Published on 7 September 2018 in Client Alerts
In June 2014, the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva adopted a resolution drafted by Ecuador and South Africa to establish an open-ended intergovernmental working group to elaborate an international legally binding instrument on Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises with respect to human rights. Chaired by Ecuador, the intergovernmental working group (IGWG) has met three times (July 2015, October 2016 and October 2017). Elements for a draft legally binding instrument were issued by the Chair in September 2017, and a Zero Draft instrument and optional protocol were presented in July 2018 (a summary of the Zero Draft is available here). A fourth IGWG session will be held in Geneva in October 2018.
We are excited to share the first instalment of the “Volterra Fietta PIL commentaries” podcast series. In each podcast, a Volterra Fietta partner will explain an international legal issue in an easily-digestible, bite-size segment. The series will support informed decision-making, risk assessment and strategic planning for those acting for, against or with States. The opening instalment
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Over the past year, Volterra Fietta was hired by clients in multiple new, complex and ground-breaking disputes before international and domestic courts and tribunals. For those new cases which involve a precise damages figure (for example, not counting boundary disputes at the International Court of Justice), the combined total claim value exceeds USD 40,000,000,000 (forty
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Volterra Fietta is pleased to announce the launch of “Volterra Fietta PIL commentaries” a new monthly commentary series by the partners of the firm, beginning Monday, 26 January. The series will present perspectives of seasoned public international law professionals with unique practical experience advising and representing clients. The partners will address selected concepts, principles, and
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These include: In addition, Volterra Fietta has once again been ranked Band A/Tier 1 for Public International Law by both Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500. Robert Volterra’s practice, including at Volterra Fietta, has maintained these top rankings for almost 30 years. Volterra Fietta has also been highly ranked for International Arbitration by both
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