The Jindal Forum for International and Economic Laws publishes analyses and discussions on international law with a focus on its intersection with economic policies, global inequalities, and post-colonial perspectives. The forum critically examines positivist theories of international law, highlighting their limitations from the viewpoint of the Global South and Third World approaches. It addresses issues such as selective enforcement of international law, climate justice, indigenous rights, and the legacy of imperialism in environmental governance. The forum also explores contemporary challenges to international legal frameworks, including maritime law disputes and the legal implications of artificial islands and climate-induced territorial changes.
Introduction
Article XIX of the GATT 1994 permits the member to impose safeguard duties, in exceptional circumstances, where increased imports ‘cause’ or ‘threaten to cause’ serious injury to domestic industry. Within the WTO, safeguards constitute one of the limited trade-remedial…
A distinct bias in International Law underlines feminist international legal theory, and constitutes the prerequisite for the exercise of a sweeping and often comprehensive critique of the entire structure of international law. As Ms. Swati Parmar mentions in one of…
Introduction
After more than two decades of negotiations, the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies (“AFS”) entered into force in September 2025. It applies to marine wild capture fishing and fishing-related activities at sea and prohibits harmful subsidies…
Introduction
The investor-state dispute settlement system (‘ISDS’) has been an asymmetrical regime, often making investment arbitration an instrument of advancing the interests of investors of economically developed states. It has been argued that counterclaims by host States can serve…
Dr Sofia Stolk is an Assistant Professor at VU Amsterdam and a research fellow at the Asser Institute, whose work explores how international law is seen, staged, and experienced through visual media. Dr. Renske Vos is an Assistant Professor at…
Introduction
Since 2015, the number of countries with national security-based foreign direct investment (FDI) screening regimes has more than doubled. This expansion comes along with the broad regulatory touchstones, such as national security, public order, or national interest. These…
Introduction
International law is built on the concept of State and its sovereignty, which also includes airspace sovereignty. Airspace sovereignty has been analyzed in two separate contexts over the years. Firstly, each state has exclusive sovereignty over its airspace and…
The Russo-Ukrainian armed conflict has brought maritime warfare back to the centre of international legal debate, particularly in the context of the Black Sea. Unlike classical naval conflicts, which primarily involved state-owned warships and direct naval engagements, the contemporary conflict…
Recently, a free trade agreement, the Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA), was signed between India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), taking effect on October 1, 2025. This agreement was formally signed in March 2024 following a 17-year-long…
Preface
Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement (OAE) has emerged as a prominent method of marine geoengineering, designed to accelerate the ocean’s natural absorption of carbon dioxide through the dissolution of alkaline substances. Unlike iron fertilization, OAE alters seawater chemistry in ways…
