Today’s ruling by the German Constitutional Court (“the Karlsruhe Court”) is a watershed moment in the European project. The case concerns an ongoing tug of war between the EU’s Supreme Court (“the ECJ”) and the Karlsruhe Court on the legality of the ECB’s ongoing purchase of sovereign bonds. Without going into the complications of […]
Given the importance of this topic, I have made a Youtube video : The briefing is also available in an audio format here. Link to the Kluwer Arbitration Blog article : http://arbitrationblog.kluwerarbitration.com/2020/03/30/covid-19-and-investment-treaty-claims/
This website now has a secure contact form, which you can use to send me encrypted messages. The form uses PGP encryption, so that your messages are encrypted before being sent to me. While this method of communication is largely superior to unencrypted emails, it is necessary to take additional precautions if you are in […]
According to the IPCC, climate change is closely linked to unsustainable levels of material consumption in our modern societies. If this were indeed the case, it is necessary to examine the underlying causes of this economic phenomenon. In my recent article for the Blog Droit Européen, I argue that that unsustainable levels of consumption are […]
The Mises Institute is an organisation dedicated to teaching and research in economics and political philosophy. It was founded in 1982 in memory of the Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises. Last week, I had the honour of publishing an article on the website of this institute. In this article, I analyse Ludwig von Mises’ comments […]
This is a short extract of an unpublished article on the “cassation” method as applied by the French Cour the cassation to civil proceedings before it. The Cour de cassation is France’s supreme judicial body for cases handled by ‘judicial’ courts, i.e., civil cases between private parties or involving the application of private law and […]
Translated from the original in French. On 23 May 2018, the Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that the First Amendment to the US Constitution, which protects the freedom of speech, prevents President Trump from “blocking” users who wish to comment on his statements on the social network Twitter. If […]
The Kluwer Arbitration Blog has an interesting post titled “Why we don’t need blockchain to manage cases in international arbitration” which you can read here. While it is difficult to argue that blockchains add much value to the arbitration process (I), arbitration is an essential mechanism for restoring trust between parties transacting on a blockchain […]
Translated from the original in French. Wishing to adopt “a pioneering strategy (…) in terms of financial innovation and digital finance”, France has authorized, by two orders issued on April 28, 2016 and December 9, 2017, the use, in certain cases, of “shared electronic recording devices (“DEEP”)”, i.e., “blockchains”, for the registration of transactions relating […]