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The Status of Chinese State-owned Enterprises in International Investment Arbitration: Much Ado about Nothing? (2021)
Journal Article
Du, M. (2021). The Status of Chinese State-owned Enterprises in International Investment Arbitration: Much Ado about Nothing?. Chinese Journal of International Law, 20(4), 785-815. https://doi.org/10.1093/chinesejil/jmab040

Chinese State-owned enterprises (SOEs) play a key role not only in China’ domestic market, but also in implementing the Government of China (GOC)’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative. Accordingly, Chinese SOEs have increasingly fallen back on investo... Read More about The Status of Chinese State-owned Enterprises in International Investment Arbitration: Much Ado about Nothing?.

The Future of Investor-State Dispute Settlement: Exploring China’s Changing Attitude (2021)
Book Chapter
Du, M., & Shen, W. (2021). The Future of Investor-State Dispute Settlement: Exploring China’s Changing Attitude. In J. Chaisse, L. Choukroune, & S. Jusoh (Eds.), Handbook of international investment law and policy (2483-2506). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3615-7_86

The legitimacy of investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) system has come under fire in recent years, and the call for reform or even transformation of global foreign direct investment governance is in vogue, with proposals ranging from incremental... Read More about The Future of Investor-State Dispute Settlement: Exploring China’s Changing Attitude.

Voluntary Eco-Labels in International Trade Law: A Case Study of the EU Eco-Label (2021)
Journal Article
Du, M. (2021). Voluntary Eco-Labels in International Trade Law: A Case Study of the EU Eco-Label. Journal of Environmental Law, 33(1), 167-193. https://doi.org/10.1093/jel/eqaa022

One category of voluntary approaches to environmental governance is ecolabels used to nudge consumers towards purchasing environmentally friendly products. The purpose of this article is to critically review the trade law implications of voluntary ec... Read More about Voluntary Eco-Labels in International Trade Law: A Case Study of the EU Eco-Label.