International Law News Winter 2017: Arbitration, Mediation, and Alternative Dispute Resolution

International Law

UNCITRAL Notes on Organizing Arbitral Proceedings Get a Modern Makeover

Richard Bainter

The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) recently updated and modernized its “Notes on Organizing Arbitral Proceedings,” an essential reference for attorneys and arbitrators faced with resolving disputes arising from international commercial transactions.

International Law

Arbitration in Myanmar—The Best Option?

To foster future foreign investment, Myanmar recently updated, modernized, and adopted a new Arbitration Law, another important development that will lessen the legal risks of investing in a frontier market like Myanmar.

International Law

Interview: Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa

M. Salman Ravala

Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa served as the President of the 61st UN General Assembly (2006–2007) and as Bahrain’s first female Ambassador to France (2001–2004).

Asia

International Law and the South China Sea: Insights from the U.S. Department of State

Renee Dopplick

The U.S. Department of State Legal Adviser’s Office discussed an array of legal issues related to international law and the South China Sea during the seventh annual “Live from L” program.

Asia

China’s Transition to a Market Economy Status Nullified by New U.S. Trade Remedies Legislation

Dharmendra N. Choudhary

The amendments to U.S. trade law through the Trade Remedies Act of 2015 could potentially be applied to nullify the benefits of a market-economy country to China should it eventually acquire an ME status.

Asia

HIV and Drug Testing of Non-Ethnic Korean Foreign Teachers in South Korea Found Violative of Convention to Eliminate Racial Discrimination

Mark E. Wojcik

In L.G. v. Republic of Korea, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination found that South Korea’s mandatory HIV/AIDS and drug tests for non-Korean English teachers violated the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.