Legal issues arising out of the use of depleted uranium in Syria

The United States confirmed that Depleted Uranium (DU) ammunitions were used in Syria. The use of such weapons has long been criticized for posing health risks to both combatants and civilians. What is the potential legal issues arising out of the use of DU in non-international armed conflicts?

Lam Sze Hong • February 13, 2020 • 1 comment

The ECHR at 70: A Living Instrument in Precarious Present-day Conditions

The European Court of Human Rights must respond immediately to cases where it is argued that judicial independence is undermined. The Court should review its priority policy as well as its practice concerning interim measures.

Rick Lawson • February 07, 2020 • 3 comments

Arbitrability of competition claims in China – A case study of the EU, US and China

Both China’s arbitration law and competition law were derived from western jurisdictions around 10 years ago. In recent years, arbitration has become the preferable forum as an alternative to litigation in China.

Siyou Zhou • December 16, 2019 • 5 comments

Pilate washes his hands. The CJEU misses an opportunity to rule on pre-trial detention

The very recent ruling of the CJEU in DK (C-653/19 PPU, 28 November 2019) confirms the limited applicability of Directive 2016/343 on the presumption of innocence and fails to deal with overuse of pre-trial detention across the EU.

Adriano Martufi and Christina Peristeridou • December 11, 2019

Provisional Measures: understanding the allegedly peculiar Brazilian legislative instrument

Those who like to understand the Brazilian legislative set-up will have to get used to them: Provisional Measures.

Felipe de Paula • December 03, 2019

The first personal bankruptcy case in China

It has been long held in China that a debt must be repaid, particularly the debt of a father by his son. Is this going to change? What does the first personal bankruptcy case in China tell us?

Shuai Guo • October 18, 2019 • 5 comments

The curious case of Tony Ejimson: The protection of Family Unity under EU and ECHR law

Had Tony Ejimson’s claim for a residence right to stay with his daughter been adjudicated by the CJEU, not the ECtHR, the case would have ended differently. This begs the question, why does EU law treat the unity of multi-national families more favourably?

Tom Boekestein • September 12, 2019

The Singapore Mediation Convention: a promising start, an uncertain future

On 7 August, 46 countries signed the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation. These states have to ensure that international commercial settlement agreements are enforced. After a promising start, there are doubts as to its future implementation.

Hassan Faraj Mehrabi and Hosna Sheikhattar • September 05, 2019

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights on state responsibility and climate change

In November 2017, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights issued Advisory Opinion OC-23, which highlighted the relationship of interdependence and indivisibility that exists between human rights, the environment and sustainable development.

Paola Tiffer • August 06, 2019

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