rights Developments in Southern Europe
Event Date: 10th November 2020
Webinar Series:: Business and Human Rights Developments in Southern Europe Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Jointly organised by Nova School of Law and BIICL Concept Various jurisdictions across the world have adopted National Action Plans in Business and Human Rights and have enacted legislations or…
Business and Human RightsBIICL Statement on Amendments to the UK Internal Market Bill
10th November 2020
BIICL welcomes amendments made to the UK Internal Market Bill The British Institute of International and Comparative Law welcomes amendments made to the UK Internal Market Bill on Monday 9 November by the House of Lords that have removed a proposed power for Ministers to legislate "notwithstanding" international law. The proposed power amounted to a repudiatory breach of international obligations under the Withdrawal Agreement, a treaty which the UK freely entered into earlier this year. Compliance…
International Law+2BIICL Annual WTO Conference
Last Updated: 9th November 2020
BIICL Annual WTO Conference Share LinksThe prestigious BIICL Annual WTO Conference brings together leading academics and practitioners to explore emerging ideas and the most recent developments in the field of international trade law. The first conference was held in the year 2000 under the leadership of Prof. John Jackson and Sir Francis Jacobs KCMG QC, former British Advocate General at the European Court of Justice. For many years, the conference was scheduled to coincide…
Investment & TradeThe Virtual Kaplan Lecture 2020: Omnipotence Fantasies
Event Date: 9th November 2020
PARTNER EVENT The Virtual Kaplan Lecture 2020: Omnipotence Fantasies Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The Kaplan Lecture 2020 will be delivered by Jan Paulssson on the topic 'Omnipotence Fantasies' About the Speaker Jan Paulsson, a founding partner of Three Crowns LLP, has practiced exclusively…
ArbitrationSIDRA-BIICL Webinar: Implications of China’s Doctrine of Strict State Immunity on Belt & Road Disputes
Event Date: 5th November 2020
SIDRA-BIICL Webinar: Implications of China's Doctrine of Strict State Immunity on Belt & Road Disputes Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details SIDRA and the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) are pleased to jointly present this webinar on state immunity. The doctrine…
BIICL Global+2Disrupting the disrupters – antitrust strikes back
Event Date: 5th November 2020
ONLINE ROUNDTABLE Disrupting the disrupters - antitrust strikes back Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The digital economy has been a key focus for antitrust authorities and governments globally in recent years, but 2020 marks a step change where we are beginning to see thousands of pages of…
CompetitionThe Rule of Law in the technological age
Event Date: 28th October 2020
EVENTS The Rule of Law in the technological age Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised with: Event Details We are living in an age of profound technological advancements, where artificial intelligence (AI) - the development of systems that simulate human intelligence - has increasing…
AI & Data Worlds+1Short Course: Business and Human Rights
Event Date: 26th October 2020
EVENTS Short Course: Business and Human Rights Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details Business and human rights is an area of international human rights law in continuous development at the international and national levels. On successful completion of BIICL's Business and Human Rights…
Business and Human Rights+1Day 2: The 2020 BIICL Annual WTO Conference
Event Date: 23rd October 2020
EVENTS Day 2: The 2020 BIICL Annual WTO Conference Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Sponsored by Event Details The British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) is delighted to announce its prestigious WTO…
Investment & TradeDay 1: The 2020 BIICL Annual WTO Conference
Event Date: 22nd October 2020
EVENTS Day 1: The 2020 BIICL Annual WTO Conference Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Sponsored by Event Details The British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) is delighted to announce its prestigious…
Investment & TradeThe 2020 BIICL Annual WTO Conference
Event Date: 22nd October 2020
EVENTS The 2020 BIICL Annual WTO Conference Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Sponsored by Event Details The British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) is delighted to announce its prestigious WTO Conference. Established in 2000, the WTO Conference…
Investment & TradeImproving racial justice and equality through education
Event Date: 21st October 2020
EVENTS Improving racial justice and equality through education Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details Equality is a key component of the Rule of Law. Despite this, a series of recent commissions, reviews and inquiries have made clear that the lived experience of many black Britons is…
Rule of LawVirtual Course: Climate Change Law
Event Date: 19th October 2020
ONLINE Virtual Course: Climate Change Law Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Course Details This online course offers a comprehensive overview of climate change law and the legal responses to the current climate crisis. Bringing together a distinguished cohort of scholars and practitioners, the course is designed…
Climate Change+2Trade, Tech, and Artificial Intelligence: Exporting British Values?
Event Date: 15th October 2020
EVENTS Trade, Tech, and Artificial Intelligence: Exporting British Values? Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Organised in conjunction with Event details The UK industrial strategy sets out grand challenges to put UK business at the forefront of the industries of the future. It has set Artificial Intelligence…
AI & Data Worlds+2Webinar Series: Episode 2: Business and Human Rights Developments in Spain
Event Date: 13th October 2020
Webinar Series: Business and Human Rights Developments in Southern Europe Series Episode 2: Business and Human Rights Developments in Spain Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Jointly organised by BIICL and Nova School of Law Concept Various jurisdictions across the world have adopted National Action Plans in…
Business and Human RightsEuropean Commission Digital Services Act
Event Date: 13th October 2020
ONLINE European Commission Digital Services Act Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The European Commission has announced a Digital Services Act package to strengthen the Single Market for digital services and foster innovation and competitiveness of the European online environment.…
Competition18th Annual Review of the Arbitration Act
Event Date: 8th October 2020
EVENTS 18th Annual Review of the Arbitration Act Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised in conjunction with Event details BIICL in cooperation with Simmons & Simmons is organising the 18th Annual Review of the Arbitration Act, an authoritative update on recent developments and topics of interest…
ArbitrationShort Course: Climate Change Law
Event Date: 8th October 2020
EVENTS Short Course: Climate Change Law Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event details This two-day short course offers a comprehensive overview of climate change law and the legal responses to the current climate crisis. Bringing together a distinguished cohort of scholars and practitioners,…
Climate Change+1Human Trafficking and COVID-19: What Next?
8th October 2020
Introduction COVID-19 has impacted every aspect of life. Anti-trafficking efforts are no exception. Earlier this summer BIICL hosted a webinar entitled 'Human Trafficking and COVID-19: What Next?'. The discussion, chaired by Silvia Scarpa, brought together leading anti-trafficking experts: Marika McAdam, Ryzsard Piotrowicz, Parosha Chandran and Tomoya Obokata. This blog contains 5 key take away points from the event Publication - Download…
COVID-19+1Virtual Course: Business and Human Rights
Event Date: 7th October 2020
ONLINE Virtual Course: Business and Human Rights Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Course Details Business and human rights is an area of international human rights law in continuous development at the international and national levels. On successful completion of BIICL's Business and Human Rights…
Business and Human Rights+1Safeguarding London’s Standing in International Dispute Resolution: The Rule of Law and Judicial Independence in Practice
Event Date: 6th October 2020
EVENTS Safeguarding London's Standing in International Dispute Resolution: The Rule of Law and Judicial Independence in Practice Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location In collaboration with Event Details Baroness Hale of Richmond, former President of the UK Supreme Court in conversation with Razia…
Rule of LawLaw and Change
6th October 2020
Singapore Managment University (SMU) School of law recently published a compendium - 'Law and Covid-19'. The idea for this collection came from the recognition that as legal scholars, educators, practitioners and the leaders of young minds, we had a responsibility to share personal and professional views on the present and future relevance of the law when our place in society experiences radical change. Share LinksProject - Tags Contributors focused on what…
BIICL Global+1Refugee Rights Across Regions: A Comparative Overview of Legislative Good Practices in Latin America and the EU
6th October 2020
The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has identified a number of legislative good practices in Latin American asylum and refugee laws. At the same time, academics and policy-makers have long called for cross-regional comparative analyses of policies and laws to allow different regions to learn from each other's best practices. In this article, we compare refugee legislations of Latin American countries with European Union protection standards based on…
MigrationHRDD Forum Webinar Series: Episode 4: Meeting the Standard: What Does Adequate Human Rights Due Diligence for Climate Change Look Like in Practice?
Event Date: 1st October 2020
HRDD Forum Webinar Series: Human Rights Due Diligence for Climate Change Impacts Episode 4: Meeting the Standard: What Does Adequate Human Rights Due Diligence for Climate Change Look Like in Practice? Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Concept Developments around mandatory human rights due diligence…
Business and Human Rights+1Response to DHSC Open Consultation: Changes to Human Medicine Regulations to support the rollout of COVID-19 Vaccines
1st October 2020
Summary This publication is a response to the UK Government consultation in respect of the proposals to modify the Human Medicine Regulations 2012 ("the Regulations") in order to support the rollout of a COVID-19 vaccine. This is a submission to the UK Government consultation on behalf of a group of specialists drawn from different disciplines setting out their views on the proposed changes. Pr. Duncan Fairgrieve, British Institute of International and Comparative Law. Dr Peter Feldschreiber,…
COVID-19State Aid and Tax Rulings webinar
Event Date: 30th September 2020
EVENTS State Aid and Tax Rulings webinar Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details In 2016 the European Commission decided that 2 tax rulings of the Irish tax authorities endorsing the methods used by two Apple group companies (ASI and AOE) that were incorporated in Ireland to determine their chargeable…
CompetitionBIICL submission to Government Consultation: COVID-19 Vaccines
30th September 2020
BIICL Researchers participate in submission to Government Consultation on COVID-19 Vaccines In the context of the anticipated roll-out of COVID-19 Vaccines, the UK Government is considering making changes to the Human Medicine Regulations in order to grant a temporary authorisation to CV-19 vaccines without going through the full safety process found in the normal medicine licensing rules. A group of specialists, including Prof. Duncan Fairgrieve, have commented on these proposals in a submission…
COVID-19Virtual Course: Public International Law in Practice
Event Date: 29th September 2020
ONLINE Virtual Course: Public International Law in Practice Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Course Details The Public International Law in Practice course offers a dynamic introduction into applied public international law from the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. The programme…
Arbitration+6Business and Human Rights Developments in Belgium, Luxembourg and Portugal
Event Date: 28th September 2020
EVENTS HRDD Forum: Business and Human Rights developments in Belgium, Luxembourg and Portugal Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details In this session, experts will present findings from recent studies on the business and human rights landscapes of Belgium, Luxembourg and Portugal. These…
Business and Human RightsConcept Note 3 on the Effect of the 2020 Pandemic on Commercial Contracts
28th September 2020
Concept Note 3 is a continuation of BIICL's "Breathing Space" series, which considers how the legal and business communities might respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in order to foster economic recovery. The Concept Note 3 proposes a set of practical guidelines which might be adopted to encourage a more conciliatory approach to contractual disputes that may arise, and which seek to avoid and/or minimise protracted legal disputes, without prejudicing or altering parties' legal rights. The…
Centre for Comparative Law+2Concept Note 2 on the effect of the 2020 pandemic on commercial contracts - September 2020 Update
28th September 2020
Following the introduction of the initial concept note BIICL has released and updated version of Concept Note 2. Concept Note 2 shows in detail which steps should be taken to minimise the risk of a deluge of disputes and to increase the prospect of constructive outcomes. Concept Note 2 argues, among other things, that the best policy approach in the case of many contracts is for the law: To support negotiated solutions to make viable contracts blighted by the pandemic work; To bring…
Comparative Law+1“Breathing Space” Concept Note 3 On guidelines for the resolution of disputes following the 2020 pandemic
28th September 2020
This Concept Note is a continuation of BIICL's "Breathing Space" series, which considers how the legal and business communities might respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in order to foster economic recovery. Concept Note 2 looked more closely at the private law response to the pandemic, specifically in the context of contractual disputes, and how existing legal principles may be applied in the context of COVID-19 related disputes, as well as how existing dispute resolution mechanisms…
Comparative Law+1BIICL Releases Updated Concept Note
27th September 2020
Extending the Breathing space concept BIICL has released an updated version of Concept Note 2 Concept Note 2 shows in detail which steps should be taken to minimise the risk of a deluge of disputes and to increase the prospect of constructive outcomes. Concept Note 2 argues, among other things, that the best policy approach in the case of many contracts is for the law: To support negotiated solutions to make viable contracts blighted by the pandemic work; To bring contracts made unviable…
Centre for Comparative Law+2HRDD Forum Webinar Series: Episode 3: Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence Laws: What are their Implications Regarding Corporate Climate Change impacts?
Event Date: 24th September 2020
HRDD Forum Webinar Series: Human Rights Due Diligence for Climate Change Impacts Episode 3: Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence Laws: What are their Implications Regarding Corporate Climate Change Impacts? Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Concept Developments around mandatory human rights due…
Business and Human Rights+1Short Course: Public International Law in Practice
Event Date: 22nd September 2020
EVENTS Short Course: Public International Law in Practice Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event details Short Course Public International Law in Practice offers a dynamic introduction into applied public international law from the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. The…
Arbitration+5Peace Day 2020 Live Global Digital Experience
Event Date: 21st September 2020
ONLINE Peace One Day Live Global Digital Experience Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Supported by The Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law Event Details This full-day online experience celebrating peace will be a global event, bringing together artists, thought leaders and international speakers.…
Human Rights & IHL+1Resources Human Rights Due Diligence for Climate Change Impacts
Last Updated: 18th September 2020
Human Rights Due Diligence for Climate Change Impacts Resources Details Developments around mandatory human rights due diligence laws are multiplying across Europe, and increasingly include climate change impacts within their scope. As a result, companies, regulators, judges, legal advisors, civil society and the public are asking what the legal implications of these due diligence laws will be for companies relating to their climate change impacts. In this webinar series of…
Business and Human RightsProsecuting in the public interest: Independence without isolation
Event Date: 18th September 2020
WEBINAR Prosecuting in the public interest: Independence without isolation Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Director of Public Prosecutions Max Hill QC In conversation with Razia Iqbal Event Details In navigating the unprecedented events of the past six months, the work of the CPS has remained firmly rooted…
Rule of LawShort Course: Law of the Sea
Event Date: 17th September 2020
EVENTS Short Course: Law of the Sea Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event details This day-long workshop offers an informative overview of the international law of the sea and current challenges facing the world's oceans and seas. Bringing together a distinguished cohort of law of the sea scholars,…
Law of the Sea+1HRDD Forum Webinar Series: Episode 2: The (intended) impact of climate change litigation on corporate due diligence
Event Date: 17th September 2020
HRDD Forum Webinar Series: Human Rights Due Diligence for Climate Change Impacts Episode 2: The (intended) impact of climate change litigation on corporate due diligence Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Concept Developments around mandatory human rights due diligence laws are multiplying across…
Business and Human Rights+1EU Vice President Heidi Hautala Speaks at BIICL Webinar
17th September 2020
Business and Human Rights Developments in Southern Europe The webinar series on Business and Human Rights Developments in Southern Europe kicked off on the 15th of September 2020. It is jointly organised by Nova School of Law and the British Institute for International and Comparative Law. The keynote speech was delivered by the Vice-president of the European Parliament, Heidi Hautala. In recent years, much of the attention in the business and human rights field has focused overwhelmingly…
Business and Human RightsRule of Law in Times of Health Crises: Protecting Rights and Saving Lives
Event Date: 16th September 2020
WEBINAR Rule of Law in Times of Health Crises: Protecting Rights and Saving Lives Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details Governments around the world have limited individual freedoms to control the spread of COVID-19, preserve health systems and protect human lives. To safeguard the rule of law, these…
COVID-19+1Webinar Series: Episode 1: Business and Human Rights Developments in Portugal
Event Date: 15th September 2020
Webinar Series: Business and Human Rights Developments in Southern Europe Episode 1: Business and Human Rights Developments in Portugal Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Jointly organised by Nova School of Law and BIICL Concept Various jurisdictions across the world have adopted National Action Plans…
Business and Human RightsWhat Does The Rule of Law Mean For My Online Life?
Event Date: 15th September 2020
EVENTS What Does The Rule of Law Mean For My Online Life? Who Targets Me and What Does It Mean For My Rights? Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The Bingham Centre and the City of London are excited to be teaming up to run an event on technology, democracy and the Rule of Law. Whilst…
Rule of LawThirty Fourth ITF Public Conference: State Regulatory Powers and their Limits
Event Date: 10th September 2020
EVENTS Thirty Fourth ITF Public Conference: State Regulatory Powers and their Limits Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Registration is now closed Event Details This online conference will address limits of state regulatory powers under international law. The speakers will include a mix…
Investment & TradeHRDD Forum Webinar Series: Episode 1: Corporate Due Diligence for Climate Change Impacts: The Status Quo
Event Date: 10th September 2020
HRDD Forum Webinar Series: Human Rights Due Diligence for Climate Change Impacts Episode 1: Corporate Due Diligence for Climate Change Impacts: The Status Quo Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Concept Developments around mandatory human rights due diligence laws are multiplying across…
Business and Human Rights+1HRDD Forum Webinar Series: Human Rights Due Diligence for Climate Change Impacts
Event Date: 10th September 2020
Webinar Series: Human Rights Due Diligence for Climate Change Impacts Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Concept Developments around mandatory human rights due diligence laws are multiplying across Europe, and increasingly include climate change impacts within their scope. As a result, companies,…
Business and Human Rights+1Virtual Course: Law of the Sea
Event Date: 9th September 2020
ONLINE Virtual Course: Law of the Sea Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Course Details This course offers an informative overview of the international law of the sea and current challenges facing the world's oceans and seas. Bringing together a distinguished cohort of law of the sea scholars,…
Law of the Sea+1Inaugural Africa Arbitration Day
Event Date: 3rd September 2020
EVENTS Inaugural Africa Arbitration Day Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Organised in cooperation with: School of International Arbitration, Queen Mary University of London and Babcock University Sponsored by: Event Details: The British Institute of International and Comparative…
Arbitration+2Resources Virtual Law of the Sea
Last Updated: 2nd September 2020
Short Course (Virtual): Law of the Sea Resources for students Virtual Course: Law of the Sea This course offers an informative overview of the international law of the sea and current challenges facing the world's oceans and seas. Bringing together a distinguished cohort of law of the sea scholars, the course is designed to provide participants with a working knowledge of the relevant legal and regulatory framework, enhance and broaden their understanding on a wide spectrum…
Law of the SeaBIICL scholar calls to address inequalities in investor-state dispute settlement
2nd September 2020
Director of the Investment Treaty Forum Prof Yarik Kryvoi released a study in which he analyses inequalities in international investment law and proposes concrete solutions how to tackle them. This paper puts the system of international investment law into its historical context, examines economic data as well as most recent statements of states on inequalities in international investment law. It examines inequalities between foreign investors and states, between developed and developing…
Arbitration+1Three Dimensions of Inequality in International Investment Law
2nd September 2020
This paper puts the system of international investment law into its historical context, examines economic data as well as most recent statements of states on inequalities in international investment law. It examines inequalities between foreign investors and states, between developed and developing states as well as between foreign and domestic investors. It shows that each dimension of inequality has its own raison d'etre and proposes ways to tackle them in the context of today's political…
Investment & TradePart I: Some Observations on the Agreement between Greece and Egypt on the Delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone
25th August 2020
Introduction Greece and Egypt signed an agreement for the delimitation of the two countries' maritime boundaries in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea on 7 August 2020. The Greek Foreign Minister said that this was a 'historic day': the two states had reached an 'exemplary agreement' that 'reconfirms and enshrines the effect and the right of islands to a continental shelf and EEZ' in conformity with international law and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The Egyptian Foreign…
Centre for International law+2Part II: Some Observations on the Agreement between Greece and Egypt on the Delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone
25th August 2020
Where to from here? The Greece-Turkey maritime boundary dispute The dispute over the maritime boundary between Greece and Turkey has been ongoing since 1974. As I wrote elsewhere, 'bilateral consultations and negotiations have been unable to prevent occasional flare-ups and, as tensions remain significantly high, it may not be long before one of the not infrequent confrontations spirals out of control'. Only a few days after the signing of the Greece-Egypt Agreement, Greece and Turkey…
Centre for International law+2Reimagining Environmental Law 20 August 2020
20th August 2020
Environmental Impact Assessment and Management of Environmental Risks A repository of environmental data and analysis Tens of thousands of environmental impact assessments are issued every year in compliance with national laws. These assessments are prepared at great expense and contain a wealth of unique observational data and other information. However, they are typically utilized for the subject project and then forgotten. A searchable database should be created of all these documents…
Environmental Law+1Reimagining Environmental Law 19 August 2020
19th August 2020
Climate Change and Pollution Control Mapping environmental factors Maps of flood vulnerability, species abundance, water supply, and other environmental factors reflect current and historical conditions. However, all these conditions are changing as a result of climate change, and the future will be much different from the past. Advanced computing enables projections with much greater geographic granularity than in the past. This would be extremely useful to land and infrastructure…
Environmental Law+1Reimagining Environmental Law 18 August 2020
18th August 2020
Market-Based Instruments and Green Economy Making polluters stop their pollution Environmental law presently reflects the data-constrained mid-20th century world and thus relies heavily on pollution control mandates rather than economic incentives. Building on 21st Century information technologies, we can today end externalities by carefully tracking emissions and making polluters stop their pollution — or pay fully for the harm they cause. Professor Daniel C Esty,…
AI & Data Worlds+3Reimagining Environmental Law 17 August 2020
17th August 2020
Compliance, Monitoring and Enforcement Environmental law - a toothless tiger? More than perhaps any other area of law in recent years, environmental looks like a toothless tiger. This is not due to a lack of law, or the inactivity of enforcement agents. Instead it is the disconnect between enforcement sanctions and corporate deterrence that has challenged law's relevance in protecting the environment. Stiffer penalties are not the answer but rather the radical application of…
Environmental Law+1BIICL wins funding for new Rule of Law, Legitimacy and COVID-19 Control Technologies project
12th August 2020
BIICL is delighted to be announced this week as one of the funding winners of the 2020 Call for Proposals by The Institute for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence (IEAI). The project : Rule of Law, Legitimacy and Effective COVID-19 Control Technologies, aims to produce a systematic overview of challenges posed by specific mobile applications that can be continuously updated and accessible to policy makers, together with a methodology to assess publicly contentious control technologies against…
AI & Data Worlds+2Emergency Products and COVID-19
Duncan Fairgrieve | 29th July 2020
BIICL is undertaking a project to assess the impact of COVID-19 on emergency products in the medical sphere. This is a topical theme engaging important public health considerations, and involving the analysis of the law and regulation of products such as ventilators, medicines, medical devices, vaccines and related health products. A Product Liability Forum event was organised on this theme on 4 May 2020. Speakers included Pr. Geraint Howells, Marcus Pilgerstorfer QC, Dr Peter Feldschreiber,…
COVID-19+1Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and the Law: Reimagining the New Roots of Environmental Law
Event Date: 23rd July 2020
WEBINAR Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and the Law: Reimagining the New Roots of Environmental Law Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The world faces environmental challenges of unprecedented scale and urgency, from biodiversity degradation to global warming, pollution, soil erosion, water…
AI & Data Worlds+4Part 3: Global Legislative Responses to Coronavirus
Event Date: 22nd July 2020
WEBINAR Part 3: Global Legislative Responses to Coronavirus Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location In Partnership with Webinar Series Details This event is the third in a series of three webinars States around the world have struggled to come up with the best legislative response to the coronavirus pandemic. Although…
COVID-19+1Democracy and the Rule of Law in the Age of Covid-19
Event Date: 21st July 2020
PARTNER EVENT Democracy and the Rule of Law in the Age of Covid-19 Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The celebrated former Supreme Court judge, Jonathan Sumption, used last year's Reith lectures to warn that "law's expanding Empire" was encroaching onto contentious fields where things are better…
COVID-19+1Protecting Education in Conflict
Event Date: 20th July 2020
EVENTS Protecting Education in Conflict Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details Education is not only an important end in itself; it enables access to other human rights, to meaningful participation in society, and to the promotion of universal respect for the dignity of all. This is…
Human Rights+1Toppled Statues and Monuments: Perspectives on the Global Movement Confronting Heritage
Event Date: 16th July 2020
EVENTS: Toppled Statues and Monuments: Perspectives on the Global Movement Confronting Heritage Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Watch the recording Toppled Statues and Monuments: Perspectives on the Global Movement Confronting Heritage Event Details On the 7th of June 2020, the statue of Edward Colston,…
Cultural Heritage+1Part 2: Global Legislative Responses to Coronavirus
Event Date: 15th July 2020
EVENTS Part 2: Global Legislative Responses to Coronavirus Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location In Partnership with: The Theory and Practice of Legislation Webinar Series Details This event is the second in a series of three webinars States around the world have struggled to come up with the best…
COVID-19+1Human Trafficking and COVID-19: What Next?
Event Date: 14th July 2020
WEBINAR Human Trafficking and COVID-19: What Next? Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location 140720 recording of Human Trafficking and COVID-19: What Next? Event Details COVID-19 has impacted all areas of life and human trafficking is no exception. Early research and data indicate that COVID has a strong…
COVID-19+2CLF Meeting: Digital Online Platforms and Digital Advertising
Event Date: 13th July 2020
WEBINAR CLF Meeting: Digital Online Platforms and Digital Advertising Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised With Event Details The CMA's market study final report into online platforms funded by digital advertising is due to be published by 2nd July 2020. The CMA's interim report last December…
CompetitionReimagining the Law 3 July 2020
3rd July 2020
Phase One of Reimagining the Law initiative comes to an end today with one final submission. We would like to thank all the contributors who provided the 124 ideas featured on the website during the month of June. Walking virtual corridors COVID-19 closed borders, but disasters occur, elections are held, judgments delivered. Charities and organisations divert funds, walk virtual corridors using Instagram and Teams, provide e-resources, manage crises remotely too. We must re-evaluate…
Reimagining the LawBlack Lives Matter "On the Buses": Laws Mandating Face Coverings on Public Transport
3rd July 2020
The Black Lives Matter movement has forced us to re-appraise what in the past we may have taken for granted. The 1970s British sitcom "On The Buses" was popular at the time, but to our eyes now seems sexist and racist. We need to take a hard look at current practices to examine if they are fair and respect equality and diversity. The Rule of Law requires equality before the law. The Venice Commission Checklist on the Rule of Law reiterates this requirement of equal treatment…
COVID-19+1Coronavirus, Face Coverings on Public Transport Regulations: A Rule of Law Analysis
3rd July 2020
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings on Public Transport) (England) Regulations 2020 prohibit the use of public transport unless a person is wearing a face covering. This basic policy is sound, rational and to be welcomed. However, there are several Rule of Law concerns. Sound law-making procedures are not being followed because of the continued use of the 'urgent procedure' to make a law which bypasses normal parliamentary scrutiny. The one day turnaround between…
COVID-19+1Submission on the Issue of the Applicable Law in the Revised Draft of the Business and Human Rights
3rd July 2020
The report of the fifth session of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights (OEIGWG) stated: that the Chair-Rapporteur invite and encourage regional and political groups, intergovernmental organizations, national human rights institutions, civil society organizations and all other relevant stakeholders, as appropriate, to organize consultations at all levels, including in particular at the…
Business and Human RightsEurope Consultation on Revised Draft of the Proposed Business and Human Rights Treaty
Event Date: 1st July 2020
CONSULTATION Europe Consultation on Revised Draft of the Proposed Business and Human Rights Treaty Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details In June 2014, the UN Human Rights Council established an open-ended intergovernmental working group 'to elaborate an international legally…
Business and Human RightsThe Rule of Law in Times of Health Crisis
1st July 2020
The Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law, in partnership with the Global Health Academy of the University of Edinburgh and the Advocates for International Development's ROLE UK Programme, has developed a seminal paper on The Rule of Law in Times of Health Crises. The authors, Dr Julinda Beqiraj , Dr Jean-Pierre Gauci and Nyasha Weinberg at the Bingham Centre and the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) and Dr Luciana Brondi of the Global Health Academy, examine…
COVID-19+1Part 1: Global Legislative Responses to Coronavirus
Event Date: 30th June 2020
WEBINAR Part 1: Global Legislative Responses to Coronavirus Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location In Partnership with: The Theory and Practice of Legislation Webinar Series Details This event is the first in a series of three webinars States around the world have struggled to come up with the best legislative…
COVID-19+1Reimagining the Law 30 June 2020
30th June 2020
1. Reduce the number of long hearings Why do we not carry out surveys to see how useful long hearings are at least in some fields - e.g. children cases? Put the papers in front of a judge for one or two days reading and a decision, and see how often the result is significantly different after a wearing and expensive 12-day hearing. For 50 cases (a pretty reasonable sample) it would cost 100 judge-days maximum (as the 12-day trials would happen anyway). The Rt Hon Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury…
Reimagining the LawVirtual Justice in France, UK & US: Status & Challenges of Remote Hearings & Trials
Event Date: 29th June 2020
WEBINAR Virtual Justice in France, UK & US: Status & Challenges of Remote Hearings & Trials Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Recording of the webinar Virtual Justice in France, UK & US: Status & Challenges of Remote Hearings & Trials Organised in partnership with: Event Details The…
AI & Data Worlds+6Reimagining the Law 29 June 2020
29th June 2020
1. Better trials We should stop trying to avoid hearing cases - especially civil and family - and start trying to do them better. What can best be done on paper, what remotely and what face to face? How best to find the truth? Think flexibly and put the judge in charge! Baroness Hale of Richmond DBE PC FBA 2. The shape of the law: its accessibility to the user I. Legislation should not only produce the desired legal effect but also be drafted so as to communicate with the user. II. On…
Reimagining the LawCollaborative Resolution of Disputes and COVID-19
Event Date: 26th June 2020
EVENTS Collaborative Resolution of Disputes and COVID-19 Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Recording of the webinar 260620 Collaborative Resolution of Disputes and COVID-19 recording Event Details The British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) has recently published two Concept Notes on…
Centre for Comparative Law+2Reimagining the Law 26 June 2020
26th June 2020
1. Automated decision making We currently have a range of complaint redress systems, in specific sectors. Post COVID, private and public institutions will increasingly adopt algorithmic or automated decision making. These will give rise to complaints requiring specialist skills beyond sectoral or data knowledge. We need a bespoke system to provide redress for complaints about algorithmic decision making staffed by specialists who can test algorithms' compliance with ethically aligned design…
Reimagining the LawReimagining the Law 25 June 2020
25th June 2020
1. Overcoming a destructive legacy At this moment of existential public health, environmental, human rights and socio-economic crisis, it would be useful to critique, innovate and transform international law and governance to overcome the harsh and destructive legacy of empire and colonialism and reconstitute a global governance regime founded on inclusion, solidarity and sustainability. Oonagh Fitzgerald 2. The state as guardian not claims processor Public bodies making decisions about claims…
Reimagining the LawCOVID-19: Impacts on Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking
Jean-Pierre Gauci | 25th June 2020
BIICL is undertaking a project assessing the impacts of COVID-19 on efforts to combat human trafficking around the world. The aims of the project are twofold: to take stock of the gaps COVID-19 has created in anti-human trafficking law and policy, and to propose solutions for how those gaps can be filled in the coming months and years. While early research suggests that COVID-19 will greatly exacerbate vulnerability to human trafficking, financial and other resources allocated to anti-trafficking…
COVID-19+1Myanmar: Recent Developments in International Law
Event Date: 24th June 2020
WEBINAR Myanmar: Recent Developments in International Law Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Recording of the webinar Myanmar: Recent Developments in International Law Event details On 23 January 2020, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Myanmar to take immediate measures to prevent the genocide…
Courts & TribunalsReimagining the Law 24 June 2020
24th June 2020
1. Financial Services Simplify financial services regulation for retail investors by replacing the already much attenuated principle of caveat emptor with caveat vendor, perhaps by imposing a fiduciary standard upon all links of the investment chain, thereby mitigating the consequences of asymmetry of information at the heart of most financial services problems. Howard Jacobs 2.Law firms working collaboratively Rivals, VW and Ford, will share technology and platforms for the next generation…
Reimagining the LawJoint Development of Seabed Resources in Areas of Overlapping Maritime Claims: An Analysis of Precedents in State Practice
24th June 2020
Abstract The known or suspected presence of offshore hydrocarbons not only has prompted coastal states to elaborate expansive claims of maritime jurisdiction but it has also been influential in the efforts of some states to preclude one another from carrying out economic activities, such as oil exploration and exploitation, in the areas of overlapping claims. In the absence of clear and defined boundaries, possible state responses can range from protracted negotiations to unilaterally…
Law of the SeaReimagining the Law 23 June 2020
23rd June 2020
1. Juries Juries should be required to supply written reasons for their verdicts, so that those involved in a case - and an appellate court - can understand the process by which a decision has been reached; see which evidence has been accepted or rejected; and identify whether any material error has occurred. Secret Barrister 2. Let us watch our language and lift our heads. The language of supplicant victims is often applied to international law and international judicial institutions. We…
Reimagining the LawArtificial Intelligence: The Future of Regulation - A Conversation with Lord Clement-Jones
Event Date: 22nd June 2020
WEBINAR Artificial Intelligence: The Future of Regulation - A Conversation with Lord Clement-Jones Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Recording of the webinar Artificial Intelligence: The Future of Regulation - A Conversation with Lord Clement-Jones Event Details This is the third…
AI & Data Worlds+1Reimagining the Law 22 June 2020
22nd June 2020
1. Legal Aid The civil legal aid system should be decentralised and administered regionally. It should no longer fund by reference to individual cases but should mainly fund organisations and develop their capacity and skills. It should ignore time spent on cases but should measure the benefits of its work to the public. Guy Beringer 2.Due Diligence Act Enact a Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence Act, which requires companies to demonstrate clearly what actions they are taking, enables…
Reimagining the LawReimagining the Law 19 June 2020
19th June 2020
1. Appointing Auditors Audit legislation has special requirements for listed companies, but they need strengthening. To remove the conflict between the interest of the auditor in being re-appointed and his duty to perform his task without fear or favour, auditors of these entities should be appointed by the Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority, who should also have power to remove them. Bill Knight 2.The legal behemoth Over the last couple of decades, the law has become unmanageable,…
Reimagining the LawDirections in Legal Education 2020
Event Date: 18th June 2020
PARTNER EVENT Directions in Legal Education 2020 Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The third conference on teaching & learning in law organized by CUHK LAW. Panels include: Students as Producers; Women in Law; Professionalism and Employability; Law & Technology; Diversity in Legal Education;…
TrainingReimagining the Law 18 June 2020
18th June 2020
1. A diverse curriculum Why are the British Empire and transatlantic slavery non-statutory elements of the National Curriculum? Without understanding oppression in our history we are unable to understand it today. Michael Abiodun Olatokun FRSA 2. Law as accountable to the public - Cameras in courtrooms across UK - All trials on weblink and some on a dedicated TV channel(s) - Some with commentary and analysis - Public accountability and understanding enhanced, especially sentencing - Open justice…
Reimagining the LawCompetition Act Exclusion Orders
Event Date: 17th June 2020
WEBINAR Competition Act Exclusion Orders Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details This webinar considers the recent Competition Act Exclusion Orders, as it has been recognised universally that cooperation is necessary in order to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is also recognised…
CompetitionReimagining the Law 17 June 2020
17th June 2020
1. Marginalisation of minority voices Policing Minister, Kit Malthouse, told the Today programme it was "unfortunate that a proper democratic decision hadn't been reached about what to do with the statue" in Bristol. No. Attributing the statue's continued presence to misfortune ignores the context in which it remained: the systematic marginalisation of minority voices. Dr Lawrence McNamara 2. Right To Know Increasingly public services are outsourced. Yet FOI doesn't always permit access to…
Reimagining the LawReimagining the Law 16 June 2020
16th June 2020
1. Access to the legal profession Covid-19 is disrupting educational progression and will increase the attainment gap for students in disadvantaged situations. Inclusion initiatives aimed at increasing access to the profession should be remodelled, using new tools to reach out virtually to provide work experience, mentoring and support. Christine O'Neill 2. Ethnic Diversity at Board level Given the continued lack of progress in improving ethnic diversity on Boards, is it not time to impose…
Reimagining the LawHRDD Forum: How to measure the 'effectiveness' of corporate human rights regulation
Event Date: 15th June 2020
EVENTS HRDD Forum: How to measure the 'effectiveness' of corporate human rights regulation Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event details On 29 April 2020 the European Commission announced a legislative initiative on mandatory due diligence for human rights and environmental impacts, based…
Business and Human RightsReimagining the Law 15 June 2020
15th June 2020
As June 15th is the anniversary of the Magna Carta, today's ideas focus on contemporary Rule of Law challenges. 1. Make meaningful the Rule of Law's promise of equal protection Magna Carta stands for Equality Before the Law, but ensuring the law protects everyone equally is the Cinderella of Rule of Law principles. To earn the confidence of BAME communities that the Rule of Law is for them, all relevant recommendations should be urgently implemented, starting with Windrush, Lammy, Grenfell…
Reimagining the LawCOVID-19, Sino-US Trade War, and International Law Seminar
Event Date: 12th June 2020
EVENTS COVID-19, Sino-US Trade War, and International Law Seminar Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Organised by the Chinese University of Hong Kong Supported By the British Institute of International and Comparative Law Event Details The Covid-19 health crisis has implicated discussions about the Sino-US…
BIICL Global+2Reimagining the Law 12 June 2020
12th June 2020
1. London - premier centre for international dispute resolution? London is a thriving hub for dispute resolution between parties from all over the world. Countries like Singapore have sought to emulate London through adopting a very co-ordinated approach. To maintain and enhance its position as a premier centre for international dispute resolution, should London adopt a more cohesive approach? Paula Hodges QC 2. The virtual hearing-A shift away from the art of oral advocacy or a new skillset?…
Reimagining the LawReimagining the Law 11 June 2020
11th June 2020
1. The law is a male construct All legal systems should address the gendered nature of law and the inescapable underlying problem that law is a male construct. It was made from a male perspective and drew upon male experience. We still have women facing double sexual standards; courts failing to deal adequately with domestic violence and rape; women's evidence being given less value or requiring corroboration. Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws, QC 2. Cuts in legal aid The cuts in legal aid for…
Reimagining the LawTermination of Intra-EU BITs: Legal and Practical Consequences for Pending and Future Disputes
11th June 2020
On 5 May 2020, 23 EU Member States signed an agreement for the termination of intra-EU bilateral investment treaties between EU Members (Termination Agreement). The British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) hosted a webinar on 1 June 2020 to discuss legal and practical consequences of the Termination Agreement. The webinar featured presentations from representatives of the European Commission, an EU member state, academia and practitioners. This blog post summarizes…
Arbitration+2POSTPONED: Short Course: Legal Practice in the Digital Age: An Introduction to Data Literacy
Event Date: 10th June 2020
EVENTS POSTPONED: Short Course: Legal Practice in the Digital Age: An Introduction to Data Literacy Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details "By 2030, and possibly much sooner, our courts around the world will have been transformed by technologies that have not yet been invented...Today,…
AI & Data WorldsReimagining the Law 10 June 2020
10th June 2020
1. Stemming the tide Democratic accountability and the rule of law is being weakened by extensive use of secondary legislation, particularly in relation to Covid-19 and Brexit. Parliament has been unable to effect proper scrutiny or stem the tide. Can the judges help without being accused of engaging in politics? Lord Thomas, Baron Thomas of Cwmgiedd KT PC 2. Controlling legal costs of lawyers to assist with access to justice. Many individuals cannot afford a lawyer for personal matters,…
Reimagining the LawThe Ratline: on international crimes and justice
Event Date: 9th June 2020
WEBINAR The Ratline: on international crimes and justice Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Recording of the webinar Recording: The Ratline: on international crimes and justice Event Details Rebecca Abrams talks to Philippe Sands, author of The Ratline With the publication of Philippe…
Courts & Tribunals+3Reimagining the Law 9 June 2020
9th June 2020
1. Criminal Justice System The criminal justice system provides the glue which holds our society together; it provides a mechanism for maintaining minimum standards of behaviour to which everyone must adhere with realistic prospect of sanction for those who do not. That system is in jeopardy. It must be sufficiently valued and funded. Sir Brian Leveson PC Video interviewing of suspects should become the standard. Those not under arrest should be interviewed from their solicitor's office. Those…
Reimagining the LawReimagining the Law 8 June 2020
8th June 2020
1. Transparency The Ministry of Justice and HMCTS should adopt a comprehensive published information strategy and a manual with processes and definitions, making clear what is public and what is not. A standard data structure and format for judgments should be adopted. There should be a centralised public database of reporting restrictions. Sir Ross Cranston QC & Jules Winterton 2. Mass production for human consumption The law must now extend its care and concern and, increasingly, its…
Reimagining the LawReimagining the Law 5 June 2020
5th June 2020
A Quintet of Parliamentary Reforms 1. House of Lords Reform (Removal of Hereditary Privilege) Act An Act to amend the House of Lords Act 1999 by ending the by-elections which allow 90 hereditary peers in the House of Lords to be replaced, on death or retirement, by other hereditary peers. 2. House of Lords (Removal of Clerical Privilege) Act An Act to end the entitlement of 26 Church of England Bishops to sit in the House of Lords. 3. House of Lords (Cross-Bench Appointments) Act An Act creating…
Reimagining the LawReimagining the Law 4 June 2020
4th June 2020
1. Give furlough money to a good cause Is it morally justifiable for City law firms with average partner profits of well over £1m a year to take large amounts of government money in an effort to support those profits in the short term? Many firms have said that they will not furlough staff as they do not believe this is an appropriate use of taxpayers' cash. Matthew Rhodes 2. Where's the Guidance? A recurring feature of today's regulatory landscape is legislative provision for Ministers…
Reimagining the LawReimagining the Law 3 June 2020
3rd June 2020
1. The spirit of the law How do we restore the centrality of law to people's lives? Can we do this in a way that more appreciate that it is the spirit of the law which matters rather the letter of the law which some, particularly the elite, use to further their own interests or purposes Lord Thomas, Baron Thomas of Cwmgiedd KT PC 2. Access to justice The use of virtual platforms for participating in and observing court proceedings should be expanded to enable much wider public access, reduce…
Reimagining the LawArtificial Intelligence and Data Economy: A Business and Human Rights Approach
Event Date: 2nd June 2020
WEBINAR Artificial Intelligence and Data Economy: A Business and Human Rights Approach Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Recording of the webinar Artificial Intelligence and Data Economy: A Business and Human Rights Approach Event Details This is the second webinar in our series on 'Artificial…
AI & Data Worlds+2Reimagining the Law 2 June 2020
2nd June 2020
1. Trial by jury? Defendants should have an extra right- namely, to choose trial by a judge instead of a jury. I have addressed hundreds of juries and believe they usually reach a fair decision, but if prejudice is likely (e.g. by the media against defendants from a particular race or religion), or if the case is likely to be quickly dismissed, why not give defendants this option? It exists in Australia and Canada without damaging respect for trial by jury. Geoffrey Robertson QC Why should…
Reimagining the LawTermination of Intra-EU BITs: Legal and Practical Consequences for Pending and Future Disputes
Event Date: 1st June 2020
WEBINAR Termination of Intra-EU BITs: Legal and Practical Consequences for Pending and Future Disputes Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Media Partner Event details 23 Member States of the European Union signed on 5 May 2020 agreement for the termination of intra-EU bilateral investment treaties. This…
Arbitration+3Reimagining the Law 1 June 2020
1st June 2020
1. Freedom of Expression In an era of no-platforming we need to remind people of the importance of freedom of expression and that as Stephen Sedley so accurately said, "Freedom only to speak inoffensively is not worth having" The Rt Hon Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury 2. Global Platform for Online Court Hearings To overcome the access to justice problem (less than 50% of the world's citizens have access to courts) - the UK should develop a standard plug-and-play platform for the conduct, worldwide,…
Reimagining the LawBIIICL Launches Reimagining The Law
1st June 2020
What would you change about the law if you could? Today BIICL launches a new initiative. Responding to the question what would you change about the law if you could? A range of legal professionals - from practising lawyers to former judges, academics and legal commentators - have been invited to reimagine an area of the law or of our justice system, and share their thoughts with us. Each day we will be publishing five new ideas under the heading Reimagining The Law Read…
Reimagining the LawBreathing space - a Concept Note on the effect of the pandemic on commercial contracts
28th May 2020
Breathing Space : A Concept Note on the effect of the pandemic on commercial contracts "The challenge we face is how to act with sufficient strength and speed to prevent the recession from morphing into a prolonged depression made deeper by a plethora of defaults leaving irreversible damage". …
Centre for Comparative Law+1BIICL Publishes Concept Note 2
28th May 2020
"Breathing space" Concept Note 2 on the effect of the 2020 pandemic on commercial contracts Following its recent call for Breathing Space, BIICL has released Concept Note 2 which shows in detail which steps should be taken to minimise the risk of a deluge of disputes and to increase the prospect of constructive outcomes. Concept Note 2 argues, among other things, that the best policy approach in the case of many contracts is for the law: To support negotiated solutions…
Centre for Comparative Law+1COM study on the Rome II Regulation
Eva Lein | 26th May 2020
BIICL (in consortium with Civic Consulting) has been selected by the European Commission (DG Justice and Consumers) to conduct the study supporting the preparation of a report on the application of the Rome II Regulation on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (Specific Contract JUST/2019/JCOO/FW/CIVI/0167 - 2020/03). The study will be completed over 12 months between May 2020 and April 2021 and will support the Commission in the future review of the Rome II Regulation.…
Centre for Comparative Law+1Ideas and Perspectives for a Climate Emergency Bill: Developing a Toolkit for Legislators to Tackle Climate Change
26th May 2020
On 2nd April 2020 the British Institute of International and Comparative Law convened a webinar entitled 'Ideas and Perspectives for a Climate Emergency Bill: Developing a Toolkit for Legislators to Tackle Climate Change'. The webinar was convened in collaboration with Landmark Chambers and Rights Community Action. The event discussed legal developments in the field of climate change from a comparative perspective, emphasising the legislative solutions developed in the UK, France and…
Climate ChangeSovereign Wealth Funds and Dispute Resolution
Yarik Kryvoi | 21st May 2020
The project Sovereign Wealth Funds and Dispute Resolution focuses on quantitative and qualitative analysis of sovereign wealth funds' approaches to dispute resolution, including the use of international arbitration (commercial and investment treaty), recourse to domestic courts and issues of attribution and enforcement. At the first stage of the project, the research team will collect data in order to track the historic and current dispute resolution practices of sovereign wealth funds.…
Arbitration+2Investor Roundtable: Modern Slavery Data for Investor Action
Event Date: 20th May 2020
EVENTS Investor Roundtable: Modern Slavery Data for Investor Action Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event details As part of the Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre, the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law and the Alan Turing Institute are working on a project focused on how to ensure…
Rule of LawPOSTPONED: From Spoliated Art Restitution to Colonial Loot Repatriation: Lessons Learnt and Ways Forward
Event Date: 19th May 2020
EVENTS POSTPONED From Spoliated Art Restitution to Colonial Loot Repatriation: Lessons Learnt and Ways Forward Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Sponsored by Event Details This event will explore the challenges associated with the claims for…
Cultural HeritageCOVID-19, Artificial Intelligence, and Data Governance. A Conversation with Lord Clement-Jones
Event Date: 18th May 2020
Webinar COVID-19, Artificial Intelligence and Data Governance: A Conversation with Lord Tim Clement-Jones Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Recording of the webinar COVID-19, Artificial Intelligence, and Data Governance. A Conversation with Lord Clement-Jones Read the Joint Committee of Human Rights' report on the…
AI & Data Worlds+1Can I go to the park please Dad? Everyday lessons in legal certainty in the English Coronavirus Regulations
15th May 2020
Published in the UK Consitutional Law Association Blog This post analyses the changes made on 13 May 2020 to the coronavirus social distancing regulations for England. The criterion for analysis is the basic Rule of Law requirement of legal certainty. Certainty allows us to plan our actions, lets the police know what it is they should be enforcing, and most importantly stops us from inadvertently breaking the law. The very limited case-study is the question posed in many households…
COVID-19+1Written evidence submitted to the House of Commons Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union: The EU-UK Joint Committee
15th May 2020
This written evidence has been re-published on the Bingham Centre website with the kind permission of the House of Commons Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union. Executive Summary The key tasks that the Joint Committee and the Specialised Committees need to execute before the end of the transition period are determining the criteria for the functioning of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland, implementing the citizens' rights provisions of the…
European LawModern Slavery and Human Rights PEC issues first pre-calls for research proprosals
12th May 2020
The Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre (the Centre, or Modern Slavery PEC) has today issued its first two pre-calls for research proposals focused on the effects of Covid-19 on modern slavery and on survivor support. The Modern Slavery PEC was created by the investment of £10 million of public funding from the Strategic Priorities Fund to enhance understanding of modern slavery and transform the effectiveness of law and policies designed to overcome it. The Centre…
Modern SlaveryBrexit, Delegated Powers and Delegated Legislation: a Rule of Law Analysis of Parliamentary Scrutiny
11th May 2020
Brexit has reopened long running debates over the impact of delegated powers and delegated legislation on Parliament's role in the legislative process. The legislative process in Parliament enables parliamentarians to hold the government to account for proposed changes to the statute book, to amend bills and to decide whether a government bill should be enacted. The government's reliance on delegated powers and delegated legislation to deliver Brexit has raised concerns that parliamentarians…
BrexitGovernment response to the pandemic: balancing public health and investment protection
Event Date: 7th May 2020
WEBINAR Government response to the pandemic: balancing public health and investment protection Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Media Sponsor Event details As states face difficult choices to protect public health and keep their economies afloat, their treatment of foreign investors in this crisis is yet…
Arbitration+3Law firms and chambers seminar: Regulatory options for human rights due diligence in the EU and UK: Presentation of two BIICL studies
Event Date: 6th May 2020
EVENTS Law firms and chambers seminar: Regulatory options for human rights due diligence in the EU and UK: Presentation of two BIICL studies Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details During 2019, calls for mandatory human rights due diligence laws multiplied across Europe, and businesses…
Business and Human RightsRule of Law in Times of Health Crisis
6th May 2020
The Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law at BIICL will develop a consultancy paper on 'Rule of Law in Times of Health Crisis' on behalf of the A4ID Rule of Law Expertise Programme (ROLE UK). The ROLE UK programme focusses on building long-term partnerships between the UK legal sector and legal actors in developing countries to strengthen the rule of law and facilitate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The aim of the paper is to clarify the link between…
COVID-19+1Business seminar: Presentation of two BIICL studies on human rights due diligence regulatory options in the UK and EU
Event Date: 4th May 2020
Events Business seminar: Presentation of two BIICL studies on human rights due diligence regulatory options in the UK and EU Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event details During 2019, calls for mandatory human rights due diligence laws multiplied across Europe, and businesses are increasingly…
Business and Human RightsPLF Webinar on Product Liability and Emergency Products
Event Date: 4th May 2020
EVENTS PLF Webinar on Product Liability and Emergency Products Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The objective of this webinar is to discuss the current regulatory and liability responses to the manufacture of products in the current crisis, including medicines, vaccines, PPE, and…
COVID-19+1Unity and Diversity in National Understandings of the Rule of Law in the EU (Reconnect deliverable 7.1)
4th May 2020
The working paper aims to show that the rule of law is not only one amongst the few overarching constitutional principles that can together be regarded as undergirding all legal systems in Europe, but it is also a constitutional principle whose core meaning is consensual and well-defined. The paper submits that there is now a broad legal consensus in Europe on the core meaning of this principle, its minimum components, and how it relates to other key values such as democracy and…
European LawParliament must legislate on the government’s plans for contact tracing apps
4th May 2020
On 4 May the Joint Committee on Human Rights took evidence from the Information Commissioner, academics and the CEO of NHSX on the risks to the right to privacy (Article 8 ECHR) if a contact tracing app is introduced to track and slow the spread of the coronavirus. This is helpful scrutiny of the government's plans. Yet if the government goes ahead with its proposed contact-tracing application it is essential that the processing of large amounts of personal data by the state, even if…
COVID-19New blog: EU Foreign Direct Investment Screening, Economic Crimes and ISDS
1st May 2020
On 30 April 2020, I spoke at a webinar on the interaction between public international law and the EU Investment screening mechanism organised by Maastricht University and the University of Southern Denmark, which was a part of the Common European Law on Investment Screening (CELIS) project. In 2019, the European Union established a framework for the screening of foreign direct investments in Regulation 2019/452. This regulation comes into force the provisions of the Regulation are set to…
Investment & TradeMeaning and Scope of the EU Rule of Law (Reconnect deliverable 7.2)
1st May 2020
The Working Paper addresses the key questions surrounding the meaning and scope of the EU rule of law: primarily whether, and the extent to which, supranational understandings of the rule of law differ, if at all, from the national understandings. The paper also examines the European minimum standards of the rule of law, and whether the EU has promoted or applied different understandings for instrumental reasons. The paper concludes that the rule of law can and should be considered…
European LawBIICL-led due diligence study basis for European legislative initiative
30th April 2020
European Commission will launch a legislative initiative to consider the introduction of mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence Yesterday, on 29 April, EC Commissioner Didier Reynders (DG Justice and Consumers) presented the BIICL-led study on due diligence requirements through the supply chain. During the presentation, it was announced that the European Commission will launch a legislative initiative to consider the introduction of mandatory human rights and environmental…
Business and Human RightsThe U.K. Races to Catch Up on COVID-19
30th April 2020
The United Kingdom (U.K.) responded differently than other countries at the start of the coronavirus crisis. The government's initial policy, in hindsight, appears ill thought-through and has already faced growing criticism. The U.K. subsequently took a more orthodox approach—adopting social distancing measures, restricting movement, and ultimately implementing a nationwide lockdown. Read more Publication - Download PDF Share Links Publication -…
COVID-19UK accession to the 2007 Lugano Convention
28th April 2020
On 8 April 2020, the United Kingdom deposited a request for re-accession to the 2007 Lugano Convention as an individual member. According to Art. 72 of the Convention, the UK accession requires the unanimous consent of all contracting parties. While Switzerland, Norway and Iceland have already announced their support, the European Union and Denmark (which is an individual member due to its special status in EU civil justice cooperation) still have to give their explicit consent. The accession…
Brexit+2BIICL Publishes Concept Note 1
27th April 2020
Breathing space - a Concept Note on the effect of the pandemic on commercial contracts BIICL has today published a Concept Note on the effects of the pandemic on commercial contracts and legal consideration in mitigating mass defaults. Read the press release
Centre for Comparative Law+1Coronavirus Amendment Regulations: The Government's dubious response to the 'out out' defence
27th April 2020
Maintaining public confidence in the Government's response to the pandemic matters. Trust will drain away if we are not given the full story about amendments to the coronavirus legislation restricting osur movements. The Rule of Law requires full disclosure. The comedian Micky Flanagan has a routine about being 'out out' . The central gag is that he only went 'out' to do a bit of shopping, but was waylaid by a friend and ended up in a nightclub for the evening. But he wasn't properly…
COVID-19Gian Luca Burci and Philippe Sands Event Report Published
27th April 2020
"COVID-19 and International Law: What went wrong and what can we learn from it?" If you missed the fascinating discussion between Philippe Sand and Gian Luca Burci at BIICL on the 16th of April there is now a report of the event available. Read the report and download a recording of the webinar here
COVID-19Integration of migrants in middle and small cities and in rural areas in Europe
27th April 2020
This report on the 'Integration of migrants in middle and small cities and in rural areas in Europe', authored by Arthur Watts Senior Research Fellow Jean-Pierre Gauci, was commissioned by the 'Commission for Citizenship, Governance, Institutional and External Affairs of the European Committee of the Regions (CIVEX). This report explores the context in which, and the structures through which, integration measures are implemented and the nature of the actions being undertaken by medium…
MigrationCovid-19: When is a rule not a rule?
24th April 2020
There has been some confusion over the extent of the Government's legal powers in the Covid-19 lockdown, and the precise status of a "rule". There is a difference between regulation and legislation. Voermans argues that legislation is the constitutionally authoritative form in which law is made by the state. Regulation is much broader and means any public intervention in a market or in society. Legislation means banning smoking in enclosed public spaces. Regulation includes the…
COVID-19Responding to COVID-19 product risks: should Government focus on the manufacturer or the patient?
24th April 2020
It was revealed recently that the Government has agreed to cover the legal liabilities of companies developing medical equipment at speed in the fight against COVID-19. In a letter in April 2020 to the Public Accounts Parliamentary Select Committee, Government Minister Michael Gove MP, revealed that the highly unusual step had been taken of indemnifying certain companies which are manufacturing medical equipment such as ventilators against legal risk in case the product causes injury…
COVID-19+1COVID-19 and International Law: What went wrong and what can we learn from it?
23rd April 2020
The webinar: 'COVID-19 and International Law: What went wrong and what can we learn from it?' held on 16 April 2020 featured a conversation between the award-winning author and international lawyer Philippe Sands QC, and the international health law expert and WHO former legal counsel Gian Luca Burci to explore what may have gone wrong, the lessons to be learned, and future institutional and legal changes needed Project Report This post-event report provides a summary of the discussion…
COVID-19Parliament reopening will help the Government defeat COVID-19
21st April 2020
Parliament's work in scrutinising Government is never more important than in a crisis. Emergencies sound the hour of the executive, where it plays an essential role in coordinating and delivering urgent support; this has certainly been the case with COVID-19, with Ministers granted additional powers to mobilise a rapid response to the lethal danger posed by the virus. While it is clear that special measures are required to cope with this extraordinary situation, it is essential to the Rule…
COVID-19Extended Deadline: Call for Papers for Teaching International Law Webinar Series
20th April 2020
Deadline Extended! BIICL is delighted to be convening a webinar series entitled Teaching International Law. The Organising Committee invites all those engaging with the teaching of international law from around the world to share their experiences and critically reflect on current practices of teaching international law. The aim is to foster reflection and discussion amongst the plurality of actors that teach international law across different contexts, traditions, and perspectives. The deadline…
TrainingCOVID-19 and International Law: What went wrong and what can we learn from it?
Event Date: 16th April 2020
EVENTS COVID-19 and International Law: What went wrong and what can we learn from it? Philippe Sands in conversation with Gian Luca Burci Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event details The adverse effects of the novel COVID-19 pandemic are felt globally, raising questions about the state of international…
COVID-19Force Majeure and Hardship in Commercial Contracts: Cross-border and Comparative Perspectives
Event Date: 8th April 2020
WEBINAR Force Majeure and Hardship in Commercial Contracts: Cross-border and Comparative Perspectives Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The objective of this webinar is to examine the legal consequences of a party's inability to perform a contract due to events outside their…
Comparative Law+4ISDS FAQ
Last Updated: 7th April 2020
International Investment Law and Dispute Resolution (Online Course) Frequently Asked Questions There's no link to pay by card. I do not have a PayPal account, how can I pay? You do not need to have a PayPal account to pay. You can also pay by Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express. Simply click on pay by PayPal button and then click on 'Pay by Debit or Credit Card'. You can pay by Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express. I…
Investment & TradeIdeas and Perspectives for a Climate Emergency Bill: Developing a Toolkit for Legislators to Tackle Climate Change
Event Date: 2nd April 2020
WEBINAREE Ideas and Perspectives for a Climate Emergency Bill: Developing a Toolkit for Legislators to Tackle Climate Change Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Recording of the Webinar Webinar: Ideas and Perspectives for a Climate Emergency Bill Sponsored by Event details In May 2019 the UK parliament…
Climate ChangeHRDD Forum: Damage control or opportunity for change?
Event Date: 1st April 2020
EVENTS HRDD Forum: Damage control or opportunity for change?: Working with companies after the identification of human rights impacts Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event details As expectations on business to undertake human rights due diligence are mounting, companies, advisers and other…
Business and Human RightsEuropean Parliament in-depth analysis on Sustainable Consumption and Consumer Protection Legislation
Ivano Alogna | 1st April 2020
This In-Depth Analysis on "Sustainable Consumption and Consumer Protection Legislation", authored by Bert Keirsbilck, Evelyne Terryn, Anaïs Michel (KU Leuven) and Ivano Alogna (BIICL), was commissioned by Policy Department A at the request of the European Parliament's Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO), in order to provide the Members of the European Parliament with evidence and recommendations for the own-initiative report entitled "Towards a more sustainable…
Climate Change+3European Parliament in-depth analysis on Sustainable Consumption and Consumer Protection Legislation
1st April 2020
This In-Depth Analysis on "Sustainable Consumption and Consumer Protection Legislation", authored by Bert Keirsbilck, Evelyne Terryn, Anaïs Michel (KU Leuven) and Ivano Alogna (BIICL), was commissioned by Policy Department A at the request of the European Parliament's Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO), in order to provide the Members of the European Parliament with evidence and recommendations for the own-initiative report entitled "Towards a more sustainable…
Business and Human Rights+4New Online Training Course on International Investment Law
31st March 2020
Today BIICL begins offering a new online course in international investment law and dispute resolution The course developed by Professor Kryvoi, Senior Research Fellow in International Economic Law and Director of the Investment Treaty Forum, will enable participants to understand the theory and practice of international investment law and dispute resolution. Participants will develop their own critical appreciation of history and nature of international investment law, the main substantive…
Investment & TradeHungary's Coronavirus legislative response: indeterminate powers for an indeterminate period
27th March 2020
The UK's legislative response to Covid-19 has been enacted in great haste, and its impact on the Rule of Law will no doubt continue to be debated in the months to come. However, it is clear that the Coronavirus Act 2020 contains some important Rule of Law safeguards. It has a sunset clause , meaning it will expire after 2 years. It allows Parliament the possibility to review the Act after 6 months. The Secretary of State must lay reports before Parliament every 2 months…
COVID-19POSTPONED: Prosecuting in the public interest: Independence without isolation
Event Date: 26th March 2020
EVENTS POSTPONED: Prosecuting in the public interest: Independence without isolation Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event details We are delighted to announce that the Director of Public Prosecutions, Mr Max Hill QC, will deliver a keynote speech on prosecutorial independence on Thursday 26…
Rule of LawOnline Course: International Investment Law and Dispute Resolution
Last Updated: 25th March 2020
International Investment Law and Dispute Resolution (Online Course) International Investment Law and Dispute Resolution (course trailer) Course details This course covers the history and the rationale of protection of foreign direct investments, applicable law, the key principles of international investment law and investor-state dispute settlement. Total guided learning time: approximately 18 hours. The course is led by Professor Yarik Kryvoi. Professor…
Investment & TradePOSTPONED: International and Comparative Law Quarterly Publishing Workshop in association with Cambridge University Press
Event Date: 25th March 2020
EVENTS POSTPONED: International and Comparative Law Quarterly Publishing Workshop in association with Cambridge University Press Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Sponsored by Event Details This workshop is aimed at those starting out in an academic…
ICLQCoronavirus Bill: A Rule of Law Analysis (Supplementary Report - House of Lords)
25th March 2020
The Coronavirus Bill is a response to a genuine public health emergency and contains the most sweeping powers ever taken by the UK Government outside of wartime. There is absolutely no doubt that the Government needs to take swift and bold measures to protect citizens, and that some of these measures will unavoidably impinge upon personal liberties in a drastic way. The role of Parliament in scrutinising these measures is even more important during an emergency. Neither law nor…
COVID-19+1Empirical Study: Corporate Restructuring and Investment Treaty Protections
Yarik Kryvoi | 23rd March 2020
BIICL and Baker McKenzie present the first comprehensive empirical study on corporate restructuring and investment treaty protections. The study examines all publicly available decisions of investor-state tribunals dealing with issues of corporate structuring and restructuring. Facilitating the consistency and correctness of decisions remains an important concern for states including with regards to divergent interpretations relating to jurisdiction and admissibility. The UNCITRAL working…
Arbitration+1BIICL and Baker McKenzie Announce New Study
23rd March 2020
New Empirical Study: Corporate Restructuring and Investment Treaty Protections Today BIICL and Baker McKenzie published the first comprehensive empirical study on corporate restructuring and investment treaty protections. The study examines all publicly available decisions of investor-state tribunals dealing with issues of corporate structuring and restructuring. Facilitating the consistency and correctness of decisions remains an important concern for states including with regards to divergent…
Arbitration+1Empirical Study: Corporate Restructuring and Investment Treaty Protections
23rd March 2020
BIICL and Baker McKenzie present the first comprehensive empirical study on corporate restructuring and investment treaty protections. The study examines all publicly available decisions of investor-state tribunals dealing with issues of corporate structuring and restructuring. Facilitating the consistency and correctness of decisions remains an important concern for states including with regards to divergent interpretations relating to jurisdiction and admissibility. The UNCITRAL working…
Arbitration+1Rule of Law Monitoring of Legislation - Coronavirus Bill
23rd March 2020
The Coronavirus Bill is a response to a genuine public health emergency and contains the most sweeping powers ever taken by the UK Government outside of wartime. There is absolutely no doubt that the Government needs to take swift and bold measures to protect citizens, and that some of these measures will unavoidably impinge upon personal liberties in a drastic way. The role of Parliament in scrutinising these measures is even more important during an emergency. Neither law nor…
COVID-19+1New Blog: The Future of the United Kingdom Investment Policy after Brexit
20th March 2020
On 25 February 2020, BIICL convened an Investment Treaty Forum event to discuss the investment policy of the United Kingdom following its exit from the European Union. The UK is getting ready to deliver on the ambitious promise to conclude new trade agreements with various countries around the world. Although the European Union rules did not prevent the United Kingdom from concluding its own international investment agreements consistent with EU law, the British government preferred…
Courts & Tribunals+1Does law fall silent in the war against Covid-19?
18th March 2020
The UK's Prime Minister yesterday joined other international leaders in declaring "war " on the invisible enemy, Covid-19. In a public emergency, the Government is quite right to use emergency powers to protect the public. Coronavirus is a genuine public health emergency, not a legal or political crisis. The primary focus of the Government's response is, rightly, on public health, medical evidence and scientific research. Lawyers are not doctors and aren't qualified to give medical advice…
COVID-19Expert Roundtable: Modern Slavery Data for Investor Action
Event Date: 17th March 2020
EVENTS Expert Roundtable: Modern Slavery Data for Investor Action Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law and the Alan Turing Institute are working on a project focused on how to ensure investors and asset managers have access to high-quality, accurate…
Rule of LawBIICL Coronavirus Update
16th March 2020
In the context of the coronavirus outbreak, BIICL staff have been recommended to work from home until further notice, taking the health and welfare of our workforce and community is the best approach at this point.We aim to host some of our events online; others will be postponed until it is safe to re-schedule. Otherwise we will continue to deliver our work as normally as possible. We will post updates on the re-scheduling of events as it develops on the event webpage and here as a news item.…
COVID-19The EU-UK Future Relationship and the Rule of Law
13th March 2020
Executive Summary The EU and the UK have begun negotiating their future relationship. The two sides disagree over the structure of the agreement(s), the legal form of any commitments to maintain common standards, and dispute resolution. Each of these disagreements highlights the unprecedented nature of these negotiations: this is the first time the EU has negotiated an international agreement with a state after it has withdrawn from the EU through Article 50 TEU . The condensed timetable…
Brexit+2Climate Change Event Report published
11th March 2020
The Event Climate Change Litigation: Comparative and International Perspectives' held on 16 January 2020 event discussed legal developments in the field of climate change from a comparative and international perspective. The event was comprised of two panels, the first on 'Climate Change Litigation before Domestic Courts', and the second on 'Climate Change Litigation at the International Level'. The panellists included academics and legal practitioners, many of whom were, or are currently,…
Climate ChangeForeign Investment Policy in Asia: Liberalization, Facilitation and Screening
Event Date: 10th March 2020
EVENTS Foreign Investment Policy in Asia: Liberalization, Facilitation and Screening Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised in partnership with: Dhurakij Pundit University and Nagoya University Event Details This event co-organised with Dhurakij Pundit University and Nagoya University will…
Arbitration+2Zimbabwe - Living on the edge
Event Date: 10th March 2020
The Mike Campbell Foundation and the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law Presents: "Zimbabwe - Living on the edge" Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised by the Bingham Centre and the Mike Campbell Foundation Event Details Living on the edge, without rule of law, is unimaginable to most people in the…
Rule of LawDivergence and alignment: The Rule of Law implications of the future relationship with the EU
Event Date: 9th March 2020
EVENTS Divergence and alignment: The Rule of Law implications of the future relationship with the EU Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Sponsored by Event Details On Tuesday 25 February the EU published their negotiating directives for the future relationship following adoption by the Member States in…
Brexit+2Human Rights Education 4 All: A Roundtable
Event Date: 9th March 2020
EVENTS Human Rights Education 4 All: A Roundtable Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details On March 9th 2020 the Bingham Centre will host a meeting of the Human Rights Education 4 All Alliance. The Group has been working on producing consultation responses to government inquiries,…
Rule of LawClimate Change Litigation: Comparative and International Perspectives
9th March 2020
The British Institute of International and Comparative Law held the event 'Climate Change Litigation: Comparative and International Perspectives' on 16 January 2020, as part of the Arthur Watts Seminar Series in Public International Law funded by Volterra Fietta. The event discussed legal developments in the field of climate change from a comparative and international perspective. It was comprised of two panels, the first on 'Climate Change Litigation before Domestic Courts', and the…
Climate ChangeHuman Rights Due Diligence Forum Events
Last Updated: 5th March 2020
HRDD Forum Events Events and conferences The Forum is a membership-based group, bringing together some of the most expert and experienced lawyers working in the field. The Forum organises around 3-4 Roundtables a year involving thematic discussions on business and human rights related topics as they relate to legal practitioners. On occasion, external speakers may be invited to present on certain topics. In addition to the member-only events, there will be one public…
Business and Human RightsCorporate Restructuring: Managing Investment Risks through Treaty Protections
Event Date: 4th March 2020
EVENTS Corporate Restructuring: Managing Investment Risks through Treaty Protections Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised in conjunction with Event details BIICL, in conjunction with Baker McKenzie, is delighted to present the first comprehensive empirical study on the permissibility of strategic…
Investment & TradeBringing claims for mass data-breaches
Event Date: 3rd March 2020
EVENTS Bringing claims for mass data-breaches Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Sponsored by Event Details In light of increasingly high-profile cases concerning remedies for data breaches, this event will consider the different perspectives on accountability for mass data-breaches. Convened by the British…
Collective Redress+3ICLQ Annual Lecture 2020
Event Date: 2nd March 2020
EVENTS ICLQ Annual Lecture 2020 Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Sponsored by Event Details The Annual ICLQ Lecture this year will be based on the paper 'Modern Slavery: Uncovering and Bridging the Gap' by Professor Philippa Webb and Dr Rosana Garciandia, both of King's College London. The article examines…
ICLQNew empirical research on Intellectual Property litigation and launch of Platform regulation project
Event Date: 26th February 2020
EVENTS AHRC Creative Industries Policy & Evidence Centre: New empirical research on Intellectual Property litigation and Platform regulation Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Organised by Creative Industries Policy & Evidence Centre (PEC) This conference is co-hosted by BIICL and CREATe, the UK Copyright and…
AI & Data WorldsUK Investment Protection Policy Post-Brexit
Event Date: 25th February 2020
EVENTS UK Investment Protection Policy Post-Brexit Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised in partnership with Event details Following its official exit from the European Union on 31 January 2020, the UK is gearing up to launch an aggressive trade negotiation strategy with State partners around the…
Investment & TradeEuropean Commission study on due diligence in supply chains published
24th February 2020
Today a study for the European Commission by BIICL, Civic Consulting and LSE Consulting was published by the European Commission. The study focused on due diligence requirements to identify, prevent, mitigate and account for abuses of human rights, including the rights of the child and fundamental freedoms, serious bodily injury or health risks, environmental damage, including with respect to climate. Through desk research, country analyses, interviews and surveys the study identifies Market…
Business and Human RightsEuropean Commission study on due diligence in supply chains
24th February 2020
This study for the European Commission focuses on due diligence requirements to identify, prevent, mitigate and account for abuses of human rights, including the rights of the child and fundamental freedoms, serious bodily injury or health risks, environmental damage, including with respect to climate. The study was conducted by the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (lead), Civic Consulting and LSE Consulting. Through desk research, country analyses, interviews…
Business and Human RightsBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction: Where are we and where to next?
Event Date: 18th February 2020
EVENTS Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction: Where are we and where to next? Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised in partnership with Event Details On the 24 December 2017, the United Nations General Assembly decided to convene an Intergovernmental Conference to develop the text…
Climate Change+1Law, Culture and Human Rights in Asia and the Middle East
Event Date: 14th February 2020
EVENTS Law, Culture and Human Rights in Asia and the Middle East Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised by Event Details The 4th Annual International Conference of the Asian Yearbook on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, jointly organised by the British Institute for International and Comparative…
Cultural Heritage+1A UK failure to prevent mechanism for corporate human rights harms: Is it legally feasible?
Event Date: 11th February 2020
EVENTS A UK failure to prevent mechanism for corporate human rights harms: Is it legally feasible? e? Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Sponsored by Event Details In March 2017, the UK Joint Committee on Human Rights released a report on business and human rights in which it proposed the introduction of a…
Business and Human RightsNew BIICL Report Looks at Preventing Human Rights Harms
11th February 2020
Report explores the legal feasibility of introducing a corporate duty to prevent human rights harms. Today BIICL in partnership with Hogan Lovells and Quinn Emmanuel launches a new report entitled 'A UK Failure to Prevent Mechanism for Corporate Human Rights Harms'. Key findings include: The majority of companies surveyed indicated that existing law does not provide business with sufficient legal certainty about which procedures are required to avoid legal risks for human rights abuses.…
Business and Human RightsA UK Failure to Prevent Mechanism for Corporate Human Rights Harms
11th February 2020
As developments around mandatory human rights due diligence laws are taking place rapidly across Europe, this report considers the legal feasibility of introducing into UK law a corporate duty to prevent human rights harms. In 2010, the UK Bribery Act introduced an offence if a company fails to prevent bribery. In 2017, the UK Joint Committee on Human Rights proposed that this model could be used for corporate human rights abuses. The report considers whether and how the legal elements…
Business and Human RightsRule of Law Measurement: Uses and Users
Event Date: 5th February 2020
EVENTS Rule of Law Measurement: Uses and Users Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details Hosted by the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law in collaboration with the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights at the University of Oxford this event is focused on thinking about how better…
Rule of LawShort Course: Business and Human Rights
Event Date: 3rd February 2020
EVENTS Short Course: Business and Human Rights Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details Business and human rights is an area of international human rights law in continuous development at the international and national levels. On successful completion of BIICL's Business and Human…
Business and Human RightsBIICL launches new MOOC: Citizenship and the Rule of Law
3rd February 2020
Today BIICL and the Bingham Centre are proud to announce the launch of an exciting course: 'Citizenship and the Rule of Law' This six-week course communicates our expertise in human rights, rule of law and international law through video lectures, articles, assessments and discussion forums. The initiative is aimed at lawyers, campaigners and students interested in learning more about the practical requirements of the Rule of Law and its application to everyday situations. The course is the…
TrainingIs the rule of law too vague a notion to be monitored and enforced by the EU against backsliding Member States?
Event Date: 30th January 2020
EVENTS Is the rule of law too vague a notion to be monitored and enforced by the EU against backsliding Member States? Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised in partnership with Event Details The rule of law is considered as a driver of legitimacy in the EU and the Member States. However, its…
European Law+1Arbitration & Asia: Opportunities & Challenges
Event Date: 29th January 2020
EVENTS Arbitration & Asia: Opportunities and Challenges Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location BIICL is a proud supporting organisation of this event co-organised by Fandga Partners and Three Crowns LLP and hosted by 39 Essex Chambers. Event Details As Asia's prominence in international dispute…
Arbitration+1New Publication: Protecting Education in Insecurity and Armed Conflict
27th January 2020
Today we are pleased to announce the release of the second edition of Protecting Education in Insecurity and Armed Conflict: An International Law Handbook. The publication is the result of the collaborative project between BIICL and Education Above All Foundation (EAA) through its Protect Education in Insecurity and Conflict (PEIC) programme. The second edition, fully updated with the recent legal developments and relevant case-law, provides a comprehensive overview of current…
Human RightsProtecting Education in Insecurity and Armed Conflict: An International Law Handbook (Second Edition).
27th January 2020
Protecting Education in Insecurity and Armed Conflict: An International Law Handbook (Second Edition). This Handbook is a practical and comprehensive guide to the relevant provisions of international law that protect education in situations of insecurity and armed conflict. Published in January 2020 this is the Second Edition of the Handbook, with the first one having been published in 2012. The Handbook was authored by BIICL, in cooperation with Protect Education in Insecurity…
Centre for International law+2Course: Comparative Business Law
Event Date: 23rd January 2020
EVENTS Course: Comparative Business Law Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised in partnership with: Event Details BIICL is working with ESCP Europe Business School on this 30 hour course on Comparative Business Law. Taught by BIICL and ESCP staff and legal practitioners, the course provides an excellent…
Arbitration+2Understanding Assignments: English, comparative and private international law
Event Date: 21st January 2020
EVENTS Understanding Assignments: English, Comparative and Private International Law Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The law of equitable assignment within English law simulates the effects of what would be termed 'assignment' in Civilian jurisdictions. Based on the work…
Comparative LawBIICL / IADC Meeting: Toxic Torts & Emerging risks
Event Date: 20th January 2020
EVENTS BIICL/IADC Meeting: Toxic Torts & Emerging risks Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised by the IADC and the BIICL Product Liability Forum Event Details This seminar will focus on current litigation & regulatory patterns in respect of toxic torts and related risks around…
Product Liability ForumClimate Change Litigation: Comparative and International Perspectives
Event Date: 16th January 2020
EVENTS Climate Change Litigation: Comparative and International Perspectives Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Part of the Arthur Watts Seminar Series Sponsored by Event Details Climate change litigation is increasingly being used as a tool to pressure governments to adopt more ambitious climate policies based…
Climate ChangeBilingualism in law in practice: the experience of Belarus and the United Kingdom
Event Date: 15th January 2020
EVENTS Bilingualism in law in practice: the experience of Belarus and the United Kingdom Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Sponsored by: The British Embassy in Minsk Co-organised in partnership with: The National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Event details Both the United Kingdom and Belarus have more than…
Cultural HeritageThe European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill and the Rule of Law
10th January 2020
The European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill (WAB) is a Bill of paramount constitutional importance. The aim of this report is to examine a number of Rule of Law issues raised by the WAB. This report uses the Rule of Law checklist adopted by the Venice Commission in 2016 to inform its analysis of the WAB. These Rule of Law standards provide a guide to the core elements of the Rule of Law, for which consensus can be found amongst the 47 States of the Council of Europe. The Venice Commission's…
Brexit+2The United Nations Convention against Corruption and International Investment Law
Event Date: 17th December 2019
EVENTSed Nations Convention against Corruption and International Investment Law The United Nations Convention against Corruption and International Investment Law Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised in partnership with Event Details With over 180 State parties the United Nations Convention against…
Investment & TradeNew Security Threats and the Future of Economic Globalization
Yarik Kryvoi | 10th December 2019
A multi-year project with the Graduate School of International Development of Nagoya University (Japan) to explore New Security Threats and the Future of Economic Globalization. This inter-disciplinary (law and political science) research project funded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science will explore the increasing tension between economic globalization and security issues. Share LinksProject - Tags It will examine whether the current trade…
Investment & TradeBIICL to Explore New Security Threats and the Future of Economic Globalization
10th December 2019
Today BIICL announced a new multi-year project with the Graduate School of International Development of Nagoya University (Japan) to explore New Security Threats and the Future of Economic Globalization. The inter-disciplinary (law and political science) research project funded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science will explore the increasing tension between economic globalization and security issues. It will examine whether the current trade and investment liberalisation…
Investment & TradeInternational Law, Force and Coercion in the South China Sea
10th December 2019
L Buszynski and D T Hai (eds) THE SOUTH CHINA SEA: FROM A REGIONAL MARITIME DISPUTE TO GEO-STRATEGIC COMPETITION (Routledge Security in Asia Pacific Series 2019) pp.169-182). This chapter combines an examination of international jurisprudence and state practice in addressing three separate legal issues that have arisen in the context of disputes over territory with a special focus on the South China Sea: (1) the applicability of the rules on the use of force to territorial disputes; (2)…
Law of the SeaHRDD Fourm: The interaction between investment disputes and human rights due diligence
Event Date: 4th December 2019
EVENTS HRDD Forum: The interaction between investment disputes and human rights due diligence Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details Following recent regulatory decisions aimed at reaching climate change targets, states such as the Netherlands, Germany and the EU are facing investment…
Business and Human RightsInternational Commercial Arbitration- The View from the Commonwealth Ecosystem
Event Date: 4th December 2019
EVENTS International Commercial Arbitration - The View from the Commonwealth Ecosystem Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised in partnership with Media Partner Event Details The Commonwealth study into international commercial arbitration provides the rare opportunity…
ArbitrationBlog: The interaction between investment disputes and human rights due diligence
4th December 2019
On 4 December 2019, the newly-established Human Rights Due Diligence Forum of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law convened its first meeting. The topic was the interaction between investment disputes and human rights due diligence. The main focus of the meeting was on the implications of newly adopted or proposed laws on human rights due diligence. Such laws essentially place the responsibility of prevention of human rights violations on multinational enterprises,…
Business and Human Rights+1ICLQ Announces 2020 Annual Lecture and Young Scholar Prize Winner
2nd December 2019
ICLQ Announces 2020 Annual Lecture and Young Scholar Prize Winner Each year the Editorial Board of the International and Comparative Law Quarterly selects one of the best papers of the previous 12 months for presentation at BIICL in London as a lecture. We are delighted to announce that the Annual ICLQ Lecture this year will be given by Professor Philippa Webb and Dr Rosana Garciandia, both of Kings College London, based on their article published in Vol 68(3) "State Responsibility…
ICLQ2019 Empirical study: Provisional measures in investor‑state arbitration
29th November 2019
BIICL and White & Case complete a research project on provisional measures in investment arbitration. On 27 November BIICL and White & Case presented the first comprehensive empirical study on provisional measures in investment treaty arbitration. The study examines over a hundred decisions and orders rendered by ICSID, UNCITRAL and other investor-state tribunals. It offers a unique insight into how international tribunals treat applications for provisional measures. Over the…
Arbitration+1Short Course: Public International Law in Practice (November 2019)
Event Date: 28th November 2019
EVENTS Short Course: Public International Law in Practice (November 2019) Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details Short Course Public International Law in Practice offers a dynamic introduction into applied public international law from the British Institute of International and Comparative…
Arbitration+6ITF Meeting: Provisional Measures in Investor-State Arbitration
Event Date: 27th November 2019
EVENTS ITF Meeting: Provisional Measures in Investor-State Arbitration Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised in partnership with: Event Details BIICL, in conjunction with White & Case, is delighted to present the first comprehensive empirical study on provisional measures in investment treaty arbitration. The…
Arbitration2019 Empirical study: Provisional measures in investor‑state arbitration
27th November 2019
BIICL and White & Case complete a research project on provisional measures in investment arbitration On 27 November BIICL and White & Case presented the first comprehensive empirical study on provisional measures in investment treaty arbitration. The study examines over a hundred decisions and orders rendered by ICSID, UNCITRAL and other investor-state tribunals. It offers a unique insight into how international tribunals treat applications for provisional measures. Over the past…
Arbitration42nd FA Mann Lecture: Preserving the Rule of Law in the Age of Trump
Event Date: 26th November 2019
EVENTS 42nd FA Mann Lecture: Preserving the rule of law in the age of Trump Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Sponsored by Event Details Chair Sir Christopher Greenwood GBE CMG QC Speaker Harold Hongju Koh, Sterling Professor of International Law, Yale Law School Professor Koh will be speaking on the topic…
Rule of LawOffshore methane hydrates in Japan: Research Report published
26th November 2019
Dr Constantinos Yiallourides has recently completed a 14 months-long research project in Tokyo, Japan. The project examined the potential prospects and benefits from the commercial development of offshore methane hydrates in Japan and whether existing legal frameworks are sufficiently robust to address the foreseeable environmental risks posed by methane hydrate exploration and exploitation operations in Japan and beyond. The project investigated how methane hydrates fit within Japan's…
EnergyIs antitrust still fit for purpose in a digital age?
Event Date: 21st November 2019
EVENTS Is antitrust still fit for purpose in a digital age? Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Sponsored by Event Details The digital space is top of mind for antitrust authorities globally and one central question is whether existing antitrust law and enforcement practice remains fit for purpose. The roundtable…
CompetitionFisheries after Brexit
Event Date: 19th November 2019
EVENTS Fisheries after Brexit Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Sponsored by Event Details As a result of Brexit, a new fisheries regime or regimes governing the UK exclusive economic area will need to be devised in the context of a UK constitutional arrangement whereby fisheries management has been transferred to the four devolved…
Brexit+1Small States, International Law and the Realisation of Rights
Event Date: 14th November 2019
EVENTS Conference: Small States, International Law and the Realisation of Rights Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised in partnership with Event Details The conference will examine how Small States influence international law and global decision-making, including a review of the common challenges faced and a comparative…
International LitigationShort Course: Cross-border Dispute Resolution
Event Date: 13th November 2019
EVENTS Short Course: Cross-border Dispute Resolution Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details This three-day programme is focused on current developments and strategies in cross-border dispute resolution. Cross-border dispute resolution is a part of the practice of almost every commercial…
Comparative Law+1Challenges of Arbitration in Asia
Event Date: 12th November 2019
EVENTS Challenges of Arbitration in Asia Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Sponsored by Event Details This event focuses on recent developments of arbitration in Asia. Weixia Gu, University of Hong Kong, will highlight current issues that arise in arbitration from an Asian perspective, and present an inter-jurisdiction…
ArbitrationBlog: Counterclaims in investor-state disputes: time for the system to change?
8th November 2019
At a packed BIICL event on 6 November 2020, we discussed counterclaims in investor-state disputes. DLA Piper and the Investment Treaty Forum brought together an excellent panel to discuss the complexities of asserting counterclaims, including jurisdictional, substantive and enforcement aspects of it: Michael Ostrove, David Herlihy, Alison Macdonald and Dainis Pudelis from the State Chancellery of the Republic of Latvia. Although I was not one of the event's main speakers, I have been…
Arbitration+1ITF Meeting: Counterclaims in Investor-State Arbitration
Event Date: 6th November 2019
EVENTS ITF Meeting: Counterclaims in Investor-State Arbitration Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised with: Event Details As the system of investor-state disputes is criticised by some as biased in favour of investors. One aspect of this bias is that many investment treaties only place obligations on the host State to…
Arbitration'The future of Europe' conference (Bucharest)
Event Date: 31st October 2019
EVENTS 'The future of Europe' conference (Bucharest) former recently taking measures to protect judges from political influence. Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details Rule of Law backsliding in Central and Eastern Europe remains worrisome. Recently, the Venice Commission expressed serious…
European Law+1Blog: Appointment of International Judges and Arbitrators: Perspectives from Different Institutions
26th October 2019
On 18 October 2019, we put together a joint BIICL/University of Liverpool event on the appointment of international judges and arbitrators. The idea was to look at common trends and divergences between various international courts and tribunals with a particular focus on legitimacy and the rule of law. Diversity as legitimacy I presented my views on the split between the public and private adjudication and how it may undermine the legitimacy of various institutions. For instance, the…
Arbitration+1Appointment of International Judges and Arbitrators: Legality, Legitimacy and the Rule of Law
Event Date: 25th October 2019
EVENTS Appointment of International Judges and Arbitrators: Legality, Legitimacy and the Rule of Law Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised with International Law and Human Rights Unit Event Details The backgrounds and professional qualifications of judges have become salient and contested issues…
Arbitration+1Blog: Valuation of damages in investment disputes - conference takeaways
22nd October 2019
On 18 October 2019, we organised a conference on the valuation of damages in international investment law. This topic is far from being theoretical as slight differences in the methodology of calculation of damages can lead to giant differences in sums awarded. For example, in the controversial Tethyan v. Pakistan case earlier this year, Pakistan was ordered to pay nearly US$6 billion as compensation when one of its provinces denied a mining licence. The ICSID tribunal used a "modern…
Investment & TradeThirty Third ITF Public Conference: Valuation of Damages in International Investment Law
Event Date: 18th October 2019
EVENTS Thirty Third ITF Public Conference: Valuation of Damages in International Investment Law Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Lunch sponsored by Media Sponsor Event Details…
Investment & TradePLF Meeting: Domestic Appliances and Product Liability
Event Date: 16th October 2019
EVENTS PLF Meeting: Domestic Appliances and Product Liability Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Speakers include: Pierre Chalançon, APPLiA (Home Appliance Europe ) and Vorwerk & Co, who will discuss the current regulatory & litigation environment for white goods, as well as the impact…
Comparative LawState Aid and Tax – Two ECJ landmark rulings
Event Date: 9th October 2019
EVENTS State Aid and Tax - Two landmark rulings from the General Court Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details On September 24 the General Court announced the decisions on the appeals brought by the Netherlands and Luxembourg governments regarding the Commission's decisions on Starbucks and Fiat. The…
CompetitionNo Deal Brexit, Business and the Rule of Law
4th October 2019
The profound changes that would accompany a No Deal Brexit will transform the legal environment in which business operates, from changing the terms of trade relationships in Europe, to the structure of regulation and the content of laws. This paper explores the consequences for the Rule of Law for Business from these changes, by drawing on the perspectives of experts from the Bingham Centre's business network and other Brexit experts. Our interviews revealed that the search for…
Brexit+1External Event: The London Conference on International Law
Event Date: 3rd October 2019
EVENTS External Event: The London Conference on International Law Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The London Conference on International Law will bring together international law academics, judges, practitioners, representatives of civil society, business-leaders, and other stakeholders to see how States…
International Law+1Determinants of Anti-Trafficking Efforts
Jean-Pierre Gauci | 1st October 2019
BIICL is delighted to be undertaking a large scale project on determinants of anti-trafficking policies around the world. The overall goal of the project is to improve national governments' anti-trafficking efforts. It will assess the links and sequencing of specific factors that have yielded improved political will and capacity in national governments to address trafficking in persons and which have led to sustained and comprehensive anti-trafficking efforts. Through a multi-pronged…
MigrationNew Project launch: Determinants of Anti-Trafficking Efforts
1st October 2019
BIICL is delighted to announce the launch of a new project entitled: Determinants of Anti-Trafficking Efforts. The project, which is funded by the United States Government, assesses the links and sequencing of specific factors that have yielded improved political will and capacity in national governments to address trafficking in persons and which have led to sustained and comprehensive anti-trafficking efforts. It seeks to answer the practical question asked by anti-trafficking actors…
MigrationOffshore Methane Hydrates in Japan: Prospects, Challenges and the Law
30th September 2019
Offshore Methane Hydrates in Japan: Prospects, Challenges and the Law Working Paper, September 2019 Authors: Constantinos Yiallourides & Roy Andrew Partain Report Summary This report provides a background to the science and engineering of Japan's offshore methane hydrates, on the place of the natural gas produced from those hydrates in Japan's overall energy policies, and how Japan might best legally prepare for the onset of natural gas production from those offshore hydrate assets.…
EnergyRepresenting Interests of States in International Courts and Tribunals
Event Date: 18th September 2019
EVENTS Representing Interests of States in International Courts and Tribunals Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details This joint event of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law and the Belarusian State University will focus on complexities of representing the…
Investment & TradeISDS@Singapore Public Conference: Dimensions of Legitimacy in Investor-State Dispute Settlement
Event Date: 13th September 2019
EVENTS ISDS@Singapore Public Conference: Dimensions of Legitimacy in Investor-State Dispute Settlement Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The landscape of investor-State dispute settlement is changing. In 2017, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law conferred a broad mandate on Working Group III to…
Investment & TradeSixth Annual Bingham Lecture
Event Date: 12th September 2019
EVENTS Sixth Annual Bingham Lecture g Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The Sixth Annual Bingham Lecture: 'Process of Discovery: What Brexit has taught us (so far) about Parliament, Politics and the UK Constitution' Delivered by The Rt Hon John Bercow MP, Speaker of the House of Commons …
Brexit+1UNGPs in Legal Practice Roundtable Series: Human Rights Due Diligence and Corporate Liability
Event Date: 11th September 2019
EVENTS UNGPs in Legal Practice Roundtable Series: Human Rights Due Diligence and Corporate Liability Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details In the sixth roundtable of our UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) in Legal Practice Roundtable series, we will explore the links between human rights due diligence…
Business and Human RightsNew workshop report: The Human Right to Access and Enjoy Cultural Heritage in the United Kingdom
10th September 2019
On the 31st of May 2018, the British Institute of International and Comparative Law hosted a workshop on the human right to access to, and enjoyment of, cultural heritage in the United Kingdom (UK), which was moderated by Kristin Hausler (Dorset Senior Fellow). This workshop was organised as part of HEURIGHT, a research project on Cultural Heritage in the European Union, in relation to which an edited volume was published by Brill Nijhoff in 2019. While there is no right to cultural…
Cultural HeritageThe Human Right to Access and Enjoy Cultural Heritage in the United Kingdom
10th September 2019
On the 31 May 2018, the British Institute of International and Comparative Law hosted a workshop on the human right to access to, and enjoyment of, cultural heritage in the United Kingdom (UK), which was moderated by Kristin Hausler (Dorset Senior Fellow). This workshop was organised as part of HEURIGHT, a research project on Cultural Heritage in the European Union, in relation to which an edited volume was published by Brill Nijhoff in 2019. While there is no right to cultural…
Cultural HeritageThe EU Engagement in International Migration Policies
1st September 2019
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and International Organization for Migration (IOM): The EU Engagement in International Migration Policies' Book chapter in R Wessel and J Odermatt, Research Handbook on the European Union and International Organizations (Edgar Elgar 2019) Over the years, the European Union has developed relationships with other international institutions, mainly as a result of its increasingly active role as a global actor and the transfer of competences…
MigrationMigrant integration survey
Last Updated: 27th August 2019
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MigrationGCM Ind: Obj 10:Prevent, combat and eradicate trafficking in persons in the context of Int Migration
21st August 2019
Blog post written by Dr Jean-Pierre Gauci and Francesca Romana Partipilo (British Institute of International and Comparative Law) and forms part of a series of blog posts examining the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. Read the Blog
MigrationCan Regulatory Freedom Justify Indirect Expropriation in Investment Arbitration?
10th August 2019
Can Regulatory Freedom Justify Indirect Expropriation in Investment Arbitration? Blog by Yarik Kryvoi, and Lizaveta Trakhalina Kluwer Arbitration Blog 10/08/19 Read the Blog
ArbitrationCoercive tactics: China, Turkey and International Law
9th August 2019
Coercive tactics: China, Turkey and International Law Energy exploration by China and Turkey within the national waters of other nations is contrary to international law - it is upon the international community to steer recalcitrant states towards obedience. Blog by Constantinos Yiallourides in Maritime Issues Read the Blog
Law of the SeaSolidarity "A La Carte": The EU's Response to Boat Migration
9th August 2019
Solidarity "A La Carte": The EU's Response to Boat Migration Blog by Jean-Pierre Gauci Arthur Watts Senior Research Fellow in Public International Law Eleni Karageorgiou,Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Law at Lund University and Researcher at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. Opionio Juris 09/08/19 Read the Blog
MigrationBIICL Announce Hong Kong Partnership
30th July 2019
BIICL is delighted to announce that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Under the MoU, BIICL and CUHK will cooperate in knowledge creation and exchange in various fields of law, such as international and comparative law. In addition, both parties will co-organise events and develop professional training and continuing professional development across the legal, governmental and non-governmental communities in Hong Kong and Asia.…
Hong KongGCM Indicators: Objective 9: Strengthen the transational response to smuggling of migrants
23rd July 2019
GCM Indicators: Objective 9: Strengthen the transational response to smuggling of migrants Blog post written by Dr Jean-Pierre Gauci and Francesca Romana Partipilo (British Institute of International and Comparative Law) and forms part of a series of blog posts examining the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. Read the blog
MigrationInternational Dispute Resolution: Reflections and Redirections
Event Date: 22nd July 2019
Time: 14.15-18.15 (registration from 14.00) Venue: Chinese University of Hong Kong, Graduate Law Centre, 2/F, Bank of America Tower12, Harcourt Road, Hong Kong In collaboration with The British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) and the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) are hosting an inaugural seminar to celebrate the launch of BIICL's first Asian based office. 14:15 Opening remarks by Professor Christopher Gane, Dean of Law, CUHK 14:30 Speech by Professor Rocky Tuan, Vice-Chancellor,…
Hong KongCentre for International Law
Last Updated: 19th July 2019
Centre for International Law International law, with its set of rules established through treaty or custom, is the key to stable international relations, collective security, and sustainable development. When international law is not respected, growing insecurity and inequalities, as well as attacks on the rule of law, become the norm. Following decades of efforts to expand the reach and content of international law through multilateralism, international law is now challenged…
International LawCompetition Law Forum
Last Updated: 18th July 2019
Competition Law Forum Overview The Competition Law Forum is a centre of excellence for European competition and antitrust policy and law at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. It provides a forum in which the practical application of competition policy is considered by lawyers, economists, senior business managers, public servants, public affairs professionals, consumer bodies and other specialist practitioners. The Forum identifies areas requiring…
CompetitionAssistance to States in Investment Treaty Matters
Last Updated: 17th July 2019
Assistance to States in Investment Treaty Matters The Investment Treaty Forum is pleased to facilitate assistance to States when reforming their domestic laws and international treaties, negotiating international agreements or when faced with an investment dispute. Given that the Forum has been established with a view to facilitating discussion amongst lawyers, policy advisers, academics, government officials and other specialist practitioners, it is in a strong position to assist…
Arbitration+1Herbert Smith Freehills Project Series
Eva Lein | 12th July 2019
New Specialist Commercial Courts - Changing Dispute Resolution post Brexit? (2019/2020) Overview With support of Herbert Smith Freehills, the Center of Comparative Law is working on the project "New Specialist Commercial Courts - Changing Dispute Resolution post Brexit?" The project looks at the newly established Commercial Courts (CCs) in Europe and their possible impact on the European market for litigation. Legislative initiatives to create Commercial Courts have been put forward in…
Centre for Comparative Law+1Prime Minister announces new Modern Slavery Centre to be led by the Bingham Centre
9th July 2019
Prime Minister announces new Modern Slavery Centre to be led by the Bingham Centre The Prime Minister has today announced the investment of £10 million of public funding from UK Research and Innovation's Strategic Priorities Fund to create an ambitious new Policy and Evidence Centre on Modern Slavery and Human Rights. The Centre's job will be to bring about a step change in our understanding of modern slavery and to transform the effectiveness of the legal and policy framework which is designed…
Human Rights'The Right to Cultural Heritage - Its Protection and Enforcement through Cooperation in the European Union' (HEURIGHT14).
Kristin Hausler | 1st July 2019
In June 2015, the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, BIICL was awarded funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) for a three-year project on 'The Right to Cultural Heritage - Its Protection and Enforcement through Cooperation in the European Union' (HEURIGHT). This project investigates how human rights guarantees in relation to cultural heritage are being understood and implemented within the EU and by the EU as part of its external action. It focuses…
Cultural HeritageThe 58th London-Leiden Conference: The European Union and International Law
Event Date: 29th June 2019
Time: 09.30-17.30 (registration from 09.00) Venue: King's College London, Bush House, 30 Aldwych, London, WC2B 4BG Sponsored by Now in its 58th year, this year's London-Leiden conference will discuss the role of the European Union in the broader international law framework. Article 3(5) of the Treaty on the European Union, requires the Union to contribute to the strict observance and development of international law. In this conference, we will explore whether and how the European Union is…
European LawCLF Lunch seminar on digital platforms and other pressing antitrust issues
Event Date: 28th June 2019
Time: 12:00-13:30 (registration from 11:30) Venue: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP On the antitrust field, platform power continues to be in the spotlight. The Bundeskartellamt's decision against Facebook and the European Commission's interventions against Google brings some interesting views on how to deal with cases within the digital space. How will political change in Europe - if any - affect trans-Atlantic views…
CompetitionEuropean State Aid and Tax Rulings
26th June 2019
European State Aid and Tax Rulings This book investigates whether the European Commission (EC) has the mandate to legislate on direct taxation in sovereign states and ultimately questions whether the EC's enforcement action in recent tax ruling cases, in the area of state aid, respects the rule of law. Publication - Download PDF Share Links Publication - Tags
CompetitionExcellent ICLQ Performance in 2018 Impact Factor
21st June 2019
Our journal, The International and Comparative Law Quarterly, is now the top-ranked peer-reviewed international law journal according to Journal Citation Reports (Web of Science Group, 2019) 2018 2-year Impact Factors announced yesterday. The ICLQ is now placed 30th out of all 148 law journals in the Journal Citation Reports. According to the reports, in International law only the student-reviewed Harvard Journal of International Law ranks more highly than the ICLQ. Impact Factor is a measure…
ICLQITF Debate on Regulatory Freedom and Indirect Expropriation in Investment Arbitration
Event Date: 20th June 2019
Listen to the audio recording ITF Debate on Regulatory Freedom and Indirect Expropriation in Investment ArbitrationThis ITF meeting will feature a debate of the scope, relationship and method for delineating between regulatory freedom and indirect expropriation and ways for resolving this in practice - considering important issues such as the intent and effects of State actions. It will also include the launch of Dr Aniruddha Rajput's book entitled "Regulatory Freedom and Indirect Expropriation…
Investment & TradePLF meeting: New Regulatory Landscape for Products post-Brexit
Event Date: 19th June 2019
Time: 17:00-19:30 Venue: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP The event is run jointly with the MHRA and the Public Law Project, and will bring together leading experts to examine the recent products-related Statutory Instruments and their impact on the regulation of products post-Brexit in spheres such as medicines (Human Medicines (EU Exit Regulations) 2019), chemicals (REACH etc (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations…
Brexit+1Current issues and common challenges for the protection of human rights in Europe, Africa and the Americas
Event Date: 14th June 2019
Time: 10.00-18.30 (registration from 09.30) Followed by a reception Venue: Travers Smith LLP, 2-3 Hosier Lane, London EC1A 9LX Sponsored by THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED This one-day conference will consider current issues and common challenges facing the three regional court systems in Europe, Africa and the Americas: the European Court of Human Rights; the African Commission and Court on Human and Peoples' Rights; and the Inter-American Commission and Court of Human Rights. The event will…
Courts & TribunalsHighlights from the 2019 annual ICN meeting in Cartagena and the direction for the ICN in 2020
Event Date: 13th June 2019
Time: 14:30-17:30 (registration from 14:00) Venue: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP In collaboration with the Competition Markets Authority (CMA), the Competition Law Forum (CLF) will bring together CMA officials, UK NGAs, EU NGAs and businesses to consider the questions from this year's annual ICN meeting in Cartagena. The ICN direction for 2020 will also be discussed. Speakers Tony Penny, Assistant Director, International,…
International LawAnnual Grotius Lecture 2019
Event Date: 12th June 2019
Time: 17.30-19.00 (registration from 17.00) Event followed by a drinks reception Venue: Bank of England, Threadneedle Street, London, EC2R 78AH. Sponsored by: THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED 2019 marks centenary of the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919, which paved the way for women to become lawyers for the first time. It is, therefore, fitting that this year's lecture is entitled "Women's Rights Worldwide" and will be delivered by Baroness Hale of Richmond, the current - and first woman…
Human Rights+1Asian Yearbook of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law invite submissions
10th June 2019
Today BIICL announces a call for submissions to the Asian Yearbook of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (AYBHRHL) volume V to be published in 2021 on the subject of Culture and Cultural Heritage in Asia and the Middle East, addressing culture and cultural heritage in times of peace and armed conflicts in the region. The authors of papers being included in the yearbook will be invited to be present their paper at the 2020 conference to be held on 14th February 2020. More details about the conference…
Human RightsFacebook’s Anticompetitive Lean in Strategies
6th June 2019
Abstract Facebook is under fire on several fronts and with good reason. Regulators strive to make sense of and address a plethora of seemingly unrelated issues that arise from the operation of its platform. These range from antitrust, privacy violations, dissemination of harmful content and speech, deception and polarisation to political manipulation. This paper identifies Facebook's unrestricted and excessive data collection as a unifying theme that requires immediate antitrust action.…
CompetitionResearcher
Last Updated: 4th June 2019
BIICL Researcher Programme We are not running the programme in 2020 BIICL has established a rolling programme of paid Researcher roles for those in the early stages of a research career in international and comparative law. Posts are offered on a part-time basis (0.8 FTE/28 hours per week) for a ten month period. Opportunities are usually available across BIICL's main research areas including Public International Law, the Rule of Law, Competition Law, International Economic Law…
VacanciesVacancies BIICL
Last Updated: 4th June 2019
Vacancies Details of all paid roles at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) can be found below as well as details of how to apply. Current vacancies There are no current vacancies When applying for a role at BIICL please follow the application procedure set out in the advertised job description. Applicants must complete the BIICL Application Cover Form, as well as providing…
VacanciesVolunteer Roles
Last Updated: 3rd June 2019
Volunteer Roles Share Links2020 - FOR THE TIME BEING WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING ANY APPLICATIONS As a registered charity, BIICL is able to offer opportunities for volunteers to assist in its research and activities. These are highly flexible, part-time opportunities, undertaken on a short-term basis to suit your availability. We also welcome people under the Erasmus+ scheme, or with funding from their university or other institution to undertake work placements. We…
VacanciesCareers
Last Updated: 31st May 2019
Careers Share LinksWork with BIICL There are many ways to become more closely involved with the Institute. On this page you can find links to information on job vacancies at the Institute and details of our Researchers, volunteering and Visiting Fellowship programmes. Visiting Fellowships The British Institute of International and Comparative Law welcomes applications from legal academics and scholars to conduct their own research…
VacanciesDraft Report: Reform of the European Court of Human Rights
28th May 2019
On the 21st of May, BIICL hosted a seminar on Reform of the ECtHR: would closer co-operation with national senior courts help? The draft report presented at the seminar can be accessed here. Its authors are now seeking views and comment on its content and its central proposal: the adoption of a rule of procedure or practice by national senior courts which requires those courts, in any judgment rejecting a claim based on the Convention, to include a succinct statement of the reasons for dismissing…
Courts & TribunalsAnnual Harry Weinrebe Memorial Lecture: Do Human Rights Need Rescuing?
Event Date: 22nd May 2019
Time: 17.30-18.30 (Registration from 17.00) Venue: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP In his new book, Professor Hurst Hannum calls for a 'radically moderate approach' that adopts a strict understanding of human rights as international human rights law, maintaining the distinctions between binding legal obligations on governments and broader issues of ethics, politics, and social change. The panellists will discuss…
Human Rights28th Annual SLS/BIICL Workshop on Theory in International Law
Event Date: 15th May 2019
EVENTS 28th Annual SLS/BIICL Workshop on Theory in International Law Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Spaces beyond Sovereignty: International Law Outside of Territorial Jurisdiction 4th December 2017, the UN General Assembly decided to convene an intergovernmental conference to negotiate a treaty on the conservation and sustainable…
European LawCultural Heritage in the European Union
15th May 2019
Cultural Heritage in the European Union Edited by Andrzej Jakubowski, Kristin Hausler and Francesca Fiorentini Cultural Heritage in the European Union provides a critical analysis of the laws and policies which address cultural heritage throughout Europe, considering them in light of the current challenges faced by the Union. The volume examines the matrix of organisational and regulatory frameworks concerned with cultural heritage both in the Union and its Members States, as well as…
Cultural HeritageICLQ Annual Lecture 2019 - Judicial Review in the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy
Event Date: 13th May 2019
Time: 17.30-19.30 (Registration from 17.00) Event followed by a drinks reception Venue: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP The Annual ICLQ Lecture this year will be based on the paper 'Judicial Review in the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy' by Professor Panos Koutrakos of City University. The paper examines the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the European Union in relation to judicial review of the Common…
ICLQICLQ announces winner of 2018 Young Scholar Prize
13th May 2019
ICLQ announces winner of 2018 Young Scholar Prize The Editorial Board of the International and Comparative Law Quarterly is pleased to announce that the 2018 Young Scholar Prize will be awarded to Dr Barrie Sander of the Fundacao Getulio Vargas in Rio de Janeiro for his article 'History on Trial: Historical Narrative Pluralism within and beyond International Criminal Courts' published in Volume 67 Part 3. The Prize is awarded annually to the best article by a scholar aged 35 or under at the…
ICLQThirty Second ITF Public Conference: State Responsibility in Investment Law
Event Date: 10th May 2019
Time: 09:00-17:00 (Registration from 08:30) Venue: BMA House, Tavistock Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1H 9JP THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED The event will bring together arbitrators, leading practitioners and academics working in the area of international investment law to discuss issues related to State responsibility, including: circumstances precluding wrongfulness force majeure, distress and necessity fundamental change of circumstances attribution for the conduct of different branches of…
Investment & Trade16th Annual BIICL International Mergers and Antitrust Conference
Event Date: 2nd May 2019
Time: 14:00-18:10 (Registration 13:30) Followed by a drinks reception Venue: Institute of Directors, 116 Pall Mall, London, SW1Y 5ED The digital economy continues to deliver huge opportunities for business and consumers, but challenges for authorities charged with promoting competitive markets and protecting consumers. Our panel of experts will discuss the implications of recent influential reports for all stakeholders active on digital markets and companies looking to digitise their businesses.…
CompetitionThe Belt & Road Initiative and Global Dispute Resolution London Forum
Event Date: 2nd May 2019
Time: 14.15-18.00 (Registration from 13.45) Followed by a drinks reception Venue: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED In advance of the of 2019 London International Disputes Week, BIICL, in cooperation with the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), is delighted to co-organise 'The Belt and Road Initiative and Global Dispute Resolution' London Forum. The…
ArbitrationBlog: Zuckerberg is right: third party standards must govern online speech
Lise Smit, Ulysses Smith | 6th April 2019
While some lawmakers and privacy advocates have criticized Mark Zuckerberg's recent call for greater government oversight, deeming it PR-driven and self-serving, the proposal he outlined goes a long way toward reforming an issue of enormous significance in the tech space. He advocates for third-party content standards, which would sharply reduce Facebook and other companies' power to decide what constitutes protected speech.Freedom of speech, guaranteed under the First Amendment of the Constitution,…
Business and Human RightsOnline advertising, human rights and the Rule of Law (New York)
Event Date: 3rd April 2019
Time: 18.00-19.30 (Registration from 17.30) Venue: Cantor Boardroom 11-75, New York University Stern School of Business, Henry Kaufman Management Center (KMC), 44 West 4th Street, New York 10012 This discussion will consider the human rights implications of current online advertising practices, and how advertisers, internet platforms, and advertising companies can be expected to address these risks. Advertisers face potential reputational risks when brands are associated with hateful or harmful…
Business and Human Rights17th Annual Review of the Arbitration Act
Event Date: 26th March 2019
Time: 14.00-18:15 (Registration from 13:30) Venue: Simmons & Simmons LLP, CityPoint, 1 Ropemaker Street, London EC2Y 9SS Event Papers Keynote lecture by Sir Rupert Jackson Judicial Decisions Summaries - December 2017 to February 2019 BIICL in cooperation with Simmons & Simmons is organising the 17th Annual Review of the Arbitration Act. The event will be held on Tuesday 26 March 2019 and will bring together judges, leading practitioners and academics working in the area of international…
ArbitrationUK Business and Human Rights Scholars Network meeting
Event Date: 25th March 2019
Time: 12.00-17.30 (Registration from 11.30) Venue: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP UK Business and Human Rights' Scholars Network is a multi-disciplinary initiative led by the Essex Business and Human Rights Project. It brings together scholars interested in all areas of business and human rights from any discipline. The goal of the Network is to create space and opportunities for scholars researching, teaching and…
Business and Human RightsIs Corporate Accountability Possible in Capitalism?
Event Date: 25th March 2019
Time: 17.30 19.30 (Registration from 17.00) Venue: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP The speakers on the panel will discuss the demand for corporate accountability in a context where more and more areas of life are organised by, and mediated through corporations, for profit. This increased corporate presence has led to areas of friction where the demand for 'corporate accountability' seeks to address the balance between…
Business and Human RightsHow to tackle Rule of Law backsliding in the EU?
Event Date: 20th March 2019
Time: 9.30-11.30 CET (registration with coffee opens at 9.00) Venue: Info Point Europa - Schuman, Rond-point Schuman / Schuman Plein, Rue Archimède, 1 - B-1000 Brussels, Belgium There have been important developments and decisions taken in the past few months with respect to the Rule of Law in the European Union (EU). This includes, for example, the European Commission's proposal on the protection of the Union's budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the Rule of Law, which would…
European Law+1The ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Chagos Islands
Event Date: 18th March 2019
Time: 17.30-18.30 (Registration from 17.00) Venue: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP This event will discuss the most recent decision of the International Court of Justice. On the 25th of February, the Court delivered its Advisory Opinion on the Legal Consequences of the Separation of the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius in 1965. The Court found that the separation of the Chagos islands from the British colony of Mauritius…
Law of the SeaBrexit Votes Explained UK in a Changing Europe and Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law report
11th March 2019
The report sets out what affects MPs' influence and shows that there could be no deal if members of parliament continue to vote against everything. Publication - Download PDF Share Links Publication - Tags
BrexitCLF lunchtime seminar: The importance of economic effects
Event Date: 6th March 2019
Time: 12.30-14.00 (Registration and a sandwich lunch from 12 noon) Venue: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP Roger P. Alford and Jeffrey M. Wilder will be discussing the importance of economic effects in antitrust. Christian Ahlborn, Partner at Linklaters, will provide comments to their presentation. Speakers Roger P. Alford, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice…
CompetitionBCLP & BIICL Conference - Competition in Financial Services
Event Date: 5th March 2019
Time: 15.00-18.00 (Registration from 14.30) Event followed by a drinks reception Venue: The Auditorium, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, Adelaide House, London Bridge, London EC4R 9HA This conference will see a diverse range of panellists from industry, private practice, economists and regulators, discuss the key competition issues affecting the financial services sector in 2019, including: Topic I - Antitrust enforcement against individuals Topic II - Retail markets - vulnerability and switching…
CompetitionITF Meeting: Renewing the Relationship between Treaties and Customary International Law
Event Date: 4th March 2019
Time: 18.00-19.30 (Registration from 17.30) Event followed by a drinks reception Venue: Withers LLP, 20 Old Bailey, London EC4M 7AN View the photographs of the event Listen to the audio recording Podcast: Renewing the Relationship between Treaties and Customary International Law BIICL Investment Treaty Forum in cooperation with Withers is organising a seminar on the relationship between treaties and custom in international investment law. This event will bring together…
Investment & TradeBlog: Access to Legal Remedies for Victims of Corporate Human Rights Abuses in Third Countries
1st March 2019
Ensuring effective access to legal remedies for victims of corporate human rights abuses in third countries is a key part of both the State's duty to protect human rights and the business responsibility to respect human rights, as recognised under the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.A recent study by Axel Marx, Claire Bright and Jan Wouters was conducted for the European Parliament on "Access to legal remedies for victims of corporate human rights abuses". The study mapped…
Business and Human RightsPipelines and International Law
Event Date: 28th February 2019
Time: 17.30-19.30 (Registration from 17.00) Event followed by a drinks reception Venue: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP Event Report The indispensability of energy resources, such as oil and gas, for State's socioeconomic development and security brings the cross-border transit of energy to the centre of international debate. In this context, pipelines embody the confluence of distinct areas of international law, from…
EnergyMaritime Disputes and Disputed Seabed Resources in the African Continent
23rd February 2019
This chapter provides an overview of some of the most significant maritime boundary disputes in Africa, both past and ongoing, and the interplay between these disputes and the exploration and exploitation of seabed resources. It discusses how the exploration and exploitation of disputed seabed resources have fueled maritime disputes and how African States have attempted to resolve their differences. Particular focus is paid to cases where the disputing parties were able to…
EnergyResolving the Brexit impasse UK in a Changing Europe and Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law report
14th February 2019
There are disputes over territory in almost every region of the world, sometimes leading to escalations and violence between States and threatening international peace and security. International law requires States to refrain from the threat or use of force and to attempt to settle their disputes by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace, security and justice are not endangered. In June 2018 the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) has completed…
BrexitITF Meeting: Annulment in International Investment Law
Event Date: 6th February 2019
Time: 18.00-20.30 (Registration from 17.30) Event followed by a drinks reception Venue: Baker Botts LLP, 41 Lothbury, London EC4M 7AN View the photographs from the event Listen to the audio recording Audio Recording 020619:Annulment in International Investment Law BIICL Investment Treaty Forum in cooperation with Baker Botts is organising a seminar on the law governing the annulment of arbitral awards in international investment law. This event will bring together leading…
Arbitration+1International-level dispute resolution for mass claims / human rights claims
Event Date: 4th February 2019
Time: 16.30-19.15 (Registration from 16.00) Event followed by a drinks reception Venue: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP The event is a panel discussion on international-level dispute resolution for mass claims / human rights claims. The event was prompted by the publication of Prof Maya Steinitz's book, The Case for an International Court of Civil Justice, which is about the resolution of transnational mass tort claims. …
International LitigationThe Framework of Judicial Cooperation after Brexit - Civil and Commercial Matters
Eva Lein | 1st February 2019
This research topic relates to post Brexit perspectives of judicial cooperation in a wider Europe. It assesses the legislative gap following the UK's exit from civil justice cooperation and potential ways to fill it in order to ensure an efficient cross-border enforcement of judgments. This includes a discussion of the Lugano and 2005 Hague Convention regimes as well as the new Hague Judgments Convention which has now been adopted. Share LinksProject - Tags
International LitigationThe Framework of Judicial Cooperation after Brexit Civil and Commercial Matters
1st February 2019
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International LitigationPLF Meeting: Is the Product Liability Directive Fit for Purpose: the Challenges of New Technology
Event Date: 30th January 2019
Time: 17:15-19:30 (Registration from 16:45) Venue: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP This event will bring together domestic & international speakers to consider the challenges posed by new technology to the PLD. This was a central issue in the European Commission's recent Fifth Report on the Directive, as raised by the preceding public consultation which illustrated that there were concerns about whether the Directive…
Comparative Law+1The UNGPs and Legal Accountability in Corporate Groups
Event Date: 29th January 2019
Time: 14.00-16.00 (Registration from 13.30) Venue: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP In the fourth roundtable of our UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) in Legal Practice Roundtable series, we will explore various developments around corporate group liability for human rights impacts. We will consider attribution through the "identification" versus enterprise or "corporate culture" methods, how…
Business and Human RightsUnder Fire: Cultural Heritage and Armed Groups
Event Date: 28th January 2019
Time: 17.30-19.00 (Registration from 17.00) Event followed by a drinks reception Venue: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED Cultural heritage is often at risk of damage or destruction in situations of armed conflicts. Certain armed groups have sometimes intentionally destroyed cultural monuments, as an attempt to erase diversity or remove the links communities have with their past. In addition…
Cultural HeritageReimagining the Law
Last Updated: 24th January 2019
Reimagining the Law In early summer 2020 we launched an innovative concept, inviting lawyers to "reimagine" the law - any aspect of the law which interested them - with a brief but challenging limit of 50 words. The idea was to think about what could be better, and why, and even perhaps if this might be achievable. This phase of "Reimagining the Law" attracted great interest and we would like to close this extraordinary…
Reimagining the LawRome II at 10: Looking back and ahead
Event Date: 22nd January 2019
Time: 16.30-19.15 (Registration from 16.00) Event followed by a drinks reception Venue: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP It's time to celebrate 10 years since Rome II came into force. Its application over the last 10 years has given rise to numerous interesting legal and practical issues as the Courts have started to grapple with applying a novel legal regime. Specialist practitioners and academics from the UK and Europe…
International LitigationSeven Brexit endgame scenarios – a guide to the parliamentary process of withdrawal from the European Union
15th January 2019
Seven Brexit endgame scenarios - a guide to the parliamentary process of withdrawal from the European Union Project Report This report is a guide to seven of the different possible parliamentary scenarios that might occur between now and exit day. This report explains how each of these scenarios could play out, and highlights the problems each faces. These hurdles come both from within the UK and from the rules created by the EU. This report explains how procedure will affect the politics,…
BrexitThe Path of Investor-State Disputes: From Compensation Commissions to Arbitral Institutions
3rd January 2019
The Path of Investor-State Disputes: From Compensation Commissions to Arbitral Institutions ICSID Review - Foreign Investment Law Journal, Volume 33, Issue 3, pp. 743-765 (2018) Publication - Download PDF Share Links Publication - Tags
Arbitration+1European Commission study on due diligence in supply chains
Lise Smit | 1st January 2019
This study for the European Commission focuses on due diligence requirements to identify, prevent, mitigate and account for abuses of human rights, including the rights of the child and fundamental freedoms, serious bodily injury or health risks, environmental damage, including with respect to climate. The study was conducted by the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (lead), Civic Consulting and LSE Consulting. Through desk research, country analyses, interviews…
Business and Human RightsOffshore Methane Hydrates in Japan: Prospects, Challenges and the Law
Constantinos Yiallourides | 1st January 2019
On 19 March 2013, Japan became the first-ever country to announce successful continuous-flow production of methane gas from a solid methane hydrate layer located under the seabed in ultra-deep waters, establishing the technical feasibility of this novel natural resource and of its novel extraction technology. Methane hydrates are a unique natural resource that could provide both a tremendous amount of natural gas and fresh water. For example, one cubic meter of hydrate produces…
EnergyBIICL acts as the UK Hub of the European Law Institute
Eva Lein | 1st January 2019
ELI UK Hub BIICL acts as the UK Hub of the European Law Institute. The UK Hub will be officially launched in autumn 2020. It aims at encouraging UK based ELI Members to participate in various ELI projects and to organise events in cooperation with the European Law Institute. The European Law Institute Founded in June 2011 as an entirely independent organisation, the European Law Institute (ELI) aims to improve the quality of European law, understood in the broadest sense. It seeks to…
Centre for Comparative Law+1F.A. Mann (1907-1991) and his Contribution to English, German, European, and International Law
Eva Lein | 1st January 2019
BIICL cooperates with the Humboldt University Berlin in a project on the renown lawyer Frederick Alexander ("Francis") Mann (1907-1991). The project will use the extensive corpus of his documents, bequeathed to the Humboldt University, to explore how Mann influenced the development of English, German, European, and international law right up to the present day. Mann counts as one of the most significant jurists of the 20th century. A deeper engagement with the life and work of this…
Centre for Comparative LawJustice for Micro, Small and Medium sized Enterprises
Eva Lein | 1st January 2019
This project is led by Prof Petra Butler, Victoria University of Wellington in cooperation with various institutions, including BIICL (Prof Eva Lein). Recent research indicates that the current default system of international dispute resolution, by litigation in national courts, is not satisfactory for Micro, Small and Medium sized Enterprises ("MSMEs"). MSMEs generally respond to this dissatisfaction with either artificially restrict their cross-border trade or expose themselves to unacceptable…
Centre for Comparative Law+1Reconciling Europe with its Citizens through Democracy and the Rule of Law (RECONNECT)
Murray Hunt | 1st January 2019
BIICL is one of 18 partner organisations participating in a Horizon 2020 EU-funded project, 'Reconciling Europe with its Citizens through Democracy and the Rule of Law' (RECONNECT). This four-year multidisciplinary project focuses on strengthening the EU's legitimacy throughout Europe and seeks to assist the EU in becoming more attuned to the expectations of its citizens. BIICL has a multifaceted role in RECONNECT. Along with the University of Leuven, we are co-leading the Communication,…
European LawThe EU and the Proliferation of Integration Principles under the Lisbon Treaty, Routledge, 2019.
19th December 2018
Animal Welfare by Julinda Beqiraj in The EU and the Proliferation of Integration Principles under the Lisbon Treaty, Routledge, 2019. Edited by Francesca Ippolito, Maria Eugenia Bartoloni and Massimo Condinanzi Publication - Download PDF Share Links Publication - Tags
European LawBlog: Governments can help make business more diligent on human rights
18th December 2018
In the last few months, a host of new initiatives and regulations have been announced around mandatory transparency and mandatory due diligence for companies On 29 November 2018, the Australian Parliament approved the Modern Slavery Act, which will require companies headquartered or with operations in Australia to submit a 'Modern Slavery Statement'. By virtue of the AUD$100 million threshold, the Australian Act will apply to fewer companies than the UK Modern Slavery Act, but it imposes…
Business and Human RightsA talk with officials who helped write and negotiate the proposed new EU regulation on FDI
Event Date: 14th December 2018
Time: 14.00-15.30 CET (Registration from 13.30) Venue: Fipra International, Rue de la Loi 227, 1040 Brussels The Competition Law Forum (CLF) launches the first of its Rapid Response seminars in Brussels with experts from the European Commission and Parliament, who worked on the trilogue that hammered out a pan-European framework for screening foreign direct investments into the EU. The final language of the Regulation establishing the EU screening framework, which now needs to be formally…
CompetitionBrexit, Rights and Devolution
Event Date: 7th December 2018
Time: 10:00-16:00 (Registration open from 09:30) Venue: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP Click here to read a report of the event, compiled by Dr Tobias Lock (Edinburgh University) and Bingham Centre research assistant Ellis Paterson. Click here to read a report of the event, compiled by Dr Tobias Lock (Edinburgh University) and Bingham Centre research assistant Ellis Paterson. This one-day conference follows three…
BrexitTrade (Law) in an Age of Trump and Brexit
Event Date: 5th December 2018
Time: 17:30-19:00 (Registration from 17:00) Event followed by a drinks reception Venue: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP This event will analyse the implications of Brexit and the Trump Administration on international trade law. Building on speakers' expertise, the panel will examine questions such as the future UK trade relationship with the EU and third states, the US-China 'trade wars' and the practical implications…
Brexit+1Implementing Brexit - A Rule of Law Perspective
Event Date: 5th December 2018
Time: 12:00 - 14:00 CET Venue: European Parliament, Rue Wiertz, Room 5B001 Brussels, Belgium To mark human rights week, we will be holding an event to discuss EU citizens in the UK, data privacy and the protection of personal data and dispute resolution after Brexit from the perspective of the Rule of Law. Our panellists will be discussing the Rule of Law implications of the proposed Withdrawal Agreement. A light lunch will be served. Co-hosted by: Molly Scott Cato MEP Alyn Smith MEP Catherine…
BrexitThe Forgotten Conflict: Seeking Accountability in Yemen
Event Date: 3rd December 2018
Time: 17:30-19:00 (Registration from 17:00) Event followed by a drinks reception Venue: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP The intervention by Kristin Hausler at UNOG in September 2018 on the destruction of cultural heritage in Yemen can be accessed here. This event will address the alleged violations and abuses of international humanitarian law and international human rights law perpetrated…
Cultural HeritageICSID Arbitration Reform: Mapping Concerns of Users and How to Address Them
30th November 2018
ICSID Arbitration Reform: Mapping Concerns of Users and How to Address Them This paper summarises key practical concerns of some members of the Investment Treaty Forum related to ICSID arbitration, as well as a wider community of experts, how the ICSID reform proposals address these concerns and makes suggestions for further improvement. The paper looks at key concerns of ICSID arbitration users such as timely appointment of arbitrators and challenges to it, over-committed arbitrators…
Arbitration+1GCM Commentary: Objective 9: Strengthen the transnational response to smuggling of migrants
22nd November 2018
Migrant smuggling is defined in the Smuggling Protocol (art.3) as: "The procurement, in order to obtain, directly or indirectly, a financial or other material benefit, of the illegal entry of a person into a State Party of which the person is not a national or a permanent resident".IntroductionObjective 9 of the UN Global Compact for Migration addresses the issue of migrant smuggling. The new objective highlights some important issues, including the need to differentiate between trafficking…
MigrationInvestment Promotion and Protection in the Canada-UK Trade Relationship
Yarik Kryvoi | 18th November 2018
A new investment agreement between Canada and the UK constitutes a crucial opportunity to include innovative provisions from recent international agreements and to explore new possibilities to construct a more legitimate regime. In order to support evidence-based decision-making in the negotiation of such an agreement, a comprehensive review of the range of opportunities must be provided. What are the provisions that can be included in an investment agreement between the two states to…
Arbitration+1Administrative Reform of the Competition and Markets Authority following Brexit
15th November 2018
Administrative Reform of the Competition and Markets Authority following BrexitIntroductionAmong the multi-dimensional changes Brexit will trigger, an administrative reform is inevitable. The scope of timing of this reform, justifies the prediction that the changes to the largest branch of the UK government will be wide-ranging and fast-paced. Despite that, the debate on administrative challenges in the UK post-Brexit has been largely neglected. Although the Department for Business, Energy…
CompetitionICSID-SIA-BIICL Conference on Proposed Revision of ICSID Rules
Event Date: 13th November 2018
Time: 09:15-16:05 (Registration from 08:45) Venue: One Birdcage Walk, Westminster, London, SW1H 9JJ On 13 November 2018, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the School of International Arbitration (SIA) of Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) are organising a full-day conference to discuss the proposed revision of ICSID Arbitration Rules. The conference will gather in London representatives…
Investment & TradeMedia Professionals and International Humanitarian Law
11th November 2018
In November 2018 the British Red Cross launched the field guide and handbook Media Professionals and Armed Conflict: Protection and Responsibilities Under International Humanitarian Law (IHL) these publications will provide information to members of the media about their legal position under International Humanitarian Law (IHL). The handbook and field guide were the result of a project begun in September 2012, by BIICL and commissioned by the British Red Cross, undertaking research into…
Human RightsBlog: ICSID Arbitration Reform: Mapping Concerns of Users and How to Address Them
11th November 2018
ICSID Arbitration Reform: Mapping Concerns of Users and How to Address Them Blog featured in the Kluwer Arbitration Blog Read the blog
Arbitration+1Media Professionals and Armed Conflict Handbook and Field Guide
11th November 2018
In November 2018 the British Red Cross launched the field guide and handbook Media Professionals and Armed Conflict: Protection and Responsibilities Under International Humanitarian Law (IHL) These publications provide information to members of the media about their legal position under International Humanitarian Law (IHL). The handbook and field guide were the result of a project begun in September 2012, by BIICL and commissioned by the British Red Cross, undertaking research into…
Human RightsLegitimate Expectations in International Investment Law
Event Date: 8th November 2018
Time: 17:30-19:00 (Registration from 17:00) Venue: International Energy Charter, Boulevard de la Woluwe B-1200 Brussels, Belgium Listen to the audio recording Legitimate Expectations in International Investment Law - podcastOn 8 November 2018, the BIICL Investment Treaty Forum and the Energy Charter Secretariat, are hosting a roundtable in Brussels, to discuss the application of the legitimate expectations concept in international investment law. The rapid proliferation…
Investment & TradeMaritime Search and Rescue: Responsibilities and Implications for Private Vessels
Jean-Pierre Gauci | 1st November 2018
The British Institute of International and Comparative Law has just launched a new project looking at the responsibilities of and implications for private vessels of maritime search and rescue of migrants and refugees. The project is led by Dr Jean-Pierre Gauci and funded by the Mirpuri Foundation. Recent years have seen growing numbers of migrants, and would-be asylum seekers, embarking on perilous sea crossings to flee violence, conflict or persecution. Private vessels and NGO…
MigrationThirty First ITF Public Conference: Human Rights in International Investment Law
Event Date: 26th October 2018
Time: 09:00-17:00 (Registration from 08:30) Venue: The British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AH As international investment tribunals increasingly confront non-investment obligations, academics and practitioners in the field of international investment law find it challenging to understand the legal and ethical responsibilities of foreign investments in the area of human rights. Investment tribunals typically do not include experts on international human rights law. Moreover,…
Investment & TradeCulture under fire: armed non-state actors and cultural heritage in wartime
25th October 2018
Culture under fire: armed non-state actors and cultural heritage in wartime This report presents the findings of a pioneering, twoyear study conducted by Geneva Call on cultural heritage and armed non-State actors (ANSAs). It represents the most comprehensive research available on this topic to date. The report centres around three case studies—Iraq, Mali and Syria—and is based on information obtained through desk and field research, as well as interviews with leading specialized…
Cultural Heritage+1Culture under fire: armed non-state actors and cultural heritage in wartime
25th October 2018
Culture under fire: armed non-state actors and cultural heritage in wartime This report presents the findings of a pioneering, twoyear study conducted by Geneva Call on cultural heritage and armed non-State actors (ANSAs). It represents the most comprehensive research available on this topic to date. The report centres around three case studies—Iraq, Mali and Syria—and is based on information obtained through desk and field research, as well as interviews with leading specialized…
Cultural Heritage+1The Rule of Law Implications of the Withdrawal Agreement, the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill
Event Date: 10th October 2018
As the UK stands poised to leave the European Union at the end of March 2019, this meeting has been convened to assist parliamentarians in grappling with the large number of complex political and constitutional questions that must be navigated in order to ensure that Brexit is compatible with principles of the Rule of Law. The meeting will focus on the impact of the Brexit Agreements on citizens' rights, the role of the courts and Parliament, common rulebooks and Northern Ireland. The expert…
European LawUK Government Digital Competition Expert Panel Public responses to call for evidence from individuals
10th October 2018
UK Government Digital Competition Expert Panel - Public responses to call for evidence from individuals Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen responding to the following questions 1. What are the emerging benefits and harms from digital markets such as social media, e-commerce, search, and online advertising tending towards only one or a small number of big firms? 2. What are the emerging benefits and harms of the same small number of digital firms becoming present across a broad range of digital markets?…
CompetitionReport Launch Event: 'The Use of Force in Relation to Sovereignty Disputes over Land Territory'
Event Date: 9th October 2018
Time: 18.00 - 20.00 (Registration from 17.30) Event followed by a reception Venue: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP Keynote Speaker: Sir Michael Wood Sir Michael is a member of the International Law Commission of the United Nations and is a senior fellow of the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge. This event formally launched the report 'The Use of Force in Relation to Sovereignty Disputes…
Law of the SeaThe Withdrawal Agreement and the Political Declaration: A Preliminary Rule of Law Analysis
9th October 2018
This report identifies a number of Rule of Law issues that can inform the scrutiny of the Withdrawal Agreement, the Political Declaration on the Future Relationship and the EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill in Parliament. The Rule of Law, a central principle of the UK's uncodified constitution, provides a set of minimum standards that can inform both the process and substance of Brexit. The final six months before exit day are unlikely to provide ideal conditions for effective parliamentary…
BrexitA "failure to prevent" adverse human rights impacts mechanism project
Lise Smit | 1st October 2018
In March 2017, the UK Joint Committee on Human Rights released a report on business and human rights in which it proposed the introduction of a "failure to prevent" mechanism for corporate human rights abuses. BIICL, with support from international law firms Hogan Lovells and Quinn Emanuel, conducted a study into the feasibility and options of such a "failure to prevent" mechanism. The study explored what such a mechanism could look like, whether it would be criminal…
Business and Human RightsThe Brexit endgame: a guide to the parliamentary process of withdrawal from the European Union
29th September 2018
The Brexit endgame: a guide to the parliamentary process of withdrawal from the European Union Project Report In this exhaustive report, Matt Bevington, Jack Simson Caird and Alan Wager have gone to great lengths to meticulously examine the nooks and crannies of parliamentary procedure to give an insight into how this process might work. Leaving to one side the vicissitudes of party politics, which, frankly, merit a report in their own right, they lay bare the complexities of the parliamentary…
BrexitPartnerships for Practice: Making the Global Compact on Migration Work
Event Date: 7th September 2018
Time: 11:00-17:00 (Registration open from 10:30) Venue: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP Read the Workshop Report In September 2018, the United Nations General Assembly is expected to adopt the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM). That step will finish a process that started in September 2016 with the New York Declaration, which committed to protecting 'the safety, dignity and human rights…
MigrationBlog: Bribery, Corruption, and Fraud in Investor-State Disputes
10th August 2018
Blog: Bribery, Corruption, and Fraud in Investor-State Disputes: How Should Tribunals Approach Economic Crimes? Blog featured in the Kluwer Arbitration Blog Read More
Arbitration+1Podcast: Cultural Heritage post-Brexit
1st August 2018
Podcast: Cultural Heritage post-Brexit Podcast: Cultural Heritage post-Brexit
Brexit+1Podcast: Brexit and Environmental Law
1st August 2018
Podcast: Brexit and Environmental Law Podcast: Brexit and Environmental Law
Brexit+2Podcast: The Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018
1st August 2018
Podcast: The Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 By Maya Lester QC, Brick Court Chambers Podcast: The Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018
BrexitThe Human Rights of Smuggled Migrants and Trafficked Persons
31st July 2018
The Human Rights of Smuggled Migrants and Trafficked Persons in the UN Global Compacts on Migrants and Refugees On 19 September 2016, the UNGA adopted the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants through which States committed to developing two compacts: one on refugees and one on safe, orderly and regular migration. The Zero Drafts of the compacts were published on 31 January 2018 and 5 February 2018, respectively. The move towards the discussion and adoption of the global…
MigrationStumbling Towards the UK’s New Administrative Settlement: A Study of Competition Law Enforcement After Brexit
11th July 2018
Stumbling Towards the UK's New Administrative Settlement: A Study of Competition Law Enforcement After Brexit While there has been much talk of the role of parliaments and courts in the Brexit process, far less—indeed very little—has been said about the challenges facing the largest part of the UK government: the administrative branch. Whatever results from the UK's negotiations with the EU, Brexit will likely necessitate wide-ranging and fast-paced administrative reform in the UK.…
CompetitionEconomic Crimes in International Investment Law
1st July 2018
Economic Crimes in International Investment Law The protection of foreign investment by treaties often clashes with the State's sovereign right to investigate economic crimes committed by investors. This article examines the different approaches taken by tribunals to questions concerning admissibility and jurisdiction, applicable law, the standard of review, the burden and standard of proof and deference to actions taken by domestic courts and regulators related to economic crimes. It…
Arbitration+157th Leiden-London Meeting: Agencies, Accountability and Association: Legal issues of agencies in the EU legal order and in relations with neighbouring States
Event Date: 30th June 2018
Venue: Europa Institute, University of Leiden, Netherlands Time: Full day conference The Europa Instituut of the University of Leiden and the British Institute of International and Comparative Law annually organise a conference to discuss current developments in European Union Law. This year will be the fifty-seventh Leiden-London Meeting; it will take place in Leiden on Saturday 30th June 2018. In the EU system of governance, administrative powers are increasingly granted to bodies other…
European LawBrexit and the Irish Border: What are the Rule of Law Implications?
Event Date: 25th June 2018
Time: 18:00-19:30 (Registration 17:30) Followed by a drinks reception Venue: Bindmans LLP, 236 Grays Inn Rd, London WC1X 8HB The UK-EU agreement of December 2017 saw an undertaking that both parties would avoid a "hard border" in Ireland following Brexit. To achieve this in the event of the UK leaving the customs union and the single market, UK Government papers have explored the use of modern technology as an alternative to traditional border posts with passport checks and goods inspection.…
BrexitBlog: Legal Pathways to Protection
23rd June 2018
In this week's first blog post, one of us noted that migration as such is not a crisis, nor is the arrival of people in the EU. The language of crisis is political and helps, firstly, to sustain the narrative that the majority of migrants come to Europe (which is far from true). Secondly, it helps to justify a complex set of migration management practices aimed at preventing people from reaching and entering the EU. In distinction, we argue that the problem is not that people move in search…
MigrationDoors open for First Hearing of International Chamber at Paris Court of Appeal
5th June 2018
Doors open for First Hearing of International Chamber at Paris Court of Appeal Written by Duncan Fairgrieve (BIICL;Université de Paris Dauphine) and Solenn Le Tutour (avocat, Barreau de Paris) Read More
Comparative LawThe Use of Force in relation to Sovereignty Disputes over Land Territory
Constantinos Yiallourides | 1st June 2018
There are disputes over territory in almost every region of the world, sometimes leading to escalations and violence between States and threatening international peace and security. International law requires States to refrain from the threat or use of force and to attempt to settle their disputes by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace, security and justice are not endangered. In June 2018 the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) completed…
Law of the SeaThe Use of Force in relation to Sovereignty Disputes over Land Territory
Constantinos Yiallourides | 1st June 2018
This project report provides a comprehensive analysis of the rules regulating the threat or use of force between States in international law and examines how these rules operate specifically in the context of territorial disputes. The report analyses a wide range of territorial disputes to clarify the legal obligations binding upon States involved in such disputes and the consequences flowing from a breach of these obligations. Publication - Download PDF Share…
Law of the SeaThe Use of Force in relation to Sovereignty Disputes over Land Territory
1st June 2018
There are disputes over territory in almost every region of the world, sometimes leading to escalations and violence between States and threatening international peace and security. International law requires States to refrain from the threat or use of force and to attempt to settle their disputes by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace, security and justice are not endangered. In June 2018 the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) has completed…
Law of the SeaCollective Redress in the EU, Central & South East Europe
Event Date: 17th May 2018
Time: 17:30-19:00 (Registration open from 17:00) Venue: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP This seminar takes the recent developments at an EU level in respect of Collective Redress mechanisms as the context for examining the development of mechanisms for resolving mass disputes in the regions of Central Europe and South East Europe. Leading speakers will discuss whether existing collective redress procedures provide…
Collective Redress+1When national law conflicts with international human rights standards
Lise Smit | 17th May 2018
The first research supported by the Bingham Centre's Business Network examines how companies can adhere to international human rights standards, as described in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, when faced with contradictory domestic laws or practices. The research brought together the international legal framework, existing guidance for specific issues or sectors, and practical examples for businesses. The research methodology included semi-structured conversations…
Business and Human RightsCultural Heritage and the Security Council: Why Resolution 2347 matters
31st March 2018
Blog: Cultural Heritage and the Security Council: Why Resolution 2347 matters This piece considers how the UN Security Council gradually established cultural heritage protection as a key element in the maintenance of international peace and security, including through its combat against terrorism financing. Considering the wider context of escalated attacks against cultural heritage in armed conflict, it analyses Resolution 2347 in parallel with other key documents adopted…
Cultural Heritage+1The Use of Force in Relation to Sovereignty Disputes over Land Territory
Event Date: 27th March 2018
Time: 09:30-18.00 (Registration from 09:00) Venue: Goodenough House, Mecklenburgh Square, London WC1N 2AB NOW FULLY BOOKED This event will analyse and discuss the legal obligations of States in regard to disputed land territories, be it continental or island. The event will offer four panels featuring international law experts and members of BIICL's largescale research project on Territorial Disputes In particular, the event will examine the most important primary rules regulating the threat…
Law of the SeaIslands, Sovereignty and the Right to Return
26th March 2018
Islands, Sovereignty and the Right to Return: An Analysis of the Chagos Islands ICJ Advisory Opinion RequestDid the UK act illegally in splitting off the Chagos Islands from Mauritius prior to its independence in 1968? On 22 June 2017 Mauritius successfully petitioned the UN to ask the International Court of Justice to consider this question, against the UK's wishes, but the outcome is rather uncertain. This contribution explains why. Read More
Law of the SeaCultural Heritage, Cultural Rights and the European Union
Event Date: 13th March 2018
Time: 09:10-14:00 (Registration from 08:45am) Venue: Instutite of Law Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Staszic Palace, 72 Nowy Świat, Warsaw On 13 March 2018, the Research Team of the project HEURIGHT - The Right to Cultural Heritage - Its Protection and Enforcement through Cooperation in the European Union is organizing an international seminar, entitled "Cultural Heritage, Cultural Rights and the European Union". The core aim of this event is to present the research findings of…
Cultural HeritageComplexity's Embrace The International Law Implications of Brexit
1st March 2018
Complexity's Embrace The International Law Implications of Brexit Edited by Oonagh E. Fitzgerald and Eva Lein In Complexity's Embrace, international law practitioners and academics from…
Brexit+1Legal Pathways to Protection
26th February 2018
Between October 2017 and March 2018, BIICL Associate Senior Research Fellow Dr Jean-Pierre Gauci, in collaboration with King's College London colleagues Dr Leonie Ansems de Vries and Dr Henry Redwood implemented a research initiative on Legal Pathways to Protection. The initiative included an expert workshop at King's College London on 27 October 2017. and the development of a Policy brief entitled: Legal Pathways to Protection: Towards the Provision of Safe, Legal and Accessible Routes…
MigrationThe EU (Withdrawal) Bill, A Rule of Law Analysis of Clauses 1 - 6
21st February 2018
This Report sets out the Bingham Centre's Rule of Law analysis of clauses 1 to 6 of the EU (Withdrawal) Bill, to inform the House of Lords Committee Stage consideration of those clauses. The Bill's purpose is to protect the Rule of Law as the UK withdraws from the EU. It repeals the European Communities Act ("ECA"), the legal basis for EU law having effect and supremacy in UK law, with effect from the date of the UK's exit. However, it aims to ensure legal continuity, certainty and stability…
BrexitSubmission to Brexit: competition and State aid
2nd February 2018
Brexit: competition and State aid A review by the UK government published February 2018 and incuding a submission by BIICL Publication - Download PDF Share Links Publication - Tags
Brexit+1FAQ: Brexit and Environmental Law
1st February 2018
FAQ: Brexit and Environmental Law Publication - Download PDF Share Links Publication - Tags
Brexit+1Brexit and Environmental Law:The Rocky Road Ahead
1st February 2018
Brexit and Environmental Law:The Rocky Road Ahead Publication - Download PDF Share Links Publication - Tags
Climate ChangeMaking sense of managing human rights issues in supply chains
1st January 2018
After a successful research project with Norton Rose Fulbright in 2016, entitled 'Exploring Human Rights Due Diligence', BIICL and Norton Rose Fulbright undertook a follow-up project in 2017/18, which analysed managing human rights issues in supply chains. As part of this project, BIICL and Norton Rose Fulbright co-hosted a session at the 2017 Annual UN Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva, with support from Hogan Lovells and Foley Hoag. The session focused on "Human rights remedies…
Business and Human RightsRemedies for Damage Caused by Vaccines: A Comparative Study of Four European Legal Systems
1st January 2018
Remedies for Damage Caused by Vaccines: A Comparative Study of Four European Legal Systems By Leonora Rajneri , Jean-Sébastien Borghetti , Duncan Fairgrieve , Peter Rott , European Review of Private Law , 2018 Issue 1, pp. 57-95 Abstract: The most important public health consideration of vaccination. This study explores the approach to vaccine damage cases in four different European countries (France, Germany, Italy and the UK), examining the variety of different mechanisms for providing…
Comparative LawBrexit, Brexatom, the Environment and Future International Relations
1st January 2018
Brexit, Brexatom, the Environment and Future International Relations Publication - Download PDF Share Links Publication - Tags
Climate ChangeBrexit and International Environmental Law
1st December 2017
There are disputes over territory in almost every region of the world, sometimes leading to escalations and violence between States and threatening international peace and security. International law requires States to refrain from the threat or use of force and to attempt to settle their disputes by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace, security and justice are not endangered. In June 2018 the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) has completed…
Climate ChangeProtecting and Preserving the Marine Environment in Disputed Areas
30th November 2017
Protecting and Preserving the Marine Environment in Disputed Areas: Seismic Noise and Provisional Measures of Protection This paper is the first to address the environmental legal issues that could arise from the conduct of unilateral seismic operations in disputed maritime areas. And that should be surprising: such operations are ongoing in many places across the globe as states seek to enhance their domestic natural resource potentials and as they seek to establish their sovereign control…
Law of the SeaProtecting and Preserving the Marine Environment in Disputed Areas..
30th November 2017
This paper is the first to address the environmental legal issues that could arise from the conduct of unilateral seismic operations in disputed maritime areas. And that should be surprising: such operations are ongoing in many places across the globe as states seek to enhance their domestic natural resource potentials and as they seek to establish their sovereign control in the areas under dispute. But the lack of previous legal scholarship on the topic is even more surprising…
EnergyBIICL and PRI: Human Rights in Private Equity Investment
24th November 2017
BIICL and PRI Workshop on Human Rights in Private Equity: Information and Summary It is increasingly expected that human rights due diligence (HRDD) is undertaken by businesses, as per the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), OECD Guidelines for multinational enterprises, emerging laws such as the UK Modern Slavery Act and the French duty of vigilance law, and other proposed legislative reforms. According to the UNGPs, all business enterprises regardless of sector…
Business and Human RightsState responsibility for unilateral hydrocarbon activities in disputed maritime areas:
23rd November 2017
State responsibility for unilateral hydrocarbon activities in disputed maritime areas: The case of Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire and its implicationsThis post comments on the issue of the international responsibility of Ghana for its hydrocarbon activities in the disputed maritime area. It also deals with the future implications of the SC's ruling for the conduct of hydrocarbon activities in undelimited areas. Read more
Law of the SeaState responsibility for unilateral hydrocarbon activities in disputed maritime areas..
23rd November 2017
State responsibility for unilateral hydrocarbon activities in disputed maritime areas: The case of Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire and its implications Publication - Download PDF Share Links Publication - Tags
EnergyAnalysis of Dispute Concerning Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire
19th November 2017
Analysis of Dispute Concerning Delimitation of the Maritime Boundary between Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire in the Atlantic Ocean Read More: Part I
Law of the SeaBlog: Arbitration in the CIS Region: from Soviet Roots to Modern Arbitration Laws
15th November 2017
Arbitration in the CIS Region: from Soviet Roots to Modern Arbitration Laws Blog featuredin the Kluwer Arbitration Blog Read the blog
Arbitration+1Study on Collective Redress for the European Commission
Eva Lein | 1st November 2017
BIICL conducted a study for the European Commission, in a research consortium with Civic Consulting and Risk & Policy Analysts (RPA), and supported by the Office for Economic Policy and Regional Development (EPRD). The more than 1000 pages study analyses the state of collective redress in the EU in context of the implementation of the Commission Recommendation (2013/396/EU) on common principles for injunctive and compensatory collective redress mechanisms in the Member States. The…
Centre for Comparative Law+1Calming the Waters in the West African Region: Ghana and Côte D'Ivoire
13th October 2017
Calming the Waters in the West African Region: The Case of Ghana and Côte D'Ivoire On 23 September 2017, a Special Chamber of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) unanimously fixed the course of the maritime boundary between Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire and, thus, ended a longstanding dispute between the two West African neighbours. In addition to maritime delimitation, the legal reasoning and conclusions drawn in the judgment - especially in view of the Special Chamber's…
Law of the SeaIt Takes Four to Tango: Quadrilateral Boundary Negotiations in the NE Atlantic
12th October 2017
It Takes Four to Tango: Quadrilateral Boundary Negotiations in the North-East Atlantic This contribution examines the current state of play in the boundary negotiations between the UK, Ireland, Denmark and Iceland in the North-East Atlantic. It reviews the recent British, Irish and Danish submissions to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf and finds that while these submissions have been instrumental in clarifying the legal and scientific basis of the parties' perception…
Law of the SeaThe Common Fisheries Policy Post-Brexit
Event Date: 12th September 2017
Time: Peter Oliver, Monckton Chambers and Visiting Professor at the Université Libre de Bruxelles Dr Jill Wakefield, University of Warwick This event offers the equivalent of 2 CPD hours. Individual - £40 Non-members: Student - £25 eventsregistration@biicl.org Carmel Brown Cancellation by you No charge events
BrexitBriefing Note on the Discount Rate applying to Quantum in Personal Injury Cases
7th September 2017
Briefing Note on the Discount Rate applying to Quantum in Personal Injury Cases : Comparative Perspectives This briefing note examines the discount rate applying to quantum in personal injury claims from a comparative law perspective focusing on Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Spain and South Africa. These jurisdictions represent common and civil law jurisdictions, a diverse geographical spread as well as a range of approaches and rates. The research highlights…
Comparative LawLaw and Practice of International Arbitration in the CIS Region
24th August 2017
Law and Practice of International Arbitration in the CIS Region Edited by Kaj Hober & Yarik Kryvoi Law and Practice of International Arbitration in the CIS Region offers the first comprehensive overview of commercial arbitration in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region. After the collapse of the Soviet Union over a dozen new states emerged with their individual systems of international commercial arbitration. Today, the former Soviet republics such as Russia, Ukraine,…
Arbitration+1International Criminal Justice Achievements And Challenges, In Syria And Beyond
17th July 2017
Event Report On 17 July, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the British Institute for International and Comparative Law, in association with Temple Garden Chambers and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, held a conference on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the International Criminal Court on thetheme of 'International Criminal Justice - Achievements and Challenges, in Syria and Beyond'. This one day event gathered a large audience of private practitioners, senior government legal…
Courts & TribunalsOptions to refine the UK competition regime
7th July 2017
A response to the Department for Business, Energy, Innovation & Industrial Strategy's consultation on 'Options to refine the UK competition regime, 7 July 2017 Publication - Download PDF Share Links Publication - Tags
CompetitionBlog: Back to Old Tricks? Italian Responsibility for Returning People to Libya
6th June 2017
On 10/11 May 2017 various news outlets reported a maritime operation by the Libyan authorities, in coordination with the Italian Search and Rescue Authority, in which 500 individuals were intercepted in international waters and returned to Libya. This operation amounted to refoulment in breach of customary international law and several treaties (including the Geneva Refugee Convention and the European Convention on Human Rights), and an internationally wrongful act is one for which Italy…
MigrationBIICL and PRI: Human Rights in Private Equity Investment
Lise Smit | 5th June 2017
It is increasingly expected that human rights due diligence (HRDD) is undertaken by businesses, as per the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), OECD Guidelines for multinational enterprises, emerging laws such as the UK Modern Slavery Act and the French duty of vigilance law, and other proposed legislative reforms. According to the UNGPs, all business enterprises regardless of sector have a responsibility to respect human rights, and to carry out necessary HRDD.…
Business and Human RightsBrexit, China and Other New Challenges to International Trade Law
Event Date: 31st May 2017
Time: Venue: Panels: Panel 1: UK-EU Trade Relationship after Brexit Panel 3: From Multilateralism to Bilateralism? New Trends in International Trade Treaty Making Confirmed Speakers: Sir Frank Berman KCMG QC, Essex Court Chambers Prof Ming Du, University of Surrey Dr Markus Gehring, British Institute of International and Comparative Law Lode van den Hende, Herbert Smith Freehills Prof Sir Francis Jacobs, Kings College London Prof Yarik Kryvoi, British Institute of International and…
Investment & TradeState Aid and Direct Taxation and the Big Eruption between the US and the EU’
22nd May 2017
State Aid and Direct Taxation and the Big Eruption Between the U.S. and the EU. Published by Liza Lovdahl Gormsen in The Antitrust Bulletin May 2017 This article critically assesses the division that the recent decisions of the European Commission in the field of State aid have exposed between the EU and the U.S. It examines how the two legal orders address the issue of government subsidies and explores the reasons for their different approach. It argues that State aid law has become…
CompetitionLegitimate Expectation of Consistent Interpretation of EU State Aid Law
24th April 2017
Legitimate Expectation of Consistent Interpretation of EU State Aid Law: Recovery in State Aid Cases Involving Advanced Pricing Agreements on Tax By Liza Lovdahl Gormsen Clement Mifsud-Bonnici Journal of European Competition Law and Practice Vol 8(7) 423-436 Publication - Download PDF Share Links Publication - Tags
CompetitionContinental Shelf Boundaries in the North Sea and the North Atlantic
1st April 2017
Continental Shelf Boundaries in the North Sea and the North Atlantic This contribution provides a composite overview of the continental shelf boundaries in the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean from a historical perspective, dating back to the early days of the North Sea oil and gas industry, before considering live issues such as those surrounding the remote Atlantic rock of Rockall and the prospective maritime boundary delimitation between the United Kingdom and its regional neighbours…
Law of the SeaWhen national law conflicts with international human rights standards
Lise Smit | 1st March 2017
BIICL recently completed a study for the Business Network on addressing conflicts between international human rights standards and national laws. The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights expect companies to respect international human rights wherever they operate. However, questions often arise as to how businesses should adhere to international human rights standards when faced with contradictory national laws or practices. BIICL's research brings together the international…
Business and Human RightsBusiness and Human Rights Due Diligence in Supply Chains
Lise Smit | 1st March 2017
The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights were unanimously adopted by the UN Human Rights Council in 2011, and require all business enterprises to undertake human rights due diligence. Because of the limited information available about how companies are going about to conduct human rights due diligence BIICL and the global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright are working together to research this important area. Share LinksProject - Tags Human Rights Due…
Business and Human RightsDirective 2014/60/EU and the Movement of Cultural Objects in the European Union
17th February 2017
Directive 2014/60/EU and the Movement of Cultural Objects in the European Union Santander Art and Cultural Law Review 2(2) 2016 , co-edited by F Fiorentini, K Hausler, A Jagielska-Burduk, and A Jakubowski. Publication - Download PDF Share Links Publication - Tags
Cultural HeritageException to the duty to refer in markets of insufficient importance
8th February 2017
BIICL Competition law forum submission to the CMA public consultation ' Mergers: Exception to the duty to refer in markets of insufficient importance' February 2017 Publication - Download PDF Share Links Publication - Tags
CompetitionThe Article 50 'Brexit' Appeal: The Rule of Law After Miller
Event Date: 6th February 2017
This event is now fully booked. Time: 17:30-19:30 (Registration from 17.00) Venue: Jones Day, 21 Tudor Street, London EC4Y 0DJ The Supreme Court is expected to hand down its decision in the Miller case in January. In deciding what role, if any, Parliament has in triggering Article 50 and the UK's departure from the EU, the Court will deliver one of the most important constitutional law judgments in decades. This rapid response event will provide opportunity to hear leading experts consider…
BrexitLegal Pathways to Protection
Jean-Pierre Gauci | 10th January 2017
Between October 2017 and March 2018, BIICL Associate Senior Research Fellow Dr Jean-Pierre Gauci, in collaboration with King's College London colleagues Dr Leonie Ansems de Vries and Dr Henry Redwood implemented a research initiative on Legal Pathways to Protection. The initiative included an expert workshop at King's College London on 27 October 2017. and the development of a Policy brief entitled: Legal Pathways to Protection: Towards the Provision of Safe, Legal and Accessible Routes…
MigrationOutside the Debate? The Potential Impact of Brexit for Cultural Heritage in the UK
1st January 2017
Outside the Debate? The Potential Impact of Brexit for Cultural Heritage in the UK Article published in Art Antiquity and Law, Volume XXII, Issue 2, July 2017 Publication - Download PDF Share Links Publication - Tags
Cultural HeritageChina’s market economy status’, Italian practice relating to international law,
1st January 2017
China's market economy status', Italian practice relating to international law, in the Italian Yearbook of International Law 2017 Publication - Download PDF Share Links Publication - Tags
European LawThe Migrant Smuggling Protocol and the Need for a Multi-Faceted Approach
21st November 2016
The Migrant Smuggling Protocol and the Need for a Multi-faceted Approach: Inter-sectionality and Multi-actor Cooperation Publication - Download PDF Share Links Publication - Tags
MigrationAnd Then There Were Eleven: Some Context on the Supreme Court Sitting En Banc in the Article 50 Case
9th November 2016
And Then There Were Eleven: Some Context on the Supreme Court Sitting En Banc in the Article 50 Case By Joe Tomlinson, Jake Rylatt and Duncan Fairgrieve Read More
Comparative LawThe "Refugee Crisis": Challenges and Implications for International and EU Law
Event Date: 8th November 2016
Time: 17:30-19:30 (followed by a drinks reception) Venue: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP This event will examine the legal questions arising from the so-called "refugee crisis", looking at implications for International and European refugee law frameworks, the Schengen aquis and the Dublin system as well as for private vessels engaged in maritime search and rescue. Beyond and through these questions, this seminar…
MigrationComparative Law in Practice
20th October 2016
Comparative Law in Practice, Contract Law in a Mid-Channel Jurisdiction By Duncan Fairgrieve Published by Bloomsbury Professional This book provides a comparative study of contract law, examining the interaction of common law and civil law approaches to contract law Publication - Download PDF Share Links Publication - Tags
Comparative LawUndelimited Maritime Areas conference report published
10th October 2016
Law of the Sea - Obligations of States in respect of Undelimited Maritime Areas BIICL has completed a major research project on the 'Obligations of States in respect of Undelimited Maritime Areas' led by Jill Barrett, Arthur Watts Senior Research Fellow in Public International Law. The research report was discussed at a public conference on 22 July 2016, by members of the research team and other distinguished experts in law of the sea from academia, legal practice and the international judiciary.…
Law of the SeaBlog: Some Justice for Timbuktu
5th October 2016
On 27 September, Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi was sentenced to nine years of imprisonment by Trial Chamber VIII of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for intentionally directing attacks against ten religious and historical monuments located in Timbuktu. The ICC Prosecutor had opened an investigation following the self-referral by Mali of its situation on 13 July 2012, immediately after the attacks took place. A week after an arrest warrant for Mr Al Mahdi had been issued by the Court, he was…
Courts & TribunalsBlog: A landmark case for the ICC
4th October 2016
On 27 September, Trial Chamber VIII of the International Criminal Court (ICC) sentenced Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi to nine years in prison for having intentionally directed attacks against nine mausoleums and a mosque in Timbuktu, most of which were listed as UNESCO World Heritage sites.These attacks, which took place over a period of ten days in late June and early July 2012, had been immediately condemned by the United Nations Security Council in its resolution 2056 of 5 July 2012. A week…
Courts & TribunalsEU State Aid Law and Transfer Pricing: A Critical Introduction to a New Saga
19th September 2016
EU State Aid Law and Transfer Pricing: A Critical Introduction to a New SagaThe Court of Justice of the European Union ('CJEU') has made it clear from the early stages of its jurisprudence that State Aid rules are applicable to taxation measures. Thus, the fiscal nature of a measure does not in itself preclude the Commission's scrutiny under Article 107(1) TFEU et seq. A number of cases have contributed to the development of the concept of fiscal aid, and the Commission has tried to provide…
CompetitionTrade and Investment post Brexit
Event Date: 12th September 2016
THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED Time Venue: Professor David Collins, The City Law School, City University London Sir Daniel Bethlehem KCMG QC, 20 Essex Street Iain Maxwell, Herbert Smith Freehills Thomas Sebastian, Monckton Chambers Chair: Iain Maxwell Jiries Saadeh, Fietta Bernhard Maier, DLA Piper This event has been convened by Dr Eva Lein event flyer CPD hours have been applied for eventsregistration@biicl.org events team Carmel Brown Cancellation by us Cancellation…
Investment & TradeInternational Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
12th July 2016
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) Published by Wolters Kluwer Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this practical analysis of the structure, competence, and management of International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) provides substantial and readily accessible information for lawyers, academics, and policymakers likely to have dealings with its activities and data. Publication…
ArbitrationLaw of the Sea - UNCLOS as a Living Treaty
1st July 2016
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) now has nearly 170 States parties and is still attracting new ones. Often described as the "Constitution of the Sea", it sets the legal framework for all matters concerning the world's oceans. This book provides original thinking on a broad range of issues relating to maritime delimitation, exploiting the outer continental shelf, emerging international energy issues at…
Law of the SeaObligations of States under Articles 74(3) and 83(3) of UNCLOS in respect of Undelimited Maritime Areas
Jill Barrett | 30th June 2016
More than half of the world's maritime boundaries are not the subject of a delimitation agreement. Worldwide, many of these boundaries are hotly disputed, leading to tensions and generating uncertainty for States and non-State actors with a stake in maritime resources. The 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) regulates the delimitation of maritime boundaries, and provides a framework for managing the overlapping claims of States with adjacent or opposite coastlines, and for…
Law of the SeaReport on the Obligations of States under Articles 74(3) and 83(3) of UNCLOS in respect of Undelimited Maritime Areas
30th June 2016
Report on the Obligations of States under Articles 74(3) and 83(3) of UNCLOS in respect of Undelimited Maritime Areas This report considers the requirements of Articles 74(3) and 83(3) of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ("UNCLOS") concerning delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone ("EEZ") and continental shelf, with particular focus on States' obligations in respect of undelimited maritime areas in which no provisional arrangements apply. Its aim is to shed light…
Law of the SeaPost Brexit: The Fate of Commercial Dispute Resolution in London and on the Continent
Event Date: 26th May 2016
Time: 15:30-19:00 (followed by a drinks reception) Venue: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP Co-organised by Sponsored by This joint conference of the Max Planck Institute for Procedural Law (Luxembourg) and the British Institute for International and Comparative Law looks at the potential impact of a Brexit on cross-border commercial dispute resolution and on the role of London as a center for international litigation…
BrexitEvidence before the International Court of Justice
1st April 2016
Evidence before the International Court of Justice Authors: Anna Riddell and Brendan Plant Published: April 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905221-63-9 Cover: Paperback Pages: 448 The initiative taken by the British Institute of International and Comparative Law to carry out a thorough study of the rules of evidence in international courts and tribunals will place international lawyers deeply in their debt. There can be hardly any field of international legal practice presenting no possibility…
Courts & TribunalsThe Legal Impact of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change
Event Date: 27th January 2016
Time: Lord Carnwath, Justice of the Supreme Court Full-time Student - £25
Climate ChangePunitive Damages in Europe and a Plea for the Recognition of Legal Pluralism
1st January 2016
Punitive Damages in Europe and a Plea for the Recognition of Legal Pluralism By Erdem Buyuksagis, Ina Ebert, Duncan Fairgrieve, Renee Charlotte Meurkens, Francesco Quarta This multi-author article aims to demonstrate that, despite the traditional understanding that tort law should serve the sole purpose of remedying the harm caused as precisely as possible, there are growing indications in several continental European legal systems that damages awards are not entirely immune from extra-compensatory,…
Comparative LawBlog: Enforcement of Settlement Agreements Reached in Arbitration and Mediation
25th November 2015
Enforcement of Settlement Agreements Reached in Arbitration and Mediation, 25 November 2015 Blog featured in the Kluwer Arbitration Blog Read the Blog
Arbitration+1International Economic Agreements and the Rule of Law - the case of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
Event Date: 13th October 2015
THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED Time: Venue: Rule of Law and Accountability in the negotiation of economic agreements - what is the role of parliaments in overseeing TTIP, and what kind of national accountability mechanisms are in place? What redress mechanisms are built-in within these agreements generally, and how do these relate/not to the rule of law? Costs and benefits, winners and losers, and implications for the UK. Panellists Ruth Bergan, Coordinator, The Trade Justice Movement…
Investment & TradeCourts and Comparative Law
30th July 2015
Courts and Comparative Law Mads Andenas & Duncan Fairgrieve (Editors) While the role of comparative law in the courts was previously only an exception, foreign sources are now increasingly becoming a source of law in regular use in supreme and constitutional courts. There is considerable variation between the practices of courts and the role of comparative law, and methods remain controversial. In the US, the issue has been one of intense public debate and it is still one of the major…
Comparative LawManaging Migration Flows in the Mediterranean? A Critical Appraisal
Event Date: 25th June 2015
Time: 17:30-19:30 Venue: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP Recent weeks have seen a number of incidents in the Mediterranean Sea that have led to the death of over 1,000 people within the space of just a few days. This was not the first incident of its kind, but its size and media attention shed a spotlight on the ongoing migration crisis in the Mediterranean. It has prompted the European Union and its Member States…
MigrationThe Brussels I Regulation Recast
7th May 2015
The Brussels I Regulation Recast Andrew Dickinson and Eva Lein Summarises the structure of the Regulation and the role played by the case law of the European Court of Justice Publication - Download PDF Share Links Publication - Tags
International LitigationExploring the Boundaries of International Law: Current Protection Challenges
14th April 2015
Exploring the Boundaries of Refugee Law Current Protection Challenges Protection challenges around the globe require innovative legal, policy and practical responses. Drawing primarily from a new generation of researchers in the field of refugee law, this volume explores the 'boundaries' of refugee law. On the one hand, it ascertains the scope of the legal provisions by highlighting new trends in State practice and analysing the jurisprudence of international human rights bodies, as well…
MigrationA Liberal Tide: immigration and asylum law and policy in Latin America
1st April 2015
A Liberal Tide: immigration and asylum law and policy in Latin America Over the past decade, a paradigm shift in migration and asylum law and policymaking appears to have taken place in Latin America. Does this apparent 'liberal tide' of new laws and policies suggest a new approach to the hot topics of migration and refugees in Latin America distinct from the regressive and restrictive attitudes on display in other parts of the world? The question is urgent not only for our understanding…
MigrationConsent Awards in International Arbitration: From Settlement to Enforcement
20th March 2015
Consent Awards in International Arbitration: From Settlement to Enforcement Y. Kryvoi, The British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) Dmitry Davydenko, Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law Although over a third of all arbitration proceedings result in settlement agreements very little has been written on the legal status of consent awards in international arbitration. Drawing on comparative analysis of procedural rules and practice of…
Arbitration+1A New Dimension in International Environmental Liability Regimes
Event Date: 11th March 2015
Time: Venue: Arthur Watts public international law seminar series sponsored by Volterra Fietta Event Flyer Speakers Professor Alan Boyle, Edinburgh University and Essex Court Chambers Simon Parker, Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) Join in the conversation @BIICL #EnvironmentalLiability Sponsored by Jill Barrett This event is accredited with 2 CPD points. BIICL Members: Individual - £40 Full-time Student - £15 Non-members: Individual - £70 Full-time…
Climate ChangeEnhanced Court Fees The Government Response to Part 2 of the Consultation on Reform of Court Fees
1st January 2015
Enhanced Court Fees The Government Response to Part 2 of the Consultation on Reform of Court Fees and Further Proposals for Consultation Publication - Download PDF Share Links Publication - Tags
International LitigationFactors Influencing International Litigants' Decisions to Bring Commercial Disputes to the London Based Courts
1st January 2015
Factors Influencing International Litigants' Decisions to Bring Commercial Disputes to the London Based Courts Publication - Download PDF Share Links Publication - Tags
International LitigationBlog: Attacks on Schools: What about International Law?
3rd August 2014
On 30 July, a school operated by a UN agency in the Jabalia refugee camp, north of Gaza City, was shelled by the Israeli army, killing at least 16 people and injuring more than 100.On 3 August, the Israeli army bombed another Gaza school run by the UN, this time in Rafah, where over 2,000 displaced Palestinians were sheltering. This attack reportedly killed at least 10 individuals. There have also been reports that Hamas has been storing weapons in schools. Can attacks on schools, teachers…
Human RightsContemporary Challenges for the International Criminal Court
1st April 2014
Contemporary Challenges for the International Criminal Court "This incisive and important collection of contributions from well-established experts takes the [discussion on the International Criminal Court] to newer and higher levels. The contemporary challenges are set out and underscored and explained. This is a collection of views and opinions that needs to be read by practitioners, academics and judges alike. It will be an essential tool in the debates that these challenges will generate…
Courts & TribunalsFactors Influencing International Litigants' Decisions to Bring Commercial Disputes to the London Based Courts
Eva Lein | 1st March 2014
BIICL conducted a study for the UK Ministry of Justice on factors influencing litigants' decisions to bring commercial disputes to London based courts. The project involved a broad fieldwork process including an online survey and qualitative interviews with legal practitioners and litigants in the UK and abroad who assessed the advantages and disadvantages of litigation in the UK. The assessment included the reasons for choice of court agreements in favour of English courts and choice…
International LitigationProtecting Education
Kristin Hausler | 1st November 2013
International Law Handbook In January 2020, BIICL published Protecting Education in Insecurity and Armed Conflict: An International Law Handbook (Second Edition).This Handbook is a practical and comprehensive guide to the relevant provisions of international law that protect education in situations of insecurity and armed conflict. This is the Second Edition of the Handbook, with the first one having been published in 2012. The Handbook was authored by BIICL, in cooperation with Protect Education…
Human RightsWhat Role Do Property Rights Play In Climate Change?
6th June 2013
What Role Do Property Rights Play In Climate Change? Publication - Download PDF Share Links Publication - Tags
Climate ChangeAccess to justice and legal aid: can modern technology compensate for cuts?
Event Date: 3rd June 2013
EVENTS Event Description Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details As a result of Brexit, a new fisheries regime or regimes governing the UK exclusive economic area will need to be devised in the context of a UK constitutional arrangement whereby fisheries management has been transferred to the four…
AI & Data WorldsReport on Immigration Detention and the Rule of Law
Justine Stefanelli | 6th January 2013
The Bingham Centre has published its report, Immigration Detention and the Rule of Law: Safeguarding Principles. Led by Michael Fordham QC, with Research Fellows Justine Stefanelli and Sophie Eser, this report draws on legal instruments, promulgated standards, working illustrations and judicial observations. It includes 'soft law' sources and finds inspiration in the principled proactivity of non-governmental organisations. The Bingham Centre was awarded a research grant by the Nuffield…
MigrationUNCLOS at 30
Event Date: 22nd November 2012
This event is now fully booked. The conference programme is available to view here and a downloadable brochure is available here. The British Institute of International and Comparative Law in conjunction with the Law Society of Northern Ireland is pleased to announce an event commemorating the 30th anniversary of the opening for signature of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ("UNCLOS"). UNCLOS, often referred to as "the Constitution of the Sea", now has over 160 States parties…
EnergyClimate Change Issues in the Commonwealth
Kristin Hausler | 1st June 2012
In December 2011, the Commonwealth Law Bulletin published an article written by Kristin Hausler and Robert McCorquodale on Climate change and its impact on security and survival. This paper had been previously successfully presented at the Commonwealth Law Ministers, which took place in Sydney in July 2011. BIICL followed-up on this initial scoping study by conducting a comprehensive assessment of the adequacy of the legal frameworks applicable within the Commonwealth with regard to access…
Climate ChangeJoint Development of Offshore Oil and Gas...
1st December 1989
Joint Development of Offshore Oil and Gas: Joint Development of Offshore Oil & Gas Model Agreement for States for Joint Development with Explanatory Commentary v. 1 A first meeting to investigate joint development agreements between States in offshore maritime zones was held by the Institute on 10 June 1985. A Working Group under the chairmanship of Sir Maurice Bathurst was set up with members drawn from industry, university and government service. The Working Group was supported…
Energy
Reimagining Environmental Law 21 August 2020
21st August 2020
Global Governance and Future Trends Strengthening global governance Governance at global regional and national level is lacking, there is a lack of coherence, even in matters of global common interests. The EU, ASEAN, and other regional organisations can play a crucial role in tackling environmental issues, facilitating the implementation of MEAs, mobilizing stakeholders, and sharing experiences. The time is opportune to call upon regional organisations to strengthen global governance and…
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