Christian Riffel
Biographic Data
| ID | 5795379 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christian Riffel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christian |
| FAMILY NAME | Riffel |
| SIGNATURE | RIFFEL C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Canterbury |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4105-7324 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
International Investment Law, Rule of Law, and Democracy
It has become fashionable to attack the international investment system, even for former advocates such as the United States Trade Representative. This Article demonstrates a way forward of how the system may be saved—but not the way its proponents propagate. Because of the uncertainty of an economic justification, a rule of law legitimation is mostly advanced in defense of the international investment system. However, in an investment context, e…
Constitutional Law-making by International Law
New Zealand’s free trade agreements (FTAs) with the European Union and the United Kingdom break new ground by elevating Indigenous customary protocols to a vector in the regulation of international trade. While in the past the focus has been on securing policy space to protect Indigenous rights, this has shifted: Māori, the Indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand, have entered the trade arena, and with them their protocols and customs, as a mea…
Indirect Expropriation and the Protection of Public Interests
This article analyses what is widely known as the police powers exemption found in modern international investment agreements, with a focus on mega-regional trade and investment agreements. It explores its legal nature and requirements, the burden of proof and issues of compensation. In an attempt to curb (indirect) expropriation claims, the exemption carves out non-discriminatory regulatory measures from the scope of indirect expropriation and i…
Does Investor-State Dispute Settlement Discriminate Against Nationals
This Article answers the question of whether investor-state dispute settlement (“ISDS”) discriminates against nationals by providing foreign investors with an extra avenue to challenge state measures. The complaint that ISDS is discriminatory as a matter of principle has surfaced before several European constitutional courts—including the German Federal Constitutional Court and the European Court of Justice—in connection with the ratification of …
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Does Investor-State Dispute Settlement Discriminate Against Nationals
This Article answers the question of whether investor-state dispute settlement (“ISDS”) discriminates against nationals by providing foreign investors with an extra avenue to challenge state measures. The complaint that ISDS is discriminatory as a matter of principle has surfaced before several European constitutional courts—including the German Federal Constitutional Court and the European Court of Justice—in connection with the ratification of …
Indirect Expropriation and the Protection of Public Interests
This article analyses what is widely known as the police powers exemption found in modern international investment agreements, with a focus on mega-regional trade and investment agreements. It explores its legal nature and requirements, the burden of proof and issues of compensation. In an attempt to curb (indirect) expropriation claims, the exemption carves out non-discriminatory regulatory measures from the scope of indirect expropriation and i…
Constitutional Law-making by International Law
New Zealand’s free trade agreements (FTAs) with the European Union and the United Kingdom break new ground by elevating Indigenous customary protocols to a vector in the regulation of international trade. While in the past the focus has been on securing policy space to protect Indigenous rights, this has shifted: Māori, the Indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand, have entered the trade arena, and with them their protocols and customs, as a mea…
International Investment Law, Rule of Law, and Democracy
It has become fashionable to attack the international investment system, even for former advocates such as the United States Trade Representative. This Article demonstrates a way forward of how the system may be saved—but not the way its proponents propagate. Because of the uncertainty of an economic justification, a rule of law legitimation is mostly advanced in defense of the international investment system. However, in an investment context, e…
Economics (4 works) · International Arbitration and Investment Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Law and economics (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Corporate Law and Human Rights (2 works) · International Law and Human Rights (2 works) · International trade (2 works) · Law (2 works)