A key element of the progressive trade agenda is attention to concerns Indigenous peoples. To ensure that peoples' interests are addressed in free agreement negotiations and as part policy more generally, at least four aspects must be priorities. These duty consult, distinct features traditional knowledge, investor-state dispute settlement, inter-Indigenous trade. Successfully integrating these...

The role intermediaries play in resolving land-taking disputes in socialist Asia has rarely been studied, but this inquiry is critical to understanding alternatives to courtbased dispute resolution. This paper explores how intermediaries, such as retired state officials, navigate in and around authoritarian regimes to resolve complex disputes that pit citizens against the state. Empirical studi...

This research article explores aligning and optimizing dispute resolution mechanisms in international law, particularly within the World Trade Organization (WTO) Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) contexts. Addressing challenges arising from "spaghetti bowl effect" of multiple treaty regimes, it examines interplay between WTO ISDS systems, aiming for harmonization reduced jurisdictional i...