Published on 7 September 2018 in Client Alerts

The American Law Institute will publish its Fourth Restatement of the Foreign Relations Law of the United States.

This month, the American Law Institute will publish its Fourth Restatement of the Foreign Relations Law of the United States.  The new restatement, compiled by some of the most prominent scholars and practitioners in the field, comes more than thirty years after the last restatement on the subject.  Even before publication, the new restatement is generating some controversy, which will have particular resonance in the BHR field, due to its assertion that “with the significant exception of various forms of immunity, modern customary international law generally does not impose limits on jurisdiction to adjudicate.” Some have questioned whether this reflects settled law or creates new law.  We will comment further in due course.

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VOLTERRA FIETTA’S NEW CASES IN 2025 EXCEED USD 40 BILLION IN CLAIMS VALUE

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’s new partner-led commentary series on Public International Law

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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Volterra Fietta is pleased to announce that it has received a record number of accolades in the year 2025

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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Volterra Fietta engaging with China’s “going-abroad” policy Volterra Fietta 为中国“走出去”战略贡献力量

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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