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MEDIATION AS AN AMICABLE MEANS WITHIN THE INVESTOR-STATE DISPUTE SETTLEMENT CLAUSE: A BASIC SURVEY OF RUSSIAN BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATIES

open access: yesПравовое государство: теория и практика
In the last decade, many endeavors have been done to reform the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) clause by International organizations such as ICSID, OECD, UNCITRAL and UNCTAD.
Abadikhah Mostafa   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

The 2016 Morocco–Nigeria Bilateral Investment Treaty: More Practical Reality in Providing a Balanced Investment Treaty?

open access: yes, 2019
The law governing international investment comprises primarily treaties between individual States and regional arrangements focusing on investment provisions that protect and promote foreign investment and the principles of customary international law ...
Ejims, O.
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Exploring the legal, policy, ethical and practical implications of digitisation of botanical and fungal collections

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 4, Page 1076-1086, July 2026.
Societal Impact Statement Dried plant and fungal specimens held in collections provide a unique asset to understand the natural world and inform conservation approaches. By creating freely available, digital images of these collections, these specimens can be used by more scientists from around the globe to ask research questions and apply new ...
Sonia Dhanda   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contested Spaces: Civil Society Engagement in EU–Mercosur Trade Negotiations

open access: yesJCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, Volume 64, Issue 4, Page 1431-1452, July 2026.
Abstract The EU–Mercosur Association Agreement negotiations have become a focal point for examining the limits of civil society engagement in EU trade policy‐making. This article analyses the design, implementation and outcomes of participatory mechanisms – including Civil Society Dialogues, Domestic Advisory Groups and the European Economic and Social
Emilio Del Pupo
wiley   +1 more source

Soft Power in Trade: Quantifying the Impact of Confucius Institutes on China's Exports

open access: yesInternational Studies of Economics, Volume 21, Issue 2, Page 147-162, June 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates the role of Confucius Institutes (CIs) as a form of China's cultural diplomacy and their impact on international trade, particularly exports. Using a gravity model, we analyze data from 1990 to 2019 across countries, finding that the presence of CIs significantly boosts China's exports.
Renjing Chen, Wei Jin, Tangrui Yang
wiley   +1 more source

Epistemic opacity in Antarctic science: Unknowing the last frontier

open access: yesPeople and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 6, Page 1641-1647, June 2026.
Abstract Antarctica is facing intensifying pressures from climate change, industrial fishing, tourism and renewed geopolitical competition, even as scientific activity on the continent reaches unprecedented levels. We argue that this proliferation of research often fails to deliver the integrated, policy‐relevant knowledge needed for precautionary ...
Virginia Morandini, Álvaro Soutullo
wiley   +1 more source

RESTORING THE BALANCE IN BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATIES: INCORPORATING HUMAN RIGHTS CLAUSES

open access: yesRevista de Derecho, 2009
Los tratados bilaterales de inversión son acuerdos realizados con el fin de promover la inversión extranjera en un país; aunque la inversión extranjera es una fuerza positiva para promover el desarrollo, en algunos casos el interés de inversionistas ...
Yira Segrera Ayala
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Why Is Exclusivity in Broadcasting Rights Prevalent and Why Does Simple Regulation Fail?

open access: yesThe RAND Journal of Economics, Volume 57, Issue 2, Page 402-419, Summer 2026.
ABSTRACT Pay‐TV firms compete both downstream to attract viewers and upstream to acquire broadcasting rights. Because profits inherited from downstream competition satisfy a convexity property, allocating rights to the dominant firm maximizes the industry profit.
David Martimort, Jerome Pouyet
wiley   +1 more source

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