Soft Law from the Ground Up: The Role of the UNCITRAL Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific in the Formation of Transnational Dispute Settlement Norms
Grant Data
Project Title
Soft Law from the Ground Up: The Role of the UNCITRAL Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific in the Formation of Transnational Dispute Settlement Norms
Principal Investigator
Professor Ali, Shahla
(Principal Investigator (PI))
Duration
36
Start Date
2018-09-01
Amount
688080
Conference Title
Soft Law from the Ground Up: The Role of the UNCITRAL Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific in the Formation of Transnational Dispute Settlement Norms
Presentation Title
Keywords
Dispute Settlement, International Arbitration, Regional Engagement, Transnational Soft Law, UNCITRAL
Discipline
Law
Panel
Humanities & Social Sciences (H)
HKU Project Code
17604318
Grant Type
General Research Fund (GRF)
Funding Year
2018
Status
Completed
Objectives
1) To analyze contributions from Asia Pacific members, alongside other members of the global community, in the development and refinement of UNCITRAL dispute settlement instruments including its Model Law on international arbitration and transparency rules based on regional case interpretation and practice insights; 2) To examine whether, and if so how, decentralised engagement in soft law-making through UNCITRAL RCAP is helping to overcome the vertical and horizontal representational deficits in the global soft law-making process. 3) To test the proposition that the presence of regional centres has the potential to expand participation in global soft law-making processes. 4) To suggest revisions to UNCITRAL’s assessment indicators measuring regional engagement to reflect emerging insights regarding best practices in decentralised engagement; 5) To contribute to the ongoing theoretical discussion on the role of regional actors, including courts and arbitral institutions, in transnational norm formation.
All Publications
Title | Author(s) | Issue Date | |
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The Power of Reflection – Advancing Transnational Dispute Systems through Devolved Reflection and Shared Knowledge Generation Journal:Journal of Baha'i Studies | 2018 | ||
ICA and ISDS Developments in Hong Kong in the Context of China’s Belt and Road Initiative Journal:Civil Justice Quarterly | 2020 |