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"This book considers foreign investment flows in major Asian economies. It critically assesses the patterns and issues involved in the substantive law and policy environment which impact on investment flows, as well as the related dispute resolution law and practice. The book combines insights from international law and comparative study and is attentive to the socio-economic contexts and competing theories of the role of law in Asia. Contributions come from both academics with considerable practical expertise and legal practitioners with strong academic backgrounds. The chapters analyze the law and practice of investment treaties and FDI regimes in Asia looking specifically at developments in Japan, India, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Korea and Vietnam. The book explores the impact of the Asian Financial Crisis in the late 1990s and the Global Financial Crisis a decade later, examining actual trends and policy debates relating to FDI and capital flows in Asia before and after those upheavals. Foreign Investment and Dispute Resolution Law and Practice in Asia is a valuable resource for practitioners, academics and students of International and Comparative Law, Business and Finance Law, Business, Finance and Asian Studies"--

Am 3. März 2014 hat das Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht das jährliche Frühjahrssymposium zu aktuellen Entwicklungen im japa­ni­schen Recht mit der Unterstützung von Professor Souichirou Kozuka, Gakūshuin Universität, Tōkyō, und in Zusammenarbeit mit der Deutsch-Japanischen Juristen­vereini­gung in seinen Räumlichkeiten ausgerichtet. Es war das dritte Symposium seit dem Beginn der Veran­stal­tungsreihe im Jahr 2012. Den Auftakt bildete ein Bericht über die im Jahr 2013 durch­ge­führte Evaluierung des Gesetzes zur Förderung des Einsatzes von außer­­gericht­lichen Streitbeilegungsverfahren. Es folgten zwei Referate zum japanischen Gesellschaftsrecht, von denen das erste den politischen Hintergrund der Gesellschaftsrechtsreformen der vergangenen Jahre analysierte und das zweite einen konzisen Überblick über den Gesetzentwurf zur Novellierung des Gesellschaftsgesetzes gab, der am 20. Juni 2014 vom japanischen Parlament verabschiedet wurde. Der vierte Vortrag setzte sich mit den Veränderungen bei der sogenannten lebenslangen Beschäftigung und deren Auswirkungen auf die Corporate Governance japanischer Unternehmen auseinander. Die vier Vorträge sind im Folgenden abgedruckt. ; On 3 March 2014, the annual spring conference on recent developments in Japanese law was organized by the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law on its premises with the help of Professor Souichirou Kozuka, Gakūshuin University, Tōkyō, and in cooperation with the German Japanese Association of Jurists. It was the third conference since the series began in 2012. The conference started with an overview of the 2013 evaluation of the law regulating alternative dispute resolution. Two lectures on corporate law followed that dealt with, first, the political environment of company law reforms in Japan in recent years and, second, the final Bill to amend the Companies Act approved by the Japanese Diet on 20 June 2014. A fourth lecture analyzed the changes in long-term employment and their impact on corporate governance in Japan. These four lectures are presented hereafter.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1 Background -- 2 Rationale Behind the Emergence of ADR -- 3 Criticism and Justification -- References -- Chapter 2 Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Historical Background of ADR -- 3 Definition of ADR -- 4 Purpose of the ADR -- 5 Positive Sides of ADR -- 6 Challenges and Threats to the Practice of ADR -- 7 Negotiation -- 7.1 Definition -- 7.2 Negotiation Types -- 7.2.1 Competitive Negotiation -- 7.2.2 Cooperative Negotiation -- 7.2.3 Principled Negotiation -- 7.3 Conduct of Negotiation -- 7.4 Negotiator's Duties and Responsibilities -- 8 Mediation -- 8.1 History -- 8.2 Definition -- 8.3 Principles of Mediation -- 8.3.1 Voluntariness -- 8.3.2 Flexibility -- 8.3.3 Confidentiality -- 8.4 Mediation Types -- 8.4.1 Facilitative Mediation -- 8.4.2 Evaluative Mediation -- 8.4.3 Transformative Mediation -- 8.4.4 Narrative Mediation -- 8.5 Stages of Mediation -- 8.5.1 Preparation -- 8.5.2 Introduction -- 8.5.3 Communication -- 8.5.4 Conclusion -- 8.6 Mediator -- 8.6.1 Specialities and Duties of the Mediator -- 8.6.2 Competence of the Mediator -- 8.6.3 Impartiality of the Mediator -- 8.7 Costs of the Mediation -- 8.8 Duration of the Mediation -- 9 Conciliation -- 9.1 Definition -- 9.2 Conciliator -- 9.3 Difference from Mediation -- 10 Expert Determination -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Expert -- 10.3 Determination -- 11 Neutral Evaluation -- 12 Fact-Finding -- 13 Mini-Trial -- 14 Ombudsman -- 15 Dispute Review Boards -- 16 Enquiry -- References -- Chapter 3 ADR in the Current Investment Law Regime -- 1 International Investment Treaties -- 1.1 Bilateral Investment Treaties -- 1.1.1 Investor v. Host State Dispute Resolution.

Dispute settlement under the law of the sea convention : a general overview -- Prompt release of vessels and/or their crews -- Provisional measures -- The convention in practice: duspute settlement and maritime boundary delimitation -- The convention and its dispute settlement in the context of general international law

Environmental dispute resolution : theoretical and Indonesian perspectives --Environmental litigation in Indonesia : legal framework and overview of cases --Case studies of environmental litigation --Environmental mediation in Indonesia --Case studies of environmental mediation --Environmental justice in Indonesia.Conclusion:

Document production : developments in international dispute resolution / Christof Siefarth -- Ethics in arbitration : connections, conflicts, and collegiality / Phyllis E. Bernard -- The effects of general principles of law / Christina Cathey Schütz -- Widely used rules in international arbitration / Mitchell L. Lathrop -- International contract law as the substantive law applicable to international contracts / John B. Tieder, Jr. and Carter B. Reid -- Enforcement of international arbitral awards in Brazil / Adrianna Camargo Rodrigues -- Developments in mediation in England and Wales / Paul Hopkins -- Arbitration in the Hong Kong special administrative region / Stephen D. Mau -- Arbitration and litigation : an Indian perspective / Nusrat Hassan and K. Parinitha -- Mediation under Italian law / Valentina Giarrusso -- Mediation in Slovakia / Katarina Chovancová -- Resolving disputes involving United States expatriates and employees working abroad / Lorna Sills Katica -- Consolidation intended, unintended, and class actions : a United States perspective / James J. Sentner, Jr. and Anthony Guerino -- Is the door open to United States discovery in aid of foreign arbitration proceedings? / Joshua D. Rievman and E. Anne Musella -- United States public policy and enforcement of arbitral awards under the New York Convention / C. Ryan Reetz -- United States dispute resolution of international telecommunications contracts / Walt Sapronov and Robert J. Butler -- International enforcement of arbitration awards / John W. Rourke

"An increasing number of sport disputes are being resolved by way of arbitration. This is the first book to critically examine the process and benefits of sport-specific arbitration as compared to litigation. The book explores, in depth, the development of alternative dispute resolutions in sports, paying particular attention to high-profile institutions such as the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the FIFA Football Dispute Resolution Panel, important national-level bodies including the Canadian, United States and New Zealand Sports Arbitration bodies and their relationship with national and international-level actors such as the IOC, WADA and the European Union. It also examines in detail the legal frameworks within which sports arbitration systems operate, considers their similarities with other arbitral bodies and considers the extent to which ADR in sport can be seen as a consequence of, and perhaps a solution to, the 'juridification' of sports. Offering a theoretical basis with which to understand the relationship between arbitration and litigation, as well as providing guidance on key contemporary issues and best practice, this book is important reading for students, researchers and practitioners working in sports law, sports management and administration, sports politics, sports ethics, and international organisation"--

In 2010, Kenya ratified a Constitution that formalized its traditional dispute resolution mechanisms ("TDRMs"). In 2016, the legislature extended TDRM formalization to community land through the Community Land Act. While these mechanisms give greater voice to communities, they are implemented through local leaders, usually limited to male elders, and do not adequately represent marginalized groups. During a typical land dispute, it is the elders that resolve the matter because they have the respect of the community, and the best memory for the boundaries of the land. They will call a "baraza" or gathering in which community members will have a chance to voice their opinions and furnish relevant evidence before the elders make a decision. In practice, this means that the new laws run the risk of formalizing not only TDRMs, but also unequal participation in these important mechanisms. While this Note focuses on the gendered impact of TDRMs, disparate access to TDRMs has a particular impact on unmarried women, youth, and other marginalized groups. The formalization of TDRMs is important because land is crucial to Kenyans: it is "not merely a factor of production; it is first and foremost, the medium which defines and binds together social and spiritual relations within and across generations."