Why an arbitrator refused to switch hats and mediate — and what it reveals about how legal culture, not contract language, governs a neutral's role in cross-border disputes.
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TOPIC
Arbitration and International Law
Analysis of international arbitration, the Singapore Convention, ISTAC, DAAB, and the legal architecture behind cross-border disputes.
Reading the Wind: Culture's Invisible Rules in Dispute Resolution
The Singapore Convention on Mediation Turns 7: The Quiet Power of a Text
What the Singapore Convention actually changed in international mediation: Turkey's early accession and the cross-border enforceability of mediated settlement agreements.
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A New Chapter for Turkey and the Strategic Role of ISTAC
How shifting trade corridors are changing the nature of disputes, and where ISTAC stands in Turkey's bid to become a regional arbitration centre.
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Before the Dispute: Why We Need to Talk About DAAB
What a DAAB is and why it is central to FIDIC 2017 contracts: the anatomy of a mechanism that prevents disputes rather than resolving them.
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We Cannot Carry Ideas into the Future Without Protecting Them
What the UAE-US patent acceleration agreement signals about the strategic value of intellectual property for startups and economic development.
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Where Truth Breaks Down: Artificial Intelligence, Deepfake, and the Search for Justice
How deepfake technology threatens personal rights, public debate and electoral integrity — and law's search for a way to keep pace.
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