Browsing QU Current Journals by Publisher "Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)"
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Absence of the Dissenting Arbitrator’s Signature and its Effect on the Validity of the Arbitration Award
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2017 , Conference Paper)Refusal to sign the arbitration award is considered as one of the procedural controversies engendered by dissenting minority arbitrators. This happens when the arbitral tribunal is made up of more than one arbitrator. ... -
Alternative Means to Resolve Administrative Contractual Disputes in the State of Qatar
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2017 , Conference Paper)Administrative agreements, namely public procurement agreements, are considered as the most important types of agreements in the countries adopting the Latin legal tradition. Indeed, under these agreements, the public ... -
Arbitrating natural resource disputes: Current and future trends
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2017 , Conference Paper)Owing to the precipitous slump in world commodity prices, particularly fossil fuel, investors and other stakeholders have been trying to re-arrange, re-organize and re-position their investments and interests. The question ... -
Bridge over troubled water: An emerging right to access to the internet
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2017 , Article)This article is about the internet and its place in the current international legal order. The more precise inquiry concerns identifying the probable emergence of a legal entitlement, as opposed to the predominant focus ... -
Champions of protection? A Text-as-data analysis of the bilateral investment treaties of GCC countries
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Article)Through the lens of state-of-the-art text-as-data techniques, this article examines the bilateral investment treaty (BIT) practice of the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The analysis unveils two critical ... -
A comparative examination of the Qatar Financial Center (QFC) consumer dispute resolution scheme
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2017 , Conference Paper)In 2016, the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) introduced a Customer Dispute Resolution Scheme (CDRS) in Chapter 8 of the Conduct of Business Rules 2007. The CDRS is an alternative to litigation for QFC participants (retail ... -
Corruption, revolution and settlement: An Egyptian story for resolving investment disputes
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2017 , Conference Paper)In 2011, a series of decisions were rendered by the High Administrative Court at the Egyptian State Council in which the court considered void the privatization of a few public companies which had been transferred to ... -
An elusive safeguard with loopholes: sovereign debt and its “negotiated restructuring” in international investment agreements in the age of global financial crisis
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Article)Financial crises often compel indebted countries to restructure their external public debt in order to ease their economic burden. Since this is usually quite disadvantageous to the creditors, they consequently sometimes ... -
Establishment of specialist commercial courts in the State of Qatar: A comparative study
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Article)The social and economic progress witnessed in Qatar, similar to other countries in the world, has led to the emergence of commercial transactions that were not previously known, thus the need for establishing specialist ... -
The fraud exception in letters of credit – the Chinese approach
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2017 , Article)In 2005, the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) introduced new provisions relating to letter of credit (L/C) transactions in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). This paper will examine the effectiveness of the new provisions ... -
Frustration through futility: Least developed countries and the WTO’s settlement of disputes
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Article)The lack of participation and engagement by Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in the WTO in general and in their use of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (DSU) in particular has ... -
Future challenges and paradigmatic changes in international arbitration: A peek behind the curtain
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2017 , Conference Paper)The unprecedented growth of international arbitration and the current state of euphoria should not serve to obscure the several challenges that lie ahead. While some challenges may only concern practical, albeit manageable ... -
In defense of the codification of the Islamic Law of Hudud into the law of Pakistan
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Article)Islamic Law has three types of punishments for criminal offences: fixed punishment, which is called Hudud; retaliation, which is called Qisas; and discretionary punishment, which is called Tazir. Hudud, fixed, punishments, ... -
Is ADR suitable for the resolution of intellectual property disputes?
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2017 , Conference Paper)Intellectual property (IP) is the branch of law that protects innovations and creations, such as new technological inventions, literary, artistic and musical creations, distinctive signs, computer programs, trade secrets, ... -
(Legal) uncertainty: Takaful between English common law and Shari’a law
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2017 , Article)Concepts and principles of Islamic finance, which respect the beliefs and practices of the Muslim faith, are becoming more prevalent in the United Kingdom (UK). The concept of Takaful (Islamic insurance), while still in ... -
The legitimacy of customary international law: Legal, moral, and social perspectives
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2017 , Article)This article explores the legitimacy of customary international law (CIL) from legal, moral, and social perspectives. The analysis questions the legal legitimacy of CIL based on the prisms of consent and sovereignty found ... -
Making the case for a digital lawyering framework in legal education
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2017 , Article)In 2015, in a practice report on lawyering in a digital age published in the International Journal of Clinical Legal Education, the author and colleague Michael Sales made a modest proposal that could make law graduates ... -
The New Qatar Arbitration Law No. (2) of the year 2017 (Pros and Cons)
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2017 , Conference Paper)The Qatari economy is considered as one of the most dynamic and fastest-growing economies in the world. Consequently, the State of Qatar has become one of the main countries attracting foreign investors. This is indeed ... -
The power of transparency norms in the WTO legal framework: Impacts beyond the trade context
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Article)Beyond trade facilitation, transparency norms in the WTO legal context are, implicitly and explicitly, aimed at addressing problems in the domestic administrative laws of its members. Through the lens of global governance, ... -
The push for practical legal skills education in Qatar: Results from an externship program
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Article)For decades, educators across the world have been advocating for educational reform that would increase the number of practical skills courses included in traditional legal education. In 2011, Qatar University College ...
