This brief introduction depicts the development of international arbitration in the United States, as general background to the present Restatement of the U.S. Law of International Commercial and Investor–State Arbitration. It highlights what may be regarded as “milestones” in the development of international arbitration law in the United States.
Pauline Toboulidis Posts
Creating a Strong Corporate Compliance Program
by Pauline Toboulidis | May 7, 2019 | Compliance and Enforcement for Organizations
In this episode of Reasonably Speaking two compliance experts speak about the greatest challenges in creating a strong compliance program and establishing a corporate culture that supports it.
Charitable Nonprofit Organizations: Restrictions on Charitable Assets
by Pauline Toboulidis | May 3, 2019 | Charitable Nonprofit Organizations
In this video, Restatement of Charitable Nonprofits Reporter Jill R. Horwitz and Associate Reporter Nancy A. McLaughlin discuss Restrictions of Charitable Assets—including the creation, enforcement, modification, and release of restrictions.
DOJ Criminal Division: Guidance on Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs
by Pauline Toboulidis | May 1, 2019 | Compliance and Enforcement for Organizations
The U.S. Department of Justice issued a press release announcing the recent publication of a guidance document for white-collar prosecutors on the evaluation of corporate compliance programs.
The Role of the Board of Directors and Executive Management in Promoting an Organizational Culture of Compliance and Risk Management
by Pauline Toboulidis | Apr 24, 2019 | Compliance and Enforcement for Organizations
The following entry is excerpted from the Black Letter of Tentative Draft No. 1, § 3.07 The Role of the Board of Directors and Executive Management in Promoting an Organizational Culture of Compliance and Risk Management.
Qualifications of Primary Governance Actors for Compliance and Risk Management
by Pauline Toboulidis | Apr 10, 2019 | Compliance and Enforcement for Organizations
The following entry is excerpted from the Black Letter and Comments of Tentative Draft No. 1; Section 3.06 Qualifications of Primary Governance Actors for Compliance and Risk Management.
SCOTUS Cites Torts 2d and Torts 3d
by Pauline Toboulidis | Mar 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
In a recent U.S. Supreme Court opinion, Air & Liquid Systems Corp. v. DeVries, No. 17-1104 (March 19, 2019), Associate Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, writing for the majority, and Associate Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, writing in dissent, cited the Second and Third Restatements of the Law, Torts.
Now Available: Principles of the Law, Election Administration
by Pauline Toboulidis | Mar 18, 2019 | Election Administration
The Principles apply to any type of elective office and are structured to be useful to multiple audiences, including state legislatures, state courts, and state officers such as secretaries of state and local election officials.
U.S. Supreme Court Cites Foreign Relations 3d
by Pauline Toboulidis | Mar 1, 2019 | U.S. Foreign Relations Law
The U.S. Supreme Court held in Jam v. International Finance Corp., No. 17-1011 (Feb. 27, 2019) that, under the International Organizations Immunities Act of 1945 (IOIA), international organizations are entitled to the “same immunity” from suit that foreign governments enjoy today—which generally does not extend to commercial activities—rather than to the virtually absolute immunity that foreign governments enjoyed when the IOIA was originally enacted.
ALI Launches Podcast
by Pauline Toboulidis | Feb 5, 2019 | Inside The ALI
ALI is proud to announce the launch of Reasonably Speaking, our new podcast featuring conversations with experts on some of the most important legal topics of our time. The first two episodes are available now.