OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of International Dispute Settlement is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Application of the Principle of Unity in the Legal Settlement of Sovereignty Disputes over Islands and Other Maritime Features	8
Returning the Home State to the Global Anti-Corruption Campaign	5
A tale of two cities: the education and experiences of two ICJ judges in China and America	4
Sun from Behind the Clouds: the Appeals Board of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts	4
Investment Facilitation for Development and the Reform of International Investment Dispute Settlement Mechanism: The Choice of Developing Countries	3
Individual Opinions as an Agent of International Legal Development?	3
Enhancing access to digital justice: digital governance of dispute resolution and dispute prevention in online commercial activities	3
Rethinking transparency through the public–private prism: the case of the ICC–NGOs partnership	3
A case note of the review of the objection by the Russian Federation to a decision of the Commission of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (CMM 01-2023) (PCA Case No. 2023-33	3
Missing Masters: Causes, Consequences and Corrections for States’ Disengagement from the Investment Treaty System	3
Enhancing anti-corruption via investment arbitration: from red flags to due diligence	3
Latin America and the Caribbean in the International Court of Justice—an empirical quantitative analysis (2000–24)	2
Multiple proceedings and abuse of procedure on BRI disputes	2
Unusual Sources of Inspiration: Schrödinger and Everett	2
Advancing Predictability via a Judicialized Investment Court? A Fresh Look Through the Lens of Constructivism	2
Clarifying the clean hands doctrine under general international law	2
State Responsibility for the Conduct of Rebels in Situations of Unsuccessful Civil Wars: A Critical Analysis of the Cengiz v Libya Case	2
On the request for an advisory opinion on climate change under UNCLOS before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea	2
In memoriam: The profound impact of professor Armand de Mestral	2
Trade openness in developing countries and use of the dispute settlement system of the World Trade Organisation	2
The proper role of the doctrine of incidental questions in international adjudication	2
Cutting off the King’s Head: Rethinking Authority in International Law	1
Compulsory dispute settlement system under the BBNJ agreement: some considerations on future constraints	1
The Potential of the Singapore Convention on Mediation for Art and Cultural Property Disputes	1
When the Dragon comes Home to Roost: Chinese Investments in the EU, National Security, and Investor–State Arbitration	1

Three visions of transparency in international adjudication	1
Of squares, spheres and the elusive third dimension	1
How to write a judgment: creative writing and international adjudication	1
Banning oil and gas activities under international investment law: a problem of indeterminacy	1
Unusual Sources of Inspiration: Springsteen	1
Damages and ISDS Reform: Between Procedure and Substance	1
A new analytical matrix for understanding International Investment Law Agreements in the Global South	1
Unveiling the ‘author’ of international law — The ‘legal effect’ of ICJ’s advisory opinions	1
Reflecting on the rule of law contestations narratives in the world trading system	1
‘China’s Disequilibrium’ in ISDS: an interplay of China’s trade-offs and domestic institutions to investment treaty policy	1
Reforming Shareholder Claims in Investor-State Dispute Settlement	1
Selection process of judges and members at international courts and tribunals: in search of efficient transparency	1
Much More than a Footnote (or Three): Frank C. Hendryx and an Untold Story of Petroleum Concessions and the Genesis of ICSID	1
The Rise of the International Commercial Court: A Threat to the Rule of Law?	1
International commercial courts and EU law: easing the tension	1
Reparations in environmental cases: should the International Criminal Court consider the Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ jurisprudence?	1
The ‘It’ Arbitrator: Why Do Corporations Not Act as Arbitrators?	1
The importance of property in international investment law	1
Reflecting on the interpretation and application of the international convention for the suppression of the financing of terrorism in light of the Ukraine v Russia case	1
Article 17.6(ii) of the WTO Anti-Dumping Agreement: Waiting for Chekhov’s Gun to Go Off	1
The two problem pillars of multiple proceedings in investment arbitration: why the abuse of process doctrine is a necessary remedy and requires focus in UNCITRAL’s ISDS reform	1