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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 +2 more
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Global supply chains are increasingly vulnerable to fraud, counterfeiting, and inefficient data management, leading to significant financial losses and operational disruptions. This paper presents a conceptual framework that leverages blockchain technology, radio‐frequency identification (RFID), and decentralized storage (IPFS) to enhance traceability,
Kadim Lahcen Nadime +4 more
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Ex Pluribus Unum? On The Form and Shape of a Common Code of Ethics in International Litigation
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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Insolvency and systemic risks: The macroeconomic costs of director duties in crisis
Abstract Traditional insolvency duties are designed to protect creditors, yet in times of financial crisis, they may lead to a wave of bankruptcies. This Article challenges the assumption that director insolvency duties always serve creditor interests, arguing that they can generate “congestion costs”—a surge in bankruptcy cases that overwhelms courts ...
Adi Marcovich Gross
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Radical Reform of the International Investment Treaty Regime: A Role for Climate Clubs?
ABSTRACT There is growing concern that provisions in international investment treaties are being used to delay the critically needed transition away from fossil fuels. Although various procedural and substantive reforms have been pursued in recent years, these reforms have thus far failed to tackle the fundamental problems with investment treaties and ...
Kyla Tienhaara +2 more
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Insiders and Outsiders: The Role of Human Agents and Networks in System Change
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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To the Issue of Necessity of Legal Regulation of Electronic Commerce in Russia and Abroad
The article considers the current state of the issue on the existing legal regulation of e-commerce in Russia and abroad. In the article identified the features of law enforcement, legal gaps in the area of electronic commerce.
Y. V. Antonov, V. M. Fedotova
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Reflections of an academic activist
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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NEW APPROACHES TO THE REFORM OF INVESTOR-STATE DISPUTE SETTLEMENT
Introduction. In light of the ongoing UN discussions over the investor-state dispute settlement reform, this article offers readers an opportunity to develop an understanding of not only the current reform process, but also of the directions of reforms ...
A. V. Soloveva
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A comparative study on the compensation of bankruptcy trustees in insolvent estates
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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