Posts Tagged ‘EU law’
Preparation of a legal expert opinion in support of Croatia on the relationship of various provisions of the German Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO) to EU law for submission to the OLG Frankfurt
More Information on the Case OLG Frankfurt am Main, Decision dated 11 February 2021, Case No. 26 SchH 2/20 “The assignment of an investment dispute between EU Member States to an arbitral tribunal affects the autonomy of Union law if Union law may be affected by the arbitral tribunal’s decision. In such cases, an arbitration…
Read MorePublic Defence of Ph.D. Thesis of Dr Hannes Lenk at Gothenburg University
On 20th September, Hannes Lenk successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled “The EU investment court system. A viable reform initiative?”. I had the pleasure of serving as “opponent” in the public defence at the School of Business, Economics and Law (Handelshögskolan), Department of Law (Juridiska institutionen) of the University of Gothenburg. The examination committee consisted…
Read MoreTwo Expert Declarations before US Federal Court
In the enforcement proceedings before the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Professor Steffen Hindelang submitted an two Expert Declarations. In his Expert Declaration, Professor Steffen Hindelang addressed the issues relating to the relevant rules and principles of EU law, including the principles of autonomy and primacy. In his reply expert declaration,…
Read MoreExpert Declaration on Issues of Investor-State Arbitration, the Energy Charter Treaty and EU Law
More Information on the Case On the compatibility of investor-State arbitration on the basis of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) with EU law after the CJEU ruling in Achmea (C-284/16). More information on the case Novenergia II v. Spain in US Federal District Court of the District of Columbia (Motion to Dismiss and to Deny…
Read MoreEnemy at the Gates? Die aktuellen Änderungen der Investitionsprüfvorschriften in der Außenwirtschaftsverordnung im Lichte des Unionsrechts (Enemy at he Gates? Recent Changes in the German rules on Investment Screening in the Light of EU Law)
Predators in the pond of jurisdiction? The EU constitutional restraints on investor-State dispute settlement provisions in European comprehensive free trade agreements.
Investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS), once developed as ‘last straw’ for foreign investors to gain access to justice in the forgotten corners of this world, grew out of its niche existence – for the better or the worse. In a remarkable metamorphosis ISDS made its way not only into trade agreements among what was once called…
Read MoreBrexit Hearing in the Deutscher Bundestag (German Federal Parliament)
The Brexit Divorce Bill – Great Britain’s World of the Alternative Facts On Monday, the 24th of April 2017, the Committee on European Affairs of the German Federal Parliament conducted a public hearing on the upcoming Brexit. For Prof. Dr. Steffen Hindelang it is clear that Great Britain will have to fulfil its legal (payment) obligations it…
Read MoreConstitutional and EU Law Questions relating to CETA
Working breakfast of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group, Working group on Economics and Energy
Read MoreEditorial: Realpolitik statt Pseudo-Revolution: Aktuelle Reformvorschläge im Investitionsschutzrecht (Op-ed: Realpolitik instead of Pseudo-Revolution: Current Reform Proposals in Investment Protection)
TTIP Hearing European Parliament
Joint Public Hearing European Parliament – Committees on Legal Affairs and on International Trade on ISDS and Arbitration in TTIP Professor Hindelang presented and discussed the key findings of the Studies on “Investor-State Dispute Settlement provisions in the EU’s international investment agreements (ISDS)” by Professor Kuijper, Professor Pernice, and Professor Hindelang in the European Parliament JURI/INTA…
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