International Business Transactions
Advocating Social Change Through International Law: Exploring the Choice Between Hard and Soft International Law
EP CV
Megaregulation Contested: Global Economic Ordering After TPP
Episode 11: The Wisdom of Gathering Intelligence: Privacy and Surveillance
Blockchain Technology and Anti-Money Laundering Regulations under International Law
In October 2018, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an intergovernmental organization in charge of anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing regulations,[1] announced that it would issue guidelines on virtual asset by June 2019.[2] A virtual asset is a digital representation of value that can be traded, transferred, or used for payment or investment purposes, which does not have the status of legal tender in any jurisdiction.
Third Party Funding in International Investor-State Arbitration
Third-party litigation funding (TPF) is a rapidly expanding industry composed of speculative investors who finance legal claims in exchange for influence over case management and a contingency in the recovery.[1] The potentially high damage awards (recently averaging $500 million per dispute) characteristic of investor-state arbitration (ISDS) under the bilateral investment treaty (BIT) regime[2] have made it a new and highly attractive market for TPF.