The scholarship of the faculty associated with the Intesa Sanpaolo Center for Transnational Litigation, Arbitration, and Commercial Law covers all areas of the law on which the Center focuses, namely private international law, international commercial law, international commercial arbitration, and transnational civil litigation.
For a complete list of the most recent scholarship by our faculty, please visit the publication page for each faculty.
José Enrique Alvarez
Books and Book Chapters
Can International Investment Agreements Advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals?, in The African Renaissance in the Age of Globalization: What Role for International Investment Law? (Valentina Vadi, Saudin Mwakaje & Tarcisio Gazzini eds., forthcoming, Cambridge University Press, 2025), available on SSRN.
Women’s Property Rights Under CEDAW (with Judith Bauder) (Oxford University Press, 2024).
Standard-Setting, in The Cambridge Companion to International Organizations 120–146 (Jan Klabbers ed., Cambridge University Press, 2022).
International Organizations and Global Justice, in Conversations on Justice from National, International, and Global Perspectives: Dialogues with Leading Thinkers 254 (Jean-Marc Coicaud & Lynette E. Sieger eds., Cambridge University Press, 2019).
Property Rights as Human Rights, in Economic Liberties and Human Rights 17 (Jahel Queralt & Bas van der Vossen eds., Routledge, 2019).
Legal Perspectives, in The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations 79 (Thomas G. Weiss & Sam Daws eds., 2d ed., Oxford University Press, 2018; 1st ed., 2007).
Boundaries of Investment Arbitration: The Use of Trade and European Human Rights Law in Investor-State Disputes (Juris Publishing, 2018).
The Use (and Misuse) of European Human Rights Law in Investor-State Dispute Settlement, in The Impact of EU Law on International Commercial Arbitration 519 (Franco Ferrari ed., Juris, 2017).
Epilogue: "Convergence" is a Many-Splendored Thing, in Adjudicating Trade and Investment Disputes: Convergence or Divergence? (Szilárd Gáspár-Szilágyi, Daniel Behn & Malcolm Langford eds., Cambridge University Press, 2020).
Journal Articles
“ISDS Reform: The Long View,” 36 ICSID Review 253 (2021).
“Biden’s International Law Restoration,” 53 NYU Journal of International Law & Politics 523 (2021).
“The Human Right of Property,” 72 University of Miami Law Review 580 (2018).
“The Legitimacy of IO Rule-Making,” 112 American Society of International Law Proceedings 275 (2018).
“Review Essay, The International Law of Property,” 112 American Journal of International Law 771 (2018).
“Reviewing the Use of ‘Soft Law’ in Investment Arbitration,” 7.2 European International Arbitration Review 149 (2018).
“The Search for Objectivity: The Use of Experts in Philip Morris v. Uruguay,” 9 Journal of International Dispute Settlement 411 (2018).
Other Contributions
“Generalizations and Half Truths About International Dispute Settlement,” Foreword, Maritime Disputes Project, US-Asia Law Institute (2021).
“Alexander Hamilton’s Defense of Foreign Capital,” NYU IILJ Mega-Regionals Forum, Working Paper (2017).
Stephen Choi
Books and Book Chapters
Securities Regulation: Cases and Analysis (Foundation Press, 5th ed., 2019; 4th ed., 2015; 3rd ed., 2012; 2d ed., 2008; 1st ed., 2005) (with A.C. Pritchard).
Lead Plaintiffs and Their Lawyers: Mission Accomplished, or More to Be Done?, in Research Handbook on Representative Shareholder Litigation 271 (Sean Griffith et al. eds., Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018) (with A.C. Pritchard).
Journal Articles
“What Can We Learn from Stock Prices?: Cash Flow, Risk, and Shareholder Welfare,” 175 Journal of Institutional & Theoretical Economics 196 (2019).
“An Empirical Comparison of Insider Trading Enforcement in Canada and the United States,” 57 International Review of Law & Economics 49 (2019) (with Anita Anand et al.).
“Variation in Boilerplate: Rational Design or Random Mutation?,” 20 American Law & Economics Review 1 (2018) (with Mitu Gulati & Robert E. Scott).
“Adjudicating Death: Professionals or Politicians?,” 70 Vanderbilt Law Review 1709 (2017) (with Mitu Gulati).
Kevin E. Davis
Books and Book Chapters
Politicization of International Anticorruption Law, in Public Sector Performance, Corruption and State Capture in a Globalized World 147 (Susan Rose-Ackerman ed., Routledge, 2024).
The Role of International Organizations in the Production of Legal Metrics, in Comparative Legal Metrics: Quantification of Performances as Regulatory Technique 305 (Mauro Bussani, Sabino Cassese & Marta Infantino eds., Brill/Nijhoff, 2023).
Who Wants the Global Law School?, in The Globalization of Legal Education: A Critical Perspective 333 (Bryant Garth & Gregory Shaffer eds., Oxford University Press, 2022) (with Xinyi Zhang).
Transnational Anti-Bribery Law, in Cambridge Handbook of Compliance 924 (Benjamin van Rooij & D. Daniel Sokol eds., Cambridge University Press, 2021) (with Veronica Root Martinez).
What Counts as a Good Settlement?, in Negotiated Settlements in Bribery Cases: A Principled Approach 260 (Tina Søreide & Abiola Makinwa eds., Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020)
Multijurisdictional Enforcement Games: The Case of Anti-Bribery Law, in Research Handbook on Corporate Crime and Financial Misdealing 151 (Jennifer Arlen ed., Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018).
Private Preference, Public Process: U.S. Discovery in Aid of Foreign and International Arbitration, in Limits to Party Autonomy in International Commercial Arbitration 233 (Franco Ferrari ed., JurisNet, LLC, 2016) (with Helen Hershkoff & Nathan Yaffe).
Regulation of Foreign Bribery: The FCPA Enforcement Model, in Greed, Corruption, and the Modern State: Essays in Political Economy 297 (Susan Rose-Ackerman & Paul Lagunes eds., Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015).
Law, Regulation and Development, in International Development: Ideas, Experience and Prospects 204 (Bruce Currie-Alder, Ravi Kanbur, David M. Malone & Rohinton Medhora eds., Oxford University Press, 2014) (with Mariana Mota Prado).
The Prospects for Anticorruption Law in Middle-Income Countries, in Law and Development of Middle-Income Countries: Avoiding the Middle-Income Trap 179 (Randall Peerenboom & Tom Ginsburg eds., Cambridge University Press, 2014).
Does the Globalization of Anti-Corruption Law Help Developing Countries?, in Anti-Corruption Policy: Can International Actors Play a Constructive Role? 169 (Susan Rose-Ackerman & Paul D. Carrington eds., Carolina Academic Press, 2013).
Introduction: Global Governance by Indicators, in Governance by Indicators: Global Power through Quantification and Rankings 3 (Kevin E. Davis, Angelina Fisher, Benedict Kingsbury & Sally Engle Merry eds., Oxford University Press, 2012) (with Benedict Kingsbury & Sally Engle Merry).
Privatizing the Adjudication of International Commercial Disputes: The Relevance of Organizational Form, in Enforcement of Transnational Regulation: Ensuring Compliance in a Global World 211 (Fabrizio Cafaggi ed., Edward Elgar Publishing, 2012).
The Financial War on Terrorism, in Global Anti-Terrorism Law and Policy 183 (Victor V. Ramraj, Michael Hor, Kent Roach & George Williams eds., Cambridge University Press, 2d ed., 2012).
Does the Globalization of Anti-Corruption Law Help Developing Countries?, in International Economic Law, Globalization and Developing Countries 283 (Julio Faundez & Celine Tan eds., Edward Elgar, 2010).
Getting Climate-Related Conditionality Right, in Climate Finance: Regulatory and Funding Strategies for Climate Change and Global Development 197 (Richard B. Stewart, Benedict Kingsbury & Bryce Rudyk eds., New York University Press, 2009) (with Sarah Dadush).
La Demande de Bijuristes Canadiens, in Le Bijuridisme: Une Approche Économique (Albert Breton & Michael J. Trebilcock eds., Eska, 2007).
The Role of Nonprofits in the Production of Boilerplate, in Boilerplate: The Foundation of Market Contracts 120 (Omri Ben-Shahar ed., Cambridge University Press, 2007).
What Can the Rule of Law Variable Tell Us About Rule of Law Reforms?, in Judicial Reform in India: Issues and Aspects (Arnab Hazra & Bibek Debroy eds., Academic Foundation, 2007).
The Demand for Bijurally Trained Canadian Lawyers, in Bijuralism: An Economic Approach 173 (Albert Breton & Michael J. Trebilcock eds., Ashgate, 2006) (with Michael Trebilcock).
The Financial War on Terrorism, in Global Anti-Terrorism Law and Policy 179 (Victor V. Ramraj, Michael Hor & Kent Roach eds., Cambridge University Press, 2005).
Journal Articles
"The Significance of Foreign Law: A Jamaican Case Study," Law & Social Inquiry (2025) (Abstract).
"Legal Disagreement," 49 Law & Social Inquiry 148 (2024) (with Alfredo Guerra Guevara).
"Filling the Void: How E.U. Privacy Law Spills Over to the U.S.," Journal of Law & Empirical Analysis, Jan.-June 2024, at 1 (with Florencia Marotta-Wurgler) (Abstract).
"Corruption and Controlling Shareholders," 25 Theoretical Inquiries in Law, no. 1, 2024, at 107 (with Mariana Pargendler) (Abstract).
“ISDS Reform: The Long View,” 36 ICSID Review 253 (2021).
“Biden’s International Law Restoration,” 53 NYU Journal of International Law & Politics 523 (2021).
“Contracting for Personal Data,” 94 New York University Law Review 662 (2019) (with Florencia Marotta-Wurgler).
“Corruption as a Violation of International Human Rights: A Reply to Anne Peters,” 29 European Journal of International Law 1289 (2018).
“Data and Decentralization: Measuring the Performance of Legal Institutions in Multilevel Systems of Governance,” 102 Minnesota Law Review 1619 (2018).
“The Human Right of Property,” 72 University of Miami Law Review 580 (2018).
“The Legitimacy of IO Rule-Making,” 112 American Society of International Law Proceedings 275 (2018).
“Review Essay, The International Law of Property,” 112 American Journal of International Law 771 (2018).
“Reviewing the Use of ‘Soft Law’ in Investment Arbitration,” 7.2 European International Arbitration Review 149 (2018).
“The Search for Objectivity: The Use of Experts in Philip Morris v. Uruguay,” 9 Journal of International Dispute Settlement 411 (2018).
“Contracts Procured Through Bribery of Public Officials: Zero Tolerance Versus Proportional Liability,” 50 NYU Journal of International Law & Politics 1261 (2018).
“Who Wants the Global Law School?,” 3 UC Irvine Journal of International, Transnational & Comparative Law 71 (2018) (with Xinyi Zhang).
“(Mis)perceptions of Law in Consumer Markets,” 19 American Law & Economics Review 245 (2017) (with Oren Bar-Gill).
"Le droit des contrats hétérodoxe," 3 Revue Européene du Droit 92 (2022) (with Mariana Pargendler).
"Contract Law and Inequality," 107 Iowa Law Review 1485 (2022) (with Mariana Pargendler).
"Heterodoxia jurídica no sul global: desigualdade e direito contratual comparado," 1 Suprema: Revista de Estudos Constitucionais 267 (2021) (with Mariana Pargendler) (Abstract).
"Did the Global South Have Their Say on E.U. Supply Chain Regulation?," Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies (forthcoming) (with Roy Germano & Lauren May) (Abstract).
"What Did International Anticorruption Institutions Learn from Operation Car Wash?," Columbia Journal of Transnational Law (forthcoming) (with Marta Rodriguez de Assis Machado, Raquel de Mattos Pimenta & Mariana Prado) (Abstract).
Other Contributions
“Generalizations and Half Truths About International Dispute Settlement,” Foreword, Maritime Disputes Project, US-Asia Law Institute (2021).
“Alexander Hamilton’s Defense of Foreign Capital,” NYU IILJ Mega-Regionals Forum, Working Paper (2017).
Franco Ferrari
Books and Book Chapters
Conflict of Laws in International Commercial Arbitration (Juris, 2019) (ed. with Stefan Kröll).
Iura Novit Curia in International Arbitration (Juris, 2018) (ed. with Giuditta Cordero-Moss).
Inherent Powers of Arbitrators (Juris, 2018) (ed. with Friedrich Rosenfeld).
International Sales Law–CISG in a Nutshell (West Academic Publishing, 2d ed., 2018; 1st ed., 2014) (with Marco Torsello).
Internationales Vertragsrecht: ROM I-VO, CISG, CMR, FactÜ: Kommentar (C.H. Beck, 3d ed., 2018; 2d ed., 2012; 1st ed., 2007) (with Eva-Maria Kieninger et al.).
Encyclopedia of Private International Law (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017) (ed. with Jürgen Basedow, Giesela Rühl, and Pedro de Miguel Asensio).
Journal Articles
“A New Paradigm for International Uniform Substantive Law Conventions,” 24 Uniform Law Review 467 (2019).
Clayton Gillette
Books
International Sales Law (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017) (ed. with Franco Ferrari).
Journal Articles
“On the Optimal Number of Contract Types,” 20 Theoretical Inquiries in Law 487 (2019) (with Oren Bar-Gill).
“Judicial Refusal to Apply Treaty Law: Domestic Law Limitations on the CISG's Application,” 22 Uniform Law Review 452 (2017) (with Steven D. Walt).
“The Inappropriate Use of the PICC to Interpret Hardship Claims Under the CISG,” 17 Internationales Handelsrecht 97 (2017) (with Franco Ferrari, Marco Torsello, and Steven D. Walt).
Linda Silberman
Books and Book Chapters
Civil Litigation in Comparative Context (West 2d ed., 2017; 1st ed., 2007) (with Oscar G. Chase, Helen Hershkoff, John Sorabji, Rolf Stürner et al.).
Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments (Edward Elgar, 2017) (ed. with Franco Ferrari).
Civil Procedure: Theory and Practice (Wolters Kluwer 5th ed., 2017; 4th ed., 2013; 3d., 2009; 2d., 2006; 1st ed., 2001) (with Allan R. Stein and Tobias Barrington Wolff).
Journal Articles
“Misappropriation on a Global Scale: Extraterritoriality and Applicable Law in Transborder Trade Secrecy Cases,” 8 Cybaris Intellectual Property Law Review 265 (2018) (with Rochelle C.Dreyfuss).
“Lessons for the USA from the Hague Principles,” 22 Uniform Law Review 422 (2017).
“The Transnational Case in Conflict of Laws: Two Suggestions for the New Restatement Third of Conflict of Laws—Judicial Jurisdiction over Foreign Defendants and Party Autonomy in International Contracts,” 27 Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law 405 (2017) (with Nathan D. Yaffe).