Monday, November 23, 2020

New Volume: Italian Yearbook of International Law

The latest volume of the Italian Yearbook of International Law (Vol. 29, 2019) is out. Contents include:
  • Symposium: Challenges to Multilateralism in International Trade Law
    • Giorgio Sacerdoti, Multilateralism and the WTO in the Post Covid-19 World
    • Tommaso Soave, Who Controls WTO Dispute Settlement? Socio-Professional Practices and the Crisis of the Appellate Body
    • Elisa Baroncini, Preserving the Appellate Stage in the WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism: The EU and the Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement
    • Regis Yann Simo, The African Continental Free Trade Area in a Stagnating Multilateral Trading System: On the Likely (Ir)relevance of the Enabling Clause
    • Antonino Alì, National Security and Trade Wars: Legal Implications for Multilateralism
  • Articles
    • Deborah Russo, The Attribution to States of the Conduct of Public Enterprises in the Fields of Investment and Human Rights Law
    • Catherine Costaggiu, The Evolution of BITs: Toward Reconciling Foreign Investment Protection and Socio-Economic Human Rights
    • Carlo De Stefano, From Arbitrators to Judges? Reflections on the Reform of Investor-State Dispute Settlement
  • Notes and Comments
    • Silvia Borelli & Maria Chiara Vitucci, The Italian Response to Exploitation of Migrant Workers in the Agricultural Sector: Between Criminalization and Prevention
    • Natalino Ronzitti, The Agreement Between Italy and Niger on Defence Cooperation
    • Maria Rosaria Mauro, “National Security”, Foreign Investments and National Screening Procedures: The Italian Regime
    • Gustavo Minervini, Viola v. Italy: A First Step Towards the End of Life Imprisonment in Italy
    • Paola Mariani, Unilateral Measures in a No-Deal Brexit: The Italian Way to Mitigate the Impact of an Abrupt Change of Regulation