Worldwide: International Courts & Tribunals

The U.S. Supreme Court has granted Nebraska permission to file a complaint against Colorado over alleged violations of the South Platte River Compact, a 1926 agreement governing water rights between the two states. Nebraska claims Colorado has failed to protect its irrigation season water rights and has obstructed construction of a canal for non-irrigation season water diversion. This decision initiates what is expected to be a lengthy legal process to resolve complex water rights disputes between the neigh

In the field of trademark law, specifically when applying Article 7 of the Washington Convention, one of the main challenges is proving that the trademark applicant had prior knowledge of the existence...

International arbitration filing statistics reveal significant shifts in global dispute resolution, with Asian institutions like CIETAC and SIAC experiencing substantial growth while traditional Western venues maintain steady caseloads. The data demonstrates how arbitration trends mirror broader patterns in cross-border business activity, investment flows, and evolving commercial relationships across regions.

Thirty-five countries and the European Union recently signed a new Convention to establish an International Claims Commission for Ukraine (the "Commission").

This year's FA Mann lecture, titled "A World Without Law?", was delivered by Professor Philippe Sands KC on 18 November 2025

Last month, the English Commercial Court (the Court) considered a challenge to an arbitral award under Section 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (the Act).

The Supreme Court has delivered a landmark ruling that overturns the four-decade-old Chevron deference. Under that doctrine, if the statute is silent or ambiguous with respect to the specific issue...

In September 2021 the US, UK and Australia entered into a trilateral security partnership known as AUKUS, intended to strengthen their long-standing defense ties...

Steptoe senior counsel Lucinda Low authored an article in Just Security, "Looking Ahead from Lviv: Sustainable Development in a Post-Conflict Ukraine."