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COMPARATIVE APPROACH IN UNDERSTANDING THE BROADER THEMES OF THE ICSID INSTITUTION RULES, 2022 AND THE ICSID ARBITRATION RULES, 2022

COMPARATIVE APPROACH IN UNDERSTANDING THE BROADER THEMES OF THE ICSID INSTITUTION RULES, 2022 AND THE ICSID ARBITRATION RULES, 2022 Advaidh Nelakanttan.R Introduction The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (‘ICSID’) Convention, 1965, created to resolve investment disputes, has 165 Contracting States who are parties to the treaty.[1] As per Article 66(1) of the ICSID […]

THE EVOLUTION OF POLICE POWERS DOCTRINE AS A DEFENCE UNDER INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT LAW

THE EVOLUTION OF POLICE POWERS DOCTRINE AS A DEFENCE UNDER INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT LAW Advaidh Nelakanttan.R TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Tracing the evolution of the PPD as a defence under international investment law           2.1.The emergence of PPD or the ‘right to regulate in the 20th-century instruments and international investment agreements (‘IIA’) […]

EXERCISING INCIDENTAL JURISDICTION AS AN INHERENT POWER: SYNTHESIS OF A DIALECTICAL PROCESS BETWEEN CONSENT AND BASIC JUDICIAL FUNCTIONS

EXERCISING INCIDENTAL JURISDICTION AS AN INHERENT POWER: SYNTHESIS OF A DIALECTICAL PROCESS BETWEEN CONSENT AND BASIC JUDICIAL FUNCTIONS Advaidh Nelakanttan.R Introduction Tracing the historical evolution of the international legal order indicates that its proponents intended to establish a court of universal “compulsory jurisdiction”.[1] However, only a handful of states have consented to the compulsory jurisdiction […]

COVID-19, Lockdown and Commercial Impact series: The impact on Employment and Tenancy Contracts

Why the COVID-19 migrant crisis should compel us to re-think urbanisation Athif Ahmed, Goda Raghavan, Advaidh Nelakanttan Goda Raghavan,  Advaidh Nelakanttan, Athif Ahmed Nazeem  Published on:  19 May 2020, 5:17 pm  7 min read As part of the AK Law Chambers COVID-19 Series, we have already analysed the legal position of force majeure, frustration and the constitutionality of […]

Why the COVID-19 migrant crisis should compel us to re-think urbanisation

Why the COVID-19 migrant crisis should compel us to re-think urbanisation Authored by – Advaidh Nelakanttan R After lockdown measures were implemented in India on March 25, over 4 crore migrant labourers began facing uncertainty at their place of work and the risk of running out of their savings. Without hope for the future, these […]