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Opening the doors: Legal consequences of breaching international climate obligations in the ICJ Advisory Opinion on climate change

Review of European, Comparative &International Environmental Law, EarlyView.
Abstract In its landmark advisory opinion on States' obligations regarding climate change, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) tackled the highly contentious issue of the legal consequences of unlawful acts and State responsibility. While the Court adopted a more cautious approach on this matter than it did when interpreting States' primary ...
Yann Kerbrat, Sandrine Maljean‐Dubois
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Gaming the system through temporary housing: Real estate intermediaries and the law in short‐term rental markets

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, EarlyView.
Abstract This article contributes empirical and conceptual insights to emerging debates on the regulation of short‐term rentals (STRs) by delving into the socio‐legal foundations of this housing market segment. Drawing on a qualitative study conducted between September 2022 and June 2023 focused on the governance of for‐profit temporary housing (i.e ...
Ifigeneia Dimitrakou
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How Does the European Union's Pluralistic Institutional System Influence Policy Change? The Case of the European Union Regulation on Deforestation‐Free Products

Sustainable Development, Volume 34, Issue S1, Page 1362-1378, January 2026.
ABSTRACT How did policy actors use the European Union's (EU's) political system to achieve policy changes in regulating the sustainability and legality of transnational forest and agricultural commodity supply chains? We qualitatively analysed the development of the new EU Regulation on Deforestation‐free products (EUDR) from actor‐centred and ...
Laila Berning, Rachael D. Garrett, Metodi Sotirov   +2 more
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Is the Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023 Sufficient to Promote the Uptake of Paperless Trading Systems?

The Modern Law Review, Volume 89, Issue 1, Page 125-157, January 2026.
In September 2023, the Electronic Trade Documents Act (ETDA) came into force in the UK. It aims to facilitate paperless trade by allowing certain trade documents in electronic form to have the same legal functionality as their paper counterparts. The question this article poses is whether the ETDA, and similar legislative initiatives in other countries,
Ilias Ioannou
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Making Rights Fundamental: The 2022 Amendment to the 1998 ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and its Radical Implications

The Modern Law Review, Volume 89, Issue 1, Page 88-124, January 2026.
What makes a right fundamental, and how does it achieve this status? This article critically examines these questions through a detailed analysis of the 2022 amendment to the 1998 ILO Declaration, which recognised the right to a safe and healthy working environment as a fifth fundamental right.
Ioannis Katsaroumpas, Maria Kotsoni
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The Myths of Blockchain Governance

Corporate Governance: An International Review, Volume 34, Issue 1, Page 154-162, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Research Question/Issue Blockchain technology promises to revolutionize governance through strong commitments, trustlessness, and transparency. This paper examines how these promises have failed to materialize in practice. Research Findings/Insights Drawing on case evidence from major blockchains, including Bitcoin and Ethereum, I argue that ...
Daniel Ferreira
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Czech perspective on validity of international arbitration clauses contained in an exchange of emails under the New York Convention

Acta Universitatis Carolinae. Iuridica, 2020
The article deals with the writing requirement of the arbitration clause under the New York Convention (the “Convention”). The discussion has been triggered by the recent Czech Supreme Court decision on the formal validity of an arbitration clause ...
Petr Bříza
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Arbitration Case Law Update 2012 [PDF]

, 2012
Parties to arbitration agreements sometimes invoke the judicial system to litigate collateral issues arising out of the arbitration process, such as arbitrability of some or all of the claims, arbitrator bias, and award enforcement or vacatur.
Gross, Jill I
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Legal Brokers of Chinese Investment in Cambodia: Compliance Between Contract and Culture

Regulation &Governance, Volume 20, Issue 1, Page 162-175, January 2026.
ABSTRACT In conventional understandings of compliance, lawyers and compliance officers internalize compliance within corporations. Complicating this model, this article argues that compliance professionals may occupy a Janus‐faced role between informality and formality.
Matthew S. Erie, Molly Bodurtha, Sokphea Young   +2 more
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A New Approach to United States Enforcement of International Arbitration Awards [PDF]

, 1968
Pursuant to ratification of the World Bank Convention on the Settlement of Foreign Investment Disputes, the United States Congress passed the Convention on Settlement of Disputes Act of 1966, utilizing a full faith and credit approach to enforce arbitral

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