Principal Publications
- "Effective Means To Assert Claims and Enforce Rights," Chapter 26 of Meg Kinnear et al. (eds.), Building International Investment Law: The First 50 Years of ICSID (Wolters Kluwer 2016), pp. 359-374.
- "Jurisdictional Errors: A Critique of the North American Dredging Company Case," Chapter 10 of Caron, David D. et al. (eds.), Practising Virtue: Inside International Arbitration (essays in honor of Charles Brower) (Oxford University Press 2015), pp. 167-186.
- “La anulación de los laudos en los casos Sempra y Enron,” Anuario Latinoamericano de Arbitraje, vol 1, pp. 62-78 (2011) (with Miguel López Forastier, Luisa F. Torres and Mary T. Hernández).
- “On the Denunciation of the ICSID Convention, Consent to ICSID Jurisdiction, and the Limits of the Contract Analogy,” Transnational Dispute Management, Vol. 6, Issue 1 (2009). Author. A slightly different version appears as Chapter 15 in Binder, Christina et al. (eds.), International Investment Law for the 21st Century, Essays in Honor of Christoph Schreuer (Oxford U. Press 2009).
- “Reflexiones Críticas sobre la Doctrina Calvo,” en Homenaje a Fernando de Trazegnies Granda, Vol. III, pp. 297-322 (2009).
- “Expropriation of Energy Investments,” The International Energy Review (May 2007) (with Luisa F. Torres).
- “Carlos Calvo Redivivus: The Rediscovery of the Calvo Doctrine in the Era of Investment Treaties,” Proceedings of 57th Annual Conference on Oil and Gas Law (2006); reprinted in Transnational Dispute Management, Vol. 3, Issue 5 (2006).
- “Property Rights in the Post-Castro Cuban Constitution” and “Outline of a Program for the Restoration of Property Rights by a Democratic Cuban Government,” 3 University of Miami Yearbook of International Law 225-273 (1995); revised and updated in Expropriated Properties in a Post-Castro Cuba: Two Views (Cuba Transition Project, Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies, University of Miami, 2003) 1-49 (with John D. Kirby).
- “Obligations Arising Under the Covenant and Protocol” (Chapter 3.1), “The Principles of Non-Discrimination and Equality Before the Law” (Chapter 3.2), “The Limitation and Derogation Clauses” (Chapter 3.4), “Obligations Arising from the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights” (Chapter 4.1), “The Principle of Non-Discrimination” (Chapter 4.2), “The Limitation Clauses” (Chapter 4.4), in H. Hannum and D.D. Fischer (eds.), U.S. Ratification of the International Covenants on Human Rights, 54-71, 128-148, 163-168, 259-261 (1993).
- “On the Ideological Content of Human Rights Instruments: The Clause ‘In a Democratic Society,’” in T. Buergenthal (ed.), Contemporary Issues in International Law, Essays in Honor of Louis B. Sohn, 23-68 (1984).
- “The Legal Status of General Assembly Resolutions: Some Conceptual Observations,” [1979] Proceedings of the American Society of International Law 324.
- “General Limitations on Human Rights: The Principle of Legality,” 17 Harvard International Law Journal, 503-557 (1976).
Lectures and Speeches
- "Reconocimiento y ejecución de laudos arbitrales extranjeros" and "Cuestiones relativas a un caso hipotético sobre arbitraje de inversión," lectures to students of the University of Buenos Aires Law School (23 August 2013)
- “Protecting International Investments: Legitimate Nationality Planning or Abusive Treaty Shopping?,” 64th Annual Oil and Gas Law Conference, Houston, Texas (21 February 2013).
- “Anulación de Laudos CIADI,” Seminar at University of Buenos Aires Law School (23 July 2012).
- “Cómo persuadir a un tribunal arbitral,” Lecture at University of Buenos Aires Law School (19 July 2012).
- “Autonomía de las Partes v. Eficiencia en el Arbitraje Internacional,” VII Congreso del Club Español del Arbitraje, Madrid, Spain (24-26 June 2012).
- “Ethics in International Arbitration,” ICC Ninth Annual Miami Conference, Miami, Florida (8 November 2011).
- “Relative Standards of Protection under Investment Treaties: National Treatment, Most-Favored-Nation Treatment and Umbrella Clauses,” and “The Necessity Defense,” Covington & Burling LLP Arbitration Seminar, Washington, D.C. (10-11 May 2011).
- “Consequences of Non-Compliance with an Arbitrator’s Duty of Disclosure,” V Latin American Arbitration Congress, Lima, Peru (28 April 2011).
- “Appeal v. Annulment of ICSID Awards (commentary on various papers),” Juris Conference, Washington, D.C. (5 April 2011).
- “The Impact of Investment Arbitration on Commercial Arbitration in Latin America,” American University Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C. (22 March 2011).
- “Advocacy in International Arbitration,” CARAT Seminar, Buenos Aires, Argentina (11 February 2011).
- “On the Concept of Investment,” BICCL 14th Annual Investment Treaty Forum, London, England (7 May 2010).
- “On Investment Treaties and Internal Law,” ICDR/AIPN Conference on Dispute Resolution in the International Oil & Gas Business, Houston, Texas (19 April 2010).
- “The Advantages and Disadvantages of International Arbitration — in Relation to the Alternatives,” Arbitration Practice: From Local to Global Perspective, Duke Law School, Durham, North Carolina (2/18/2010).
- “Interpretation of Investment Treaties” (commentary on various papers),” Juris Conference, Washington, D.C. (30 April 2009).
- “Latin American Attitudes Toward ICSID Arbitration: Facts, History and Ideology,” University of Virginia Law School, Charlottesville, Virginia (27 February 2009).
- “Current Developments on Investment Arbitration: The Concept of ‘Investment’ and the Obligation To Comply with the Award,” IBA Conference, Buenos Aires, Argentina (16 October 2008).
- “Investment Arbitration as Public Law (commentary on various papers),” SIEL Conference, Geneva, Switzerland (16 July 2008).
- “Methodology in International Investment Law (commentary on various papers),” Juris Conference, Washington, D.C. (25 April 2008).
- “Denunciation and Consent,” ICDR Conference on International Arbitration in the Americas (30 March 2008).
- “The ‘Emergency’ Defenses in Investment Arbitration,” Symposium of Foreign Direct Investment in High-Risk Developing Countries, Cardozo Law School, New York City, New York (2 November 2007).
- “Annulment of ICSID Awards: Reflections on the System as Designed and the System in Practice,” DC Bar, Washington, D.C. (23 July 2007).
- “Investment in Chile: Settlement of Disputes (discussant),” American University Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C. (24 April 2007).
- “National Sovereignty and. Investment Treaties,” University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland (15 February 2007).
- “The Arbitral Award,” Third Annual Seminar on International Commercial Arbitration, American University Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C. (12 October 2006).
- “Substantive Standards of Protection under Investment Treaties,” International Law Institute, Washington, D.C. (14 June 2006).
- “Limitations on Property Rights in Latin America,” DC Bar, Washington, D.C. (19 April 2006).
- “Carlos Calvo Redivivus,” 57th Annual Oil & Gas Conference, Houston, Texas (15-17 February 2006).
- “Understanding Renegotiation and Dispute Resolution Experience in Foreign Infrastructure Investment (discussant),” Second Annual General Counsels’ Roundtable, Stanford University, Stanford, California (10-11 February 2006).
- “The Impact of Latin American Political Developments on International Arbitration (discussant),” ICDR Conference on International Commercial Arbitration in Latin America (15 November 2005).
- “Sovereignty Issues in Litigation and Arbitration in Latin America,” International Bar Association Conference (29 September 2005).
- “The Statement of Defense, Selection of Arbitrators, and Organization of the Proceeding,” Second Annual Seminar on International Commercial Arbitration, American University Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C. (12 September 2005).
- “Resurgence of the Calvo Doctrine,” DC Bar, Washington, D.C.(7 September 2005).
- "Investment Arbitration," American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C. (14 April 2005).
- “Constitution of the Tribunal and the Role of Arbitrators,” BIICL Arbitration in Latin America, London, England (17 March 2005).
- “Most-Favored-Nation Treatment in Investor-State Arbitration,” DC Bar, Washington, D.C. (22 February 2005).
- “The Umbrella Clause,” Association of the Bar of the City of New York, New York City, New York (14-16 October 2004).
- “Most-Favored-Nation Treatment,” APEC Seminar on Current FDI Trends and Investment Agreements: Challenges and Opportunities, Pucón, Chile (25-25 May 2004).