Cornell International Law Journal Online
Moral Damages Due to Loss of Reputation in Investment Arbitration: A Search for A Common Standard, Vol. 56.2
Vibhu Pahuja
The concept of moral damages has been judicially observed in the field of international investment arbitration. Firstly introduced in the Lusitania Cases, moral damages can be referred to the form of damages to repair for an injury resulting out of a non-material harm, i.e., harm which is not pecuniary in nature. Moral Damages can be…
29 Dec 2023
Cornell International Law Journal Online
Cyber-threats in the Mediterranean Region: The Challenges of Global Digitalization, Vol. 56.2
Federica Cristani
Introduction This article enquires whether international relations can be used as a conceptual framework to delineate international and European legal responses that can address the geo-political tensions that have been translated into cyber-threats in the Mediterranean region. It argues that international relations—and in particular the multi-stakeholder model—can offer the appropriate conceptual framework within which the…
29 Dec 2023
Cornell International Law Journal Online
Countering An Illegal Expropriation to the Sound of the Gavel: GM vs Venezuela?, Vol. 56.2
Danilo Ruggero Di Bella
This article illustrates how bilateral investment treaties (BITs) help foreign investors to protect their undertakings against expropriations by the host state. By taking a real life example, the article will briefly discuss the 2017 expropriation of General Motors’ assembly plant in Venezuela. Following that, it will show how GM may avail itself of international rights…
29 Dec 2023
Article
Black Lives Matter is a Human Rights Issue, Vol. 55
Gerald Lenoir
In 2015, Opal Ayo Tometi, on of the three Black women who co-founded Black Lives Matter (BLM), along with this author, co-authored an article on the Time magazine website titled, “Black Lives Matter is Not a Civil Rights Movement.” In that piece, we argued that the Black Lives Matter Movement has been described as the…
6 Nov 2023
Article
Only Sovereignty? Global Emergencies Between Domestic and International Law, Vol. 55
Rottem Rosenberg Rubins & Gad Barzilai
The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates the need for global norms that assist nation-states in preserving democracy amid emergencies, mitigating the threat of a worldwide democratic decline. This articles examines the role of international law in providing nation-states with such norms on two levels.
6 Nov 2023
Article
International Sales Law in Europe: Pitfalls & Opportunities, Vol. 54
Soterios Loizou
This Article examines the latest international uniform law initiative on the creation of an International Sales Law for Europe, namely the Common European Sales Law (CESL). It comprises four parts, which correspond to the most complex and important aspects of the project’s novel legal response to the problem of creating a transnational uniform legal instrument.
6 Nov 2023
Black Lives Matter is a Human Rights Issue
Gerald Lenoir
In 2015, Opal Ayo Tometi, one of the three Black women who co-founded Black Lives Matter (BLM), along with this author, co-authored an article on the Time magazine website titled, “Black Lives Matter is Not a Civil Rights Movement.” In that piece, we argued that the Black Lives Matter Movement has been described as the…
15 Sep 2023
Cornell International Law Journal Online
Killing In the Game of: Holding Qatar Responsible For Migrant Worker Abuse, Vol. 56.1
Evangeline Charles
“FIFA stands for discipline, respect, fair-play, not just on the field of play, but in our society as well.” At the start of the twentieth century, Qatar was famous for something that may seem unfathomable today—pearl diving. Then it struck oil. Once known as the poorer neighbor of the other Saudi countries, Qatar is now…
27 Aug 2023
Article
In Re Section 301 Litigation, Vol. 56.1
Nicholas Moran
Introduction Glistening racks of aluminum frames hang from industrial beams, as orange-vested laborers walk through chest-high rows of bike tires. South Carolina’s Kent Bikes produces 350,000 bikes annually from its 200,000 square-foot domestic plant, and employs 130 Americans. Kent’s output relies heavily on Chinese and Taiwanese part imports, which now come with import tariffs of…
24 Aug 2023
Article
International Data Transfer Challenges: Lack of Trust in U.S. Data Protection Mechanisms, Vol. 56.1
Amit Avram
It used to be the case that companies from the European Union could freely and legally transfer their consumer data to companies located in the United States without adhering to today’s strict requirements and safeguards. This smooth transfer process was a byproduct of the adequacy decision on the EU-US Privacy Shield, which was what initially…
24 Aug 2023