By Yonah Wasik, Senior Staffer Climate change presents an expanding danger to the environment and human health. Along with it, international bodies and states alike have progressively strengthened their climate change goals and regulations. While most climate change cases are brought before national courts, businesses have turned to arbitration to resolve environmental disputes, especially for…
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What Growing Global Polarization Means for Cooperation in International Arbitration
By Kaley Gilbert, Senior Staffer Increasing global conflict challenges international arbitration’s ability to successfully settle commercial disputes. Arbitration depends on cooperation. But the polarization associated with growing global conflict, ranging from active conflicts such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to the cold conflict between the United States and China, challenges the norms and practices that…
London’s Legal Renaissance: Revamping the UK’s Arbitration Act
By Lucas Vieweg, Articles Editor London, the iconic British capital city, has an impressive and storied history; it is a cosmopolitan city where artists, inventors, financiers, and tourists cross paths every day. Its landmarks are instantly recognizable, and its ever-present status as a world city is undisputed. However, what truly sets London apart is its…
So, You Think You Can Arbitrate?
By: Aissatou Toure; Articles editor Arbitration is in demand. In 2023 alone, complainants brought 7,554 new cases into arbitration. Before becoming an arbitrator, one must know what arbitration entails; however, arbitration evades easy definition. The World Intellectual Property Organization defines arbitration as: “a procedure in which a dispute is submitted, by agreement of the parties,…
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