Browsing by Author "Alvarez-Jimenez, Alberto"
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Advancing doctrine through devil’s advocacy: A response to Alan O. Sykes
(American Society of International Law, 2015)Alan Sykes’ editorial comment, Economic “Necessity” in International Law, provides a multi-layered analysis of the defense of “necessity” in international investment disputes. Sykes’ main proposition is that the obligation ... -
From Al-Qaida in 2001 to ISIL in 2015: The Security Council's decisions on terrorism and their impact on the right to self-defense against autonomous non-state actors
(2017)“The fortunes of war more than any other are liable to frequent fluctuations,” said Don Quixote. Prominent voices certainly embraced this logic regarding a right to self-defense against autonomous non-State actors shortly ... -
From Al-Qaida to ISIL: The decisions and practices of the UN Security Council related to the right to self-defense against non-state actors from 2002–2014: A deafening silence after Resolutions 1368 and 1373 (2001)
(2014)Security Council Resolution 1373, adopted in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks and “recognizing the inherent right of individual … self-defense,” was regarded as having expanded the scope of Article 51 to cover armed attacks ... -
The Great Recession and the New Frontiers of International Investment Law: The Economics of Early Warning Models and the Law of Necessity
(Oxford University Press, 2014)The Great Recession has prompted unparalleled economic research on the causes and handling of crises. It is then important for international investment law to catch up with the new conceptual developments. This article is ... -
International Investment Law, Time, and Economics: Fixing the length of economic crises as a costs-allocation tool between host states and foreign investors
(Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2019)The case law on non-precluded measures clauses, when they are successful, and the customary rule of necessity, when it fails, transfers significant risks to foreign investors and host States, respectively, during severe ...
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The law for the emerging active role of electricity consumers
(The University of Waikato, 2020)This thesis investigates the role of law in shaping the liberalised electricity system for a more active role of consumers. The research studies three countries, New Zealand, Colombia and the Netherlands, to analyse how ... -
Trade and Climate Change - Tracing the Conflict between Trade and Climate Change Reform and Plotting a Mutually Supportive Route Forward
(University of Waikato, 2017)This thesis looks at the individual importance of trade and climate change reform, the relationship between these two areas, and then identifies some of the trigger points that may cause conflict between trade law and ...
