Reforming World Bank Dispute Resolution: ICSID in Context

Online Dispute Resolution in a Technology-oriented Healthcare World

the applicable substantive law to the dispute in context of icsid arbitration system (in the absence of parties’ agreement)

the 1965 washington convention on the settlement of investment disputes between states and nationals of other states created international center for settlement of investment disputes (icsid). this center conducts investment disputes arbitration according to the rules of the convention. the choice of law rules of the washington convention have been provided in article 42. second sentence of art...

Dispute prevention and dispute resolution in networked health information technology

The United States has committed to promote Health Information Technology through Electronic Health Records that will be exchanged among participants in the healthcare enterprise. In anticipation of problems, legal remedies have been established to protect the rights of all participants, especially their rights to protect the privacy of their own information. However, there are certain to be sit...

The China Unionpay Way: Why Bank Card Cross-Border Transaction Dispute Resolution is Difficult

With the increasing number of cross-broader transactions (CBT) that are facilitated by China UnionPay (CUP), international cardholder disputes are receiving more attention. However, according to a recently released internal statistic report, only a very small fraction was satisfactorily resolved from the cardholders’ perspective. Unresolved disputes not only bring unavoidable financial loss to ...

Alternative dispute resolution and mediation.

Doctors and patients are not natural enemies. On the contrary, there is commonly a special relationship between them, with vulnerability and trust on one side and caring and professional expertise on the other. A medical dispute can create turmoil of that relationship, particularly if it is conducted in the traditional adversarial procedure. Depending on how it develops, the patient may see the...