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Transport infrastructure is one of the key elements in achieving a balanced growth within an economy. It facilitates economic development and convergence, eases economic disparities, and fosters territorial cohesion (Bottasso et al. 2014). It also accelerates the integration of a country into the world market through international trade. At large, transport infrastructure helps improve a country's competitiveness in the global market (Aqmarina and Achjar 2017). As global economic activities involve manufacturing processes done in several countries, efficient transport systems are thus needed to ensure the smooth transfer of products from one economy to another (Zhang et al. 2015). To an archipelagic country such as the Philippines, the water transport sector specifically takes on a much larger role given its heavy reliance on port services to move its products within and outside the country. Recent data suggests that almost all domestic commodities (99.9 percent) are being traded through water (Philippine Statistic Authority 20211). Hence, the performance of the water transport sector heavily impacts the performance of the whole economy.

Negotiations commence -- The Joint Declaration -- Twilight of colonial rule, democratic reform, the basic law and Bill of Rights : 1984-1997 -- The court and the canaries in a storm -- Foreign treaty relations -- Acts of State, Foreign Affairs, Defence -- Demos -- Patriotism, comprehensive jurisdiction, formal sllegiance : 2014-2017 -- Fundamental rights and the 2019 Extradition Bill -- The 2020 National Security Law -- Aftermath.

This Cambridge Companion explores the main senses of the term 'international arbitration'; including the arbitration of private commercial disputes, disputes between a State and a foreign investor, disputes between States and also between a State and its parts. It treats these various forms as being inter-related, if not always conceptually, then as a matter of history, rather than as collective victims of imprecise language. The book touches not only on current debates but also more foundational aspects, such as the tension between party autonomy and State authority, and the pacifist roots of modern international arbitration. Thus, it aims to offer a concise survey of the history, the main issues as well as the latest developments in a single, handy volume. It will be an invaluable introduction to the subject for students studying international arbitration, commercial law and international law, and also lawyers and the general reader.