Paolo Busco

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Paolo Busco is member of Twenty Essex, where he practices in the field of public international law. He is admitted as a barrister in England and Wales, and as lawyer in Italy. He has acted as counsel before the ICJ, CJEU, ITLOS, Annex VII, ICSID and UNCITRAL Tribunals, as well as international conciliation commissions and dispute settlement bodies of international organizations. In addition to work from Chambers, Dr. Busco has been a legal advisor on international law to senior government officials in Italy and abroad. Before joining Twenty Essex, he held positions in various international organizations, including as a senior legal consultant to FAO in Riyadh and assistant legal counsel at the PCA in The Hague. All opinions are expressed in a personal capacity.

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Shunning Conventional Wisdom – Italian Courts and State Immunity in Employment Disputes

Introduction  On State immunity in civil proceedings, Italian courts have been pathbreakers, for better or worse. The Italian Supreme Court, in the 50s, developed the restrictive theory of State immunity, now accepted as custom (Ronzitti, Venturini). More recently, Italian courts have poked holes in immunity for international crimes in civil proceedings (Ferrini v Germany,…

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