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Baltag FCIArb, C., Joshi, R., & Duggal, K. (2023). Recent Trends in Investment Arbitration on the Right to Regulate, Environment, Health and Corporate Social Responsibility: Too Much or Too Little? ICSID Review - Foreign Investment Law Journal. https://doi.org/10.1093/icsidreview/siac031
The article addresses the recent trends in investment arbitration, focusing on the evolution of international investment agreements from the perspective of the right of the States to regulate in public interest, as well as of the provisions concerning environment, health, and corporate social responsibility. These issues have been chosen because they highlight areas where the tension between sovereign and private interests is evident, as well as where States often face resistance in implementing public policy.

Łągiewska, M. (2023). New Technologies in International Arbitration: A Game-Changer in Dispute Resolution? International Journal for the Semiotics of Law - Revue Internationale de Sémiotique Juridique. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11196-023-10070-7
International dispute resolution in general and international arbitration, in particular, is highly affected by the emergence and fast development of innovation-driven technologies. On the one hand, such technologies are cost and time-effective. To name a few, they allow online filing of a case, collecting of e-evidence and remote hearings, among others. On the other hand, they also may lead to some challenges that need to be addressed. The primary concerns comprise e-arbitration agreements and e-awards, as well as cybersecurity and data protection. Therefore, this begs the question of whether such new technologies will significantly impact the dispute resolution landscape and thus become a game-changer therein.