International and European Law Research
Explore our International and European law research, one of our areas of expertise in Law
Our research into International and European law scrutinises transnational laws, so that they're better understood and can work better. It also examines comparatively foreign national law.
Executives, courts and officials have used our researchers’ work in their decisions and writings, for example, on the Indian Constitution and on legal practice in arbitration cases in the oil and gas industry.
Our work is frequently published in leading academic journals within the field, including the Journal of World Investment & Trade, Transnational Dispute Management, and the European Law Journal.
Our research covers the following topics
- International business law
- International energy law
- International investment law
- International commercial arbitration
- Interactions between trade, investment and human rights within emerging economies
- Comparative Public Law
- Illegal ivory trading within national and international antiques trade
- Operation of the European Convention of Human Rights
- International economic law, including its regulatory role and application in the economic reconstruction of post-conflict states
- European Banking Law
Recent publications include:
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Legal accountability of European Central Bank in bank supervision: a case study in conceptualising the legal effects of Union acts
Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law, 1–14, doi: 10.1177/1023263X19830639, Napoleon Xanthoulis, Alexander Turk
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Investor-state dispute settlement by ADR: an appraisal of the recent trends
Transnational Dispute Management (ISSN 1875-4120, 2018) Professor Munir Maniruzzaman
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How (difficult is it) to build consensus on (European) consensus? (book chapter)
Building Consensus on European Consensus: Judicial Interpretation of Human Rights in Europe and Beyond (2019), p.1-26, doi: 10.1017/9781108564779, Panos Kapotas, Vassilis P. Tzevelekos
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Presidential Legislation in India: The Law and Practice of Ordinances (book)
Cambridge University Press, New York, 2014, Professor Shubhankar Dam
Discover our areas of expertise
International and European law is 1 of 3 areas of expertise within our Law research area. Explore the others below.
Accountability risk and rights
Research in this area covers a broad range of topics within Portsmouth Law School and the Law Research Group, from employment protection to data protection and the regulation and governance of companies, to the law as it affects family members throughout their lives.
Well-being, legal education and the legal profession
Our research is identifying new ways of delivering legal education and new approaches that could deliver education more broadly. It also explores the growing issue of stress and wellbeing among law students and academics
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