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Attribution in International Law and Arbitration critically discusses and proposes solutions for the application of the international rules of attribution (or attributability, imputation, imputability) of unlawful conduct of States in the domains of public international law, international investment law, and international business law
List of contents
- 0: INTRODUCTION: A STUDY ON ATTRIBUTION
- 1: THE MEANING OF ATTRIBUTION
- 2: ATTRIBUTION IN PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW
- 3: ATTRIBUTION IN INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT LAW
About the author
Dr. Carlo de Stefano is Lecturer and Post-Doc Researcher in international law at the Department of Law of Roma Tre University and Associate in the Milan office of BonelliErede law firm. He is also Lecturer and Research Tutor for the Master of Laws in International Trade Law of the International Training Centre (ITC) of the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Turin.
He regularly publishes on international and Italian peer reviewed journals. Carlo is also member of the editorial committee of the journal "Diritto del Commercio Internazionale - The Law of International Trade" and serves as reviewer of various international peer reviewed journals. Carlo has been admitted to the Milan Bar Association in 2014. He is involved in the international arbitration practice (investor-state arbitration and international commercial arbitration) as counsel as well as administrative secretary of arbitral tribunals.
Summary
Attribution in International Law and Arbitration critically discusses and proposes solutions for the application of the international rules of attribution (or attributability, imputation, imputability) of unlawful conduct of States in the domains of public international law, international investment law, and international business law
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The book by Carlo de Stefano on Attribution in International Law and Arbitration ('Book') could not be more timely. With the current number of investment arbitration cases exceeding 1,000, as well as the debate over the legitimacy of investor-State dispute settlement ('ISDS'), contentious issues, such as attribution, must be analyzed in detail. [...] The Book clearly illustrates that the general principles of attribution are applicable in investment law and arbitration and arbitral tribunals are bound by them. At the same time, the Book also confirms that there are difficulties posed by applying the rules of attribution in Practice [...] The Book is a substantial addition to the academic debate and brings clarity to the discussion concerning the rules of attribution in the context of diversified forms of entities and individuals susceptible of engaging the responsibility of a State.
