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 partner Robert G Volterra leads counsel team at his seventh hearing of 2026

Volterra Fietta’s intensive hearing schedule for 2026 continued apace, as partner Robert G Volterra led a Volterra Fietta team last week in another ICSID hearing. 

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Volterra Fietta moves into its new London headquarters at 110 High Holborn

The move reflects the continued growth of the firm’s practice and the partners’ long-term commitment to their London headquarters, through the signing of a new 10-year lease.

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The Council of Europe adopts the Chișinău Declaration to address the application of the European Convention on Human Rights to migration issues

On 15 May 2026, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted the Chișinău Declaration. 

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Cambodia and Thailand to engage in compulsory conciliation under UNCLOS over unilaterally severed Maritime Pact

On 5 May 2026, Thailand announced a unilateral termination of its Memorandum of Understanding dated 18 June 2001 (“Agreement”) with Cambodia pertaining to their joint exploration rights in the area of their overlapping Maritime Claims to the Continental Shelf.

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