Volume XXIX of The Italian Yearbook of International Law opens with a Symposium on the challenges to multilateralism in international trade law. The Symposium addresses: i) the crisis of the WTO Appellate Body and possible ways out, with a focus on the EU-backed Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement; ii) the compatibility of regional trade agreements with the WTO system, having particular regard to the African Continental Free Trade Area; iii) the increasing reliance on national security clauses in ...
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Volume XXIX of The Italian Yearbook of International Law opens with a Symposium on the challenges to multilateralism in international trade law. The Symposium addresses: i) the crisis of the WTO Appellate Body and possible ways out, with a focus on the EU-backed Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement; ii) the compatibility of regional trade agreements with the WTO system, having particular regard to the African Continental Free Trade Area; iii) the increasing reliance on national security clauses in trade disputes. The Volume further contains articles on the attribution to States of the conduct of State-owned enterprises; the human rights-oriented evolution of BITs; and the reform of investor-State dispute settlement. It also features timely contributions on the Italian response to exploitation of migrant workers in the agricultural sector; the agreement between Italy and Niger on defence cooperation; the Italian regime on screening procedures for foreign investments; the Viola v. Italy judgment by the European Court of Human Rights; and the Italian legislation addressing a no-deal Brexit scenario. As in every volume the following sections deal with the Practice of International Courts and Tribunals and Italian Practice Relating to International Law . The remaining part of the Volume contains a bibliographical index of Italian contributions to international law scholarship published in 2019, a book review section, and an analytical index for easy consultation and reference to materials cited in the Yearbook . Published with the contribution of ENI .
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