Published on 20 February 2024 in Client Alerts
The Inter-American Court on Human Rights had previously accepted the request for an Advisory Opinion on the Climate Emergency and Human Rights, as filed by the Republic of Colombia and the Republic of Chile on 9 January 2023. The Court invited “all interested parties” to present their written opinion on issues covered by the request, including but not limited to the adverse effects stemming from climate change.
Similar proceedings, concerning a request for an Advisory Opinion on the “Obligations of States in Respect of Climate Change,” are ongoing before the International Court of Justice. The proceedings before the International Court of Justice were initiated pursuant to Resolution 77/276 of the United Nations General Assembly, dated 29 March 2023.
随着中国不断强调双边投资协定在保护其对外投资中的重要作用,并鼓励中国投资者运用国际法机制来保障自身权益,Volterra Fietta 受邀为这一重要倡议作出贡献。
In the past couple of decades China has become the world’s biggest overseas investor. Chinese State-Owned-Enterprises and private businesses have spent trillions of dollars in foreign investments. Inevitably, disputes arise between Chinese companies and foreign governments and business counterparties.
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Volterra Fietta has been recognised at the top tier of law firms specialising in public international law and international dispute resolution, for yet another year. These rankings continue Volterra Fietta’s uninterrupted perfect record in these global legal directories, held since it was founded in 2011.
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On 3 August 2025, Algeria adopted Law No. 25‑12 of 3 August 2025 governing mining activities, which was published in the Official Journal No. 52 on 7 August 2025 (“New Mining Law”). The law repeals the previous mining regime established under Law No. 14-05 of 24 February 2014.
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In September 2025, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (“ITLOS”) adopted amendments to its Guidelines concerning the Preparation and Presentation of Cases before the Tribunal (“Guidelines”). The revised text updates the Guidelines that the Tribunal originally adopted in 1997.
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