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Insiders and Outsiders: The Role of Human Agents and Networks in System Change

Regulation &Governance, Volume 19, Issue 4, Page 1074-1085, October 2025.
ABSTRACT This article focuses on the roles of insiders or outsiders in order to theorize the role that human agents play in systems change. It asks: (1) what strengths and weaknesses do insiders and outsiders have respectively as agents of change; and (2) what strategies are available to use these insights to increase, or to limit, the prospects of ...
Miranda Forsyth, Anthea Roberts
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Soft and Hard Strategies: The Role of Business in the Crafting of International Commercial Law [PDF]

, 2019
Part I returns to the classic definition of hard international law initially put forward by Kenneth Abbott and Duncan Snidal and related IR scholars and analyzes existing commercial law treaties in light of this definition.
Susan Block-Lieb
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Reflections of an academic activist

Journal of Law and Society, Volume 52, Issue 3, Page 345-362, September 2025.
Abstract This article is a contribution to the occasional series dealing with a major book that has influenced the author. Previous contributors include Stewart Macaulay, John Griffith, William Twining, Carol Harlow, Geoffrey Bindman, Harry Arthurs, André‐Jean Arnaud, Alan Hunt, Michael Adler, Lawrence O. Gostin, John P.
JANE KELSEY
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Uncitral Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records: Is It an Applicable Legal Framework for Bills of Lading Under Turkish Law?

Annales de la Faculté de Droit d’Istanbul
The purpose of the “Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records” adopted by UNCITRAL on July 13, 2017, is to provide a legal framework for the digitisation of paper-based transferable documents or instruments.
Ayşe Nilay Şenol, Işık Özer, Gülfer Meriç   +2 more
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Ex Pluribus Unum? On The Form and Shape of a Common Code of Ethics in International Litigation

AJIL Unbound, 2019
In April 2019, member-states of UNCITRAL Working Group III requested the UNCITRAL Secretariat to undertake preparatory work for a Code of Conduct for Investor-State Dispute Settlement focusing on the implementation and enforceability of such a code. This
Chiara Giorgetti, Jeffrey L. Dunoff
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BG Group and “Conditions” to Arbitral Jurisdiction [PDF]

, 2016
Although the Supreme Court has over the last decade generated a robust body of arbitration caselaw, its first decision in the area of investment arbitration under a Bilateral Investment Treaty was only handed down in 2014. BG Group v.
Bjorklund, Andrea K., Rau, Alan S.
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A comparative study on the compensation of bankruptcy trustees in insolvent estates

International Insolvency Review, Volume 34, Issue 3, Page 713-738, Winter 2025.
Abstract A well‐functioning bankruptcy system is essential for economic stability, ensuring the efficient resolution of bankruptcies and the fair distribution of remaining assets. However, many jurisdictions face the issue of “empty,” “assetless,” or “insolvent” estates, where the assets of bankrupt entities are insufficient to cover the costs of the ...
R. D. Vriesendorp, J. M. W. Pool
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State succession to investment treaties: mapping the issues [PDF]

, 2016
Following recent decisions in Sanum v Laos and World Wide Minerals v Kazakhstan, investment lawyers have begun to engage with the legal rules governing State succession to treaties. As State succession is one of the more technical and controversial areas
Tams, Christian J.
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The place of micro and small Enterprises in European Insolvency law

International Insolvency Review, Volume 34, Issue 3, Page 685-712, Winter 2025.
Abstract Micro and small enterprises (MSEs) form the backbone of the European economy but remain particularly vulnerable to financial distress and insolvency. Despite the EU's efforts to harmonise insolvency laws, significant divergences persist among Member States, especially regarding tailored frameworks for smaller businesses.
Oleksiy Kononov
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A developing country's perspective: Reforming insolvency laws to encourage their usage

International Insolvency Review, Volume 34, Issue 3, Page 517-545, Winter 2025.
Abstract Opportunities in developing countries draw multinational companies, which include but are not limited to low‐cost labour and abundant raw materials. As with any enterprise in any part of the world, there is a risk of business failure when multinational companies operate in developing countries.
Phoebe Gatoto
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