Sakshi Garg In the race of globalization and development, the world has changed its original ways of functioning. This impact can also be seen in the legal world where the disputes may no longer be resolved in courts. Alternate processes now exist which can resolve legal disputes without leading them into the vicious cycle of lengthy litigation and escaping the conundrum of jurisdiction. On a global level, arbitration has increased its reach many folds as even the states are

Intisar Aslam* “When I am representing a client in an arbitration, what I am really looking for in a party-nominated arbitrator is someone with the maximum predisposition towards my client, but with the minimum appearance of bias.” -Prof. Martin Hunter [1] Introduction The appointment of an arbitrator is a cornerstone of all the arbitration proceedings across the world. However, this appointment has been marred by blemishes of unilateral appointment i.e. an arbitrator is appo

Om Agarwal, Shivendra Narayan* Introduction With an ever-expanding list of businesses declaring their exit from Russia, the world witnesses an attempt at economic decoupling at a scale with no precedent in the age of globalization. Apart from the devastating humanitarian impact of the invasion of Ukraine, it has resulted in a breakdown of Russia’s commercial relations with western nations. A series of international sanctions, followed by countermeasures from Russia, has led b

Alay Raje, Samridhi Shrimali Introduction “A fool repays a salve by a stab, and a stab by a salve.” The escalating concerns surrounding the participation of amicus curiae ('amicus') in investment arbitrations can be truly sketched by the above quote, meaning that; only a fool mistakes a foe for a friend and a friend for a foe. Resolving disputes involving investment treaty law is in itself a tricky terrain, and amicus participation do not ease the trouble. As explicated by th