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The Future of Investor-State Dispute Settlement in the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (2024)
Book Chapter
Du, M. (2024). The Future of Investor-State Dispute Settlement in the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment. In A. Svetlicinii, & I.-J. Chen (Eds.), The EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment: Towards a Binding Investment Liberalization (211-232). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-66862-3_11

This chapter intends to explore the future of the ISDS provisions in the CAI. Contrary to the dominant view that it is unlikely for China to be a supporter of the EU’s ISDS reform proposal, this chapter argue that such a conclusion may be premature.... Read More about The Future of Investor-State Dispute Settlement in the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment.

The Dejudicialization of International Dispute Settlement: A Paradigm Shift in International Economic Law? (2024)
Journal Article
Du, M., & Peng, D. L. (2024). The Dejudicialization of International Dispute Settlement: A Paradigm Shift in International Economic Law?. Journal of World Trade, 58(6), 895-918

The objective of this article is to reflect on the rise and decline of judicialization in international trade and investment regimes and explore the future of international economic dispute settlement. It makes three key arguments. First, the severe... Read More about The Dejudicialization of International Dispute Settlement: A Paradigm Shift in International Economic Law?.

International Investment Law and the Rule of Law: The Case of China (2024)
Journal Article
Du, M. (2024). International Investment Law and the Rule of Law: The Case of China. Washington international law journal, 33(2), 314-344

The purpose of this article is to engage critically with the narrative of the impact of international investment law on domestic governance and the rule of law of a nation state. Using China as a case study, this article argues that the role of inter... Read More about International Investment Law and the Rule of Law: The Case of China.

International Economic Law in the Era of Great Power Rivalry (2024)
Journal Article
Du, M. (2024). International Economic Law in the Era of Great Power Rivalry. Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 57(3), 723-794

It is a common refrain for policymakers, scholars, and journalists to declare that the United States and China are heading toward, or already engaged in, a New Cold War. International legal theory holds that powerful states tend to use international... Read More about International Economic Law in the Era of Great Power Rivalry.

China’s Green Industrial Policy and Its Implications for the EU– China Relationship (2024)
Book Chapter
Du, M. (2024). China’s Green Industrial Policy and Its Implications for the EU– China Relationship. In F. Cappelletti, & G. Pogorel (Eds.), Sustainable? Competitive? The EU’s Industrial Autonomy – Facts and Fantasies (61-66). Brussels: European Liberal Forum. https://doi.org/10.53121/ELFS7

The chapter seeks to unpack China’s green industrial policy and explore its implications for the China–EU relationship. It argues,
first, that the role of state-level centralised green industrial policy is key to China’s achievements in renewable en... Read More about China’s Green Industrial Policy and Its Implications for the EU– China Relationship.