Colorado Water Rights in the 2022 Legislative Session
The Colorado Sun has published an article discussing a new water bill in the state’s upcoming legislative session. The proposed bill seeks to prohibit speculation for pure financial gain.
Supreme Court To Revisit Circuit Split over Discovery in Aid of International Arbitration
The United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in two cases—ZF Automotive US, Inc. v. Luxshare, Ltd., No. 21-401, and AlixPartners, LLP v. Fund for Prot. of Investors’ Rights in Foreign States, No. 21-518—to determine whether the discretion granted to district courts under 28 U.S.C. § 1782 (“Section 1782”) to render assistance in gathering evidence for use in a “foreign or international tribunal” includes seeking evidence in aid of private commercial arbitrations or treaty-based arbitrations.
The Cost-Benefit Analysis of Pursuing Investor-State Arbitration in A Post-Pandemic World
An article in The National Law Review assesses the varying actions taken by States pursuant of public health goals for Covid-19, and if, as a result of measures taken, a State has upheld its international law obligations to promote or protect foreign investment.
The Restatement of Liability Insurance in the Courts
It is gratifying to see that the Restatement of Liability Insurance is proving useful to judges because it has been one of the ALI’s more contentious projects. Approved by the ALI membership in 2018 and published a year later, the Restatement of Liability Insurance has now been cited in over 50 cases by state and federal courts.
Confronting Indeterminacy and Bias in Child Protection Law
A child protection reform legislative agenda has begun to emerge, but without comprehensively addressing the indeterminacy at the heart of the present legal structure. This Article argues a transformed system must include determinate substantive standards for various stages of child protection cases to limit the system’s scope and the potential for biased decision-making.
Principles for a Data Economy Conference 2021
Following the completion of this project earlier this year, ELI hosted a two-day conference on October 18 and 19.
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