Sze Hian Ng – LSE Law Review Blog

Should the COVID-19 pandemic broaden states’ margin of appreciation under the European Convention on Human Rights?

Abstract Questions have been raised over the compatibility of national restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic with Contracting States’ obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights (‘ECHR’). Yet, the public emergency caused by the pandemic also means that the ECHR is likely to afford states a margin of appreciation when deciding on the […]

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Fine margins: Examining the minority-majority divide in Enka v Chubb

Abstract The question of how to determine the law of the arbitration agreement has long been a hotly debated topic in the field of international commercial arbitration. While this contentious issue was addressed by the UK Supreme Court in Enka v Chubb, the majority and minority judges disagreed on the appropriate approach to take when an