Until recently, it was fair to decry the lack of attention paid to how ISDS tribunals quantify compensation, against evidence of ballooning awards and the sometimes dizzying amounts…

The last fortnight has been dominated by two major developments: the proceedings initiated by deep-seabed mining contractors before the ITLOS Seabed Disputes Chamber, and the ICJ's Right to…

UNCITRAL Working Group III has been seized with Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) reform for nearly ten years. Pursuing several initiatives in parallel, one project now entering its final…

Introduction On 30 March 2026, Ecuador’s Constitutional Court issued Dictamen 19-25-TI/26A, conditionally approving the Agreement for the Promotion and Protection of Investments between Ecuador and…

Over the last fortnight, some issues have remained in the spotlight: the implications of the Trump administration's posture and practice for international institutions, Russia's use of law to…

The 53rd Session of UNCITRAL Working Group III (WGIII), held in mid-January 2026 in New York, marked another modest but revealing step in the long road toward reforming investor–State dispute…

Is law so laggard as to be utterly helpless? Despite international law's (purported) death knell, the daily work of courts and organisations continues apace. The last two weeks…

In mid-2025, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Working Group III (WGIII) released a new set of Draft Provisions on Procedural and Cross-Cutting…

During the week of 22 September 2025, States once again met in Vienna under Working Group III (WGIII) of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)…

1. Call for Contributions: BSIL Blog Symposium on ICJ Climate Advisory Opinion. The Bangladesh Society of International Law (BSIL) has launched a Call for Contributions for its inaugural…