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Abstract Article V(1)(e) of the New York Convention appears to preserve a margin of discretion for courts of contracting states to refuse the enforcement of an arbitral award if it has been annulled...
Abstract The insanity rules in England and Wales are potentially per incuriam. While the modern interpretation of the M’Naghten rules recognises the Cognitive and Wrongfulness Limbs, a third Control...
Abstract This note will comparatively analyse the contested existence and development of the state and administrative law of the UK and France, subsequently using this historical perspective to...
Abstract The EU, like any other legal or political framework, is relevant insofar as it is capable of adapting to the needs and challenges that it faces. While this is accepted by its different...
Abstract This article aims to build a case in favour of the minority decision in the ICC’s Philippines judgment. The decision has been a source of contention amongst international law scholars, and...
Abstract This case note examines the New Zealand Supreme Court decision in Smith v Fonterra Co-Operative Group Ltd NZSC 5. It explores the broader relationship between tikanga Māori and common law...
Abstract This essay offers a fresh perspective on the interplay between international security measures and individual human rights by critically analysing the application of United Nations Security...
Introduction In contentious maritime disputes, the International Court of Justice uses a ‘three-stage’ approach to delineate maritime boundaries. This comprises (a) the drawing of a provisional...
Abstract Despite heavy criticism, the ‘genuine link test’ for assessing the bindingness of a conferral of citizenship on third States, devised by the International Court of Justice in the 1955 case of...