Senator Christopher Dodd (D-Connecticut), one of the bill's most outspoken opponents, had vowed to filibuster the bill, but that opportunity was lost Tuesday with a cloture vote that limited debate on the final bill to just four hours. [read post]

Williams QC, Presiding Arbitrator, Henri Alvarez QC, & Christoph SchreuerRegistry: Permanent Court of ArbitrationAspects in the Award: Jurisdictional objections- when to be made and waiver of right, interpretation of Article 21(3) of the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules 1976 Meaning of "Measure"Failure to enforce arbitral award as a breach of the BIT ["The Tribunal also notes that Article 1(a) of the BIT provides that “[a]ny change in the form of an investment does not… [read post]

We do this particularly since our system this year is beating nearly all the systems listed at The Prediction Tracker and we want no confusion.Update, Sunday, October 12, 2008 - do not forget, this is the day we also celebrate the official modern-day founding of America by Christopher Columbus, though we know in the meantime that the Scandinavian Vikings were there before he was, and their accounts may even have spurred Columbus on, though nobody knows for sure.You have to love college… [read post]

But now, a revival of competing beliefs has polarized Chinese society," Foreign Policy March 1, 2016.Our thoughts may be accessed here:Part I: Flora SapioPart II: Jean Christopher MittelstaedtPart III: Larry Catá BackerPart IV: Shaoming Zhou This post includes my thoughts. [read post]