South China Sea Arbitration: Philippines v. China
Photo: USS Ronald Reagan in the South China Sea July 5, 2016. US Navy, CC BY 2.0 The South China Sea case (Philippines v. China) has...
Magna Carta: Is it worth the bother?
Eight hundred years ago, royal scribes were busy making exemplifications of Magna Carta—which rebellious barons had forced King John to...
Investor-State Dispute Settlement: Transparency and Beyond
On March 17, the United Nations Convention on Transparency was opened for signature in Mauritius. The Mauritius Convention, as it is...
Behind Closed Doors: Fixing the Democracy Deficit in the International Dispute Settlement System
The international dispute settlement system suffers a significant democracy deficit. Transparency is lacking in almost all international...