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Paolo Davide Farah

Associate Professor of Public Administration

Professional Preparation

Visiting Scholar, August 2011 – June 2012, Harvard Law School, East Asian Legal Studies (EALS), Boston, USA. Research: Sustainable Development, Energy, Trade and Environment

Ph.D. in International Law, 2011, Aix-Marseille University (France). Thesis on: China Integration into the World Trade Organization and the EU-China Trade Relations.

Ph.D. in International Law, 2011, University of Milan, School of Law, Doctoral School in International Law (Italy)

Summer Course of Public International Law, 2010, Hague Academy of International Law, The Netherlands

LL.M., Master of Laws, 2003, College of Europe, Bruges (Belgium) -Major: European Legal Studies

J.D. in Law (Four Year Law Degree) and J.D. International and European Law (Maitrise - Four Year Law Degree), 2002, Catholic University of Milan Law School (Italy) and University of Paris Ouest La Defense - Nanterre Law School (France) Major: International and European Law

Appointments

June 2020 – Present: Associate Professor, West Virginia University, Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, John D. Rockefeller IV School of Policy and Politics, Department of Public Administration, WV, USA. Research and Teaching: Energy and Climate Change Law and Policy, Legal and Political Foundations, Public Administration and Policy Development. Member of WVU Center for Innovation in Gas Research and Utilization (CIGRU), Member of the WVU Institute of Water Science and Security (IWSS). Member of the WVU Energy Institute

August 2014 – May 2020: Assistant Professor, West Virginia University, Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, John D. Rockefeller IV School of Policy and Politics, Department of Public Administration, and Adjunct Professor, College of Law, West Virginia University, WV, USA.

August 2019 – Present: Internationally Renowned Professor/Distinguished Professor of Law (Full Professor Level) at Beijing Foreign Studies University, Law School, Beijing, China.

2013- Present: President, Director and PI at gLAWcal – Global Law Initiatives for Sustainable Development (Honorary Position), a Non-Profit Research Organization registered in United Kingdom, advocating the necessity to balance globalization with sustainable development. http://www.glawcal.org.uk

2011 – Present: Head of the Summer Law Institute in China held in Beijing, Summer Institute in Intellectual Property Law and China (IP-CHINA) and Summer Institute in Climate Change and Environmental Protection (SICCEP)

2012 – 2014: Full time Senior Lecturer in Law (Associate Professor), Liverpool, United Kingdom. Module leader: International Law, International Economic Law, International Business Law, Company law, Environmental Law. Contributions for: Legal Methods and Systems, LLM by research. Responsible for the International Initiatives at the Department of Law & Criminology

2011 – 2017: Principal Investigator (3 Research projects – LIBEAC, POREEN and EPSEI- funded by the European Commission)

2011 – 2012: Visiting Scholar, Harvard Law School, East Asian Legal Studies (EALS), Boston, USA

2011 – 2012: Senior Research Fellow, University of Turin, School of Law, Turin, Italy

2009 – 2011: Visiting Professor and Foreign Expert (approved by the Chinese Government), Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, China

2009, 2010: Visiting Professor and Co-Director of the CHIPSI Program at Tsinghua University, School of Law, Beijing, China in collaboration with Franklin Pierce University in USA.

2009, 2010: Visiting Professor at the China-EU School of Law (CESL), Beijing, China

2008-2010: Research Fellow, Center of Advanced Studies on Contemporary China, Turin, Italy

2006 – 2008: Teaching Assistant and Lecturer at Summer Law Institute (SLI) in Suzhou, China. Workshop in “International Business Transactions with Chinese Characteristics”, in cooperation among Kenneth Wang Law School (Suzhou), Cornell University Law School, University Pacific/McGeorge Law School, University of California/Hastings College of the Law, Tsinghua University Law School (Beijing), Bucerius Law School, Hamburg (Germany), University of Milano, Law School

2003 – 2008: Teaching Assistant in Legal Theory (part-time), Catholic University of Milan

2003 – 2004: Visiting Researcher, Georgetown University Law Center, Institute of International Economic Law (IIEL), Washington, DC, USA

2003 – 2011: Senior Research Fellow, University of Milan, School of Law, Milan, Italy

Publications

Books in English

  1. Paolo Davide Farah, Piercarlo Rossi, ENERGY: POLICY, LEGAL AND SOCIAL-ECONOMIC ISSUES UNDER THE DIMENSIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY AND SECURITY, World Scientific Reference on Globalisation in Eurasia and the Pacific Rim, Imperial College Press (London, United Kingdom) & World Scientific Publishing, December 2015, pp. 286. ISBN: 978-9814447843

    Cover, Table of Contents, Preface, Introduction, Acknowledgements and Foreword can be downloaded at the following website: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2695701
  2. Paolo Davide Farah, Elena Cima (editors), CHINA’S INFLUENCE ON NON-TRADE CONCERNS IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC LAW, Sub-title: Climate Change, Sustainable Development and the Protection of Environment, Social, Economic and Cultural Rights, Labour Rights, Public Health, Food and Product Safety, Consumer Protection, Global Law and Sustainable Development Book Series, Routledge Publishing (London/New-York), ISBN 978-1-4094-4848-8, September 2016, pp. 1 – 584. https://www.routledge.com/Chinas-Influence-on-Non-Trade-Concerns-in-International-Economic-Law/Farah-Cima/p/book/9781409448488

    Cover, Table of Contents, Forewords, Introduction and Acknowledgements can be downloaded at the following website: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2876883
  3. Anu Valtonen, Outi Rantala and Paolo Davide Farah, ETHICS AND POLITICS OF SPACE FOR THE ANTHROPOCENE, Edward Elgar Publishing, Geography Series, Forthcoming October 2020

Peer-Reviewed Books in Italian

  1. Paolo Davide Farah, Roberto Soprano, DUMPING E ANTI-DUMPING (with Roberto Soprano), Il Sole 24 Ore, November 2009, pp. XXIV-183, ISBN: 978-88-6345-058-3 foreword by Prof. Giorgio Sacerdoti (Full professor of International law, former President and Member of the Appellate Body at the WTO).

    Book reviews appeared on the Legal Issues of Economic Integration (Kluwer), China-EU Law Journal (Springer), Diritto comunitario e degli scambi internazionali (Editoriale Scientifica)

    Cover, Table of Contents, Preface, Introduction, Acknowledgements and Forwards can be downloaded at the following website: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1513089

Guest Editor of Special Issues for High Impact Factor SSCI and SCI Journals

  1. Paolo Davide Farah, Guest Editor-in-Chief for the Special Issue on “Sustainable Energy Investments and National Security: Arbitration and Negotiation Issues” published by the SSCI - Journal of World Energy Law and Business (JWELB), Oxford University Press, Volume 8, Issue 6, December 2015, pp. 495 – 599. Print ISSN 1754-9957 http://glawcal.org.uk/index.php/journal-special-issues.html

  2. Paolo Davide Farah, Guest Editor-in-Chief for the Special Issue on "Sustainable Energy and Environmental Protection: The Role of Science in Society". This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability" to be published by the SSCI & SCI Journal Sustainability (Open Access Journal), ISSN 2071-1050., 2017. http://www.glawcal.org.uk/journal-special-issues/sustainable-energy-and-environmental-protection-the-role-of-science-in-society

  3. Paolo Davide Farah, Guest Editor-in-Chief for the Special Issue on “Strategies to Balance Energy Security, Business, Trade and Sustainable Development: Selected Case Studies”, to be published by SSCI – Journal of World Energy Law and Business (Oxford University Press), June 2020. http://www.glawcal.org.uk/journal-special-issues/strategies-to-balance-energy-security-business-trade-and-sustainable-development-selected-case-studies

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles (English)

  1. Paolo Davide Farah, “Five Years of China’s WTO Membership. EU and US Perspectives about China’s Compliance with Transparency Commitments and the Transitional Review Mechanism”, LEGAL ISSUES OF ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, Kluwer Law International, Volume 33, Number 3, pp. 263-304, 2006. ISSN: 1566-6573. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=916768
  2. Paolo Davide Farah, Elena Cima, “The Implementation of the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) in China”, 2 TSINGHUA CHINA LAW REVIEW 2, Spring 2010, pp. 317-351. ISSN: 2151-8904. Available also through Westlaw and Heinonline http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1679999
  3. Paolo Davide Farah, Piercarlo Rossi, “National Energy Policies and Energy Security in the Context of Climate Change and Global Environmental Risks: A Theoretical Framework for Reconciling Domestic and International Law through a Multiscalar and Multilevel Approach”, EUROPEAN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW REVIEW (EEELR), Kluwer Law International, Volume 20, issue 6, 2011, pp. 232-244. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1970698
  4. Paolo Davide Farah, Elena Cima, “Energy Trade and the WTO: Implications for Renewable Energy and the OPEC Cartel”, JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC LAW, Georgetown University Law Center, published by OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, Volume 16 (3), September 2013, ISSN: 1369-3034, pp. 707-740. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2330416
  5. Paolo Davide Farah, Riccardo Tremolada, “Desirability of Commodification of Intangible Cultural Heritage: The Unsatisfying Role of IPRs”, TRANSNATIONAL DISPUTE MANAGEMENT, Special Issues “The New Frontiers of Cultural Law: Intangible Heritage Disputes”, Volume 11, Issue 2, March 2014, ISSN 1875-4120. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2472339
  6. Yixiang Deng, Daniele Brombal, Paolo Davide Farah (Corresponding Author), Angela Moriggi, Andrea Critto, Yun Zhou, Antonio Marcomini, “China’s Water Environmental Management Towards Institutional Integration. A Review of Current Progress and Constraints vis-a-vis the European Experience”, JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION, 113 (2016) 285-298 (Available online since August 2015), Elsevier Publisher, Science Citation Index – SCI, DOI Information: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.08.022
    http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2700386
  7. Paolo Davide Farah, “Sustainable Energy Investments and National Security: Arbitration and Negotiation Issues. Editorial Note”, JOURNAL OF WORLD ENERGY LAW AND BUSINESS, Oxford University Press, Volume 8, Issue 6, December 2015, pp. 497 - 500. Online ISSN 1754-9965 - Print ISSN 1754-9957. Social Science Citation Index – SSCI. DOI:10.1093/jwelb/jwv036 http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2695579
    http://jwelb.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/jwv036?ijkey=hdgvTKcJFOQHVpu&keytype=ref
  8. Paolo Davide Farah, Riccardo Tremolada, “Offshore Natural Gas Resources in the Eastern Mediterranean in the Relations to the European Union: A Legal Perspective through the Lenses of MedReg”, JOURNAL OF WORLD ENERGY LAW AND BUSINESS, Oxford University Press, Volume 8, Issue 6, December 2015, pp. 559 - 580. Online ISSN 1754-9965 - Print ISSN 1754-9957. Social Science Citation Index – SSCI. Doi:10.1093/jwelb/jwv035 http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2695964
    http://jwelb.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/jwv035?ijkey=dIEvlMsZsi6DSqI&keytype=ref
  9. Haifeng Deng, Paolo Davide Farah (Corresponding Author), Anna Wang, “China’s Role and Contribution in The Global Governance of Climate Change: Institutional Adjustments for Carbon Tax Introduction, Collection and Management in China”, JOURNAL OF WORLD ENERGY LAW AND BUSINESS, Oxford University Press, Volume 8, Issue 6, December 2015, pp. 581 - 599. Online ISSN 1754-9965 - Print ISSN 1754-9957. Social Science Citation Index – SSCI. DOI:10.1093/jwelb/jwv037 http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2695612
    http://jwelb.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/jwv037?ijkey=CLpw5YQgP3cbY03&keytype=ref
  10. Paolo Davide Farah, Elena Cima, “World Trade Organization, Renewable Energy Subsidies and the Case of Feed-in Tariffs: Time for Reform Toward Sustainable Development?”, 27 THE GEORGETOWN INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW REVIEW 4, December 2015, pp. 515 - 537. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2704398
  11. Paolo Davide Farah, Elena Cima, “WTO and Renewable Energy: Lessons from the Case Law”, 49 JOURNAL OF WORLD TRADE 6, Kluwer Law International, ISSN: 1011-6702, December 2015, pp. 1103 – 1116. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2704453
  12. Paolo Davide Farah, Riccardo Tremolada, “Conflict between Intellectual Property Rights and Human Rights: A Case Study on Intangible Cultural Heritage”, 94 OREGON LAW REVIEW 1, December 2015, pp. 125 – 177. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2705698
  13. Paolo Davide Farah, Riccardo Tremolada, “A Comparison Between Shale Gas in China and Unconventional Fuel Development in the United States: Water, Environment and Sustainable Development”, 41 BROOKLYN JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW 2, Spring Issue, 2016, pp. 579 – 654. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2802157
  14. Paolo Davide Farah, “Trade and Progress: The Case of China”, COLUMBIA JOURNAL OF ASIAN LAW, Forthcoming 2016, pp. 1-106.

  15. Paolo Davide Farah, Tivadar Otvos, “Competition Law and Trade in Energy vs. Sustainable Development: A Clash of Individualism and Cooperative Partnerships?”, 50 ARIZONA STATE LAW JOURNAL 2, Summer 2018, pp. 497 – 513. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3227777

  16. Paolo Davide Farah, Marek Prityi, “Public Administration in the Age of Globalization and Emerging Technologies: From Theories to Practice”, UMKC LAW REVIEW, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, Symposium Issue: Blockchain Technology and the Law, Volume 88, Issue 2, Winter 2019. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3610427

  17. Paolo Davide Farah, “Strategies to Balance Energy Security, Business, Trade and Sustainable Development”, JOURNAL OF WORLD ENERGY LAW AND BUSINESS, Oxford University Press, Volume 13, Issue 2, June 2020

  18. Haifeng Deng, Paolo Davide Farah (Corresponding Author), “China’s Energy policies and strategies for Climate Change and Energy Security”, JOURNAL OF WORLD ENERGY LAW AND BUSINESS, Oxford University Press, Volume 13, Issue 1, June 2020

  19. Anthi Koskina, Paolo Davide Farah (Corresponding Author), Imad Antoine Ibrahim, “Clean Energy Technologies Trade: Sliding from Protection to Protectionism Through Obligations for Technology Transfer in Climate Change Treaties, or Vice Versa?”, JOURNAL OF WORLD ENERGY LAW AND BUSINESS, Oxford University Press, Volume 13, Issue 1, June 2020

  20. Yan Dong, Paolo Davide Farah (Corresponding Author), Tivadar Otvos and Ivana Gaskova, “Governing the Transboundary Risks of Offshore Methane Hydrate Exploration in the Seabed and Ocean Floor: A Case Study on Existing International Provisions and Chinese Law”, JOURNAL OF WORLD ENERGY LAW AND BUSINESS, Oxford University Press, Volume 13, Issue 1, June 2020

  21. Yan Dong, Paolo Davide Farah (Corresponding Author), Carlo Vittorio Giabardo, Ivana Gaskova, Evaluating China’s Risks Avoidance Regulations on Offshore Methane Hydrate Extraction, Sustainability, MDPI, Switzerland, June 2020

  22. Paolo Davide Farah (Corresponding Author), Jean-Yves Heurtebise, Ivana Gaskova, Marek Prityi, Vanessa Kopec, Ecological Civilization: From Theory to Practice. China’s Endeavor in a Global Concern, Sustainability, MDPI, Switzerland, July 202

Peer-reviewed Book Chapters (in English)

  1. Paolo Davide Farah, Elena Cima, “China’s Participation in the World Trade Organization: Trade in Goods, Services, Intellectual Property Rights and Transparency Issues” (with Elena Cima), in Aurelio Lopez-Tarruella Martinez (edited), EL COMERCIO CON CHINA. OPORTUNIDADES EMPRESARIALES, INCERTIDUMBRES JURÍDICAS, TIRANT LE BLANCH, Valencia (Spain) 2010, pp. 83-121. ISBN: 978-84-8456-981-7. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1527992
  2. Paolo Davide Farah, Giacomo Gattinara, “WTO Law in the Canadian Legal Order”, in Claudio DORDI (edited), THE ABSENCE OF DIRECT EFFECT OF WTO IN THE EC AND IN OTHER COUNTRIES, The Interuniversity Centre on the Law of International Economic Organizations (CIDOIE), ISBN 978-88-348-9623-5, Giappicchelli Editore, Turin 2010, pp. 323-330. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2337687
  3. Paolo Davide Farah, Riccardo Tremolada, “Global Governance and Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Information Society: at the Crossroads of IPRs and Innovation”, in Daniele ARCHIBUGI and Andrea FILIPPETTI, HANDBOOK OF GLOBAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND INNOVATION, Handbooks of Global Policy Series, Oxford: Wiley Publisher (United Kingdom), ISBN: 978-1-118-73906-8, DOI: 10.1002/9781118739044.ch22, September 2015, pp. 462 – 479.
  4. Paolo Davide Farah, Piercarlo Rossi, Introduction to Paolo Davide FARAH & Piercarlo ROSSI, ENERGY: POLICY, LEGAL AND SOCIAL-ECONOMIC ISSUES UNDER THE DIMENSIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY AND SECURITY, World Scientific Reference on Globalisation in Eurasia and the Pacific Rim, Imperial College Press (London, United Kingdom) & World Scientific Publishing, ISBN: 978-9814447843, December 2015. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2695701
  5. Paolo Davide Farah, “Global Energy Governance, International Environmental Law and Regional Dimension”, in Paolo Davide FARAH & Piercarlo ROSSI, ENERGY: POLICY, LEGAL AND SOCIAL-ECONOMIC ISSUES UNDER THE DIMENSIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY AND SECURITY, World Scientific Reference on Globalisation in Eurasia and the Pacific Rim, Imperial College Press (London, United Kingdom) & World Scientific Publishing, ISBN: 978-9814447843, December 2015, pp. 143 – 161. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2701031
  6. Paolo Davide Farah, “Energy Security, Water Resources and Economic Development in Central Asia”, in Paolo Davide FARAH & Piercarlo ROSSI, ENERGY: POLICY, LEGAL AND SOCIAL-ECONOMIC ISSUES UNDER THE DIMENSIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY AND SECURITY, World Scientific Reference on Globalisation in Eurasia and the Pacific Rim, Imperial College Press (London, United Kingdom) & World Scientific Publishing, ISBN: 978-9814447843, December 2015, pp. 179 – 193. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2701215
  7. Paolo Davide Farah, “Energy Investments and Environmental Concerns in South-East Asia”, in Paolo Davide FARAH & Piercarlo ROSSI, ENERGY: POLICY, LEGAL AND SOCIAL-ECONOMIC ISSUES UNDER THE DIMENSIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY AND SECURITY, World Scientific Reference on Globalisation in Eurasia and the Pacific Rim, Imperial College Press (London, United Kingdom) & World Scientific Publishing, ISBN: 978-9814447843, December 2015, pp. 195 – 210. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2701223
  8. Paolo Davide Farah, Elena Cima, “OPEC Production Quotas and the World Trade Organization”, in Photini PAZARTZIS, Maria GAVOUNELI, Anastasios GOURGOURINIS, Matina PAPADAKIS (edited), IMPERIUM IURIS: GOVERNANCE, TRADE, RESOURCES, ILA-International Law Association Annual Conference, ILA Regional Conference in Greece 2013, Hart Publishing (Oxford: United Kingdom), ISBN 9 781849468800, June 2016, pp. 375 – 389.
  9. Paolo Davide Farah, Elena Cima, “The WTO Dispute Settlement System and Renewable Energy Subsidies: The Case of Feed-In Tariffs”, in Dário MOURA VICENTE (edited), TOWARDS A UNIVERSAL JUSTICE? PUTTING INTERNATIONAL COURTS AND JURISDICTIONS INTO PERSPECTIVE, ILA-International Law Association Annual Conference, ILA Regional Conference in Portugal 2014, Brill-Nijhoff Publishing (Leiden/New-York), ISBN 978-90-04-29870-5, June 2016, pp. 319 – 346.
  10. Paolo Davide Farah, Elena Cima, “WTO and Renewable Energy: Lessons from the Case Law”, in Antonio Segura Serrano (edited), THE REFORM OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE, Routledge Publishing (London/New-York), ISBN 978-1-4724-7140-6, May 2016, pp. 317 – 344.
  11. Paolo Davide Farah, “Introduction and Overview”, in Paolo Davide Farah, Elena Cima (editors), CHINA’S INFLUENCE ON NON-TRADE CONCERNS IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC LAW, Global Law and Sustainable Development Book Series, Routledge Publishing (London/New-York), ISBN 978-1-4094-4848-8, September 2016, pp. 1-9. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=629289
  12. Paolo Davide Farah, “The Development of Global Justice and Sustainable Development Principles in the WTO Multilateral Trading System Through the Lens of Non-Trade Concerns: An Appraisal on China’s Progress”, in Paolo Davide Farah, Elena Cima (editors), CHINA’S INFLUENCE ON NON-TRADE CONCERNS IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC LAW, Global Law and Sustainable Development Book Series, Routledge Publishing (London/New-York), ISBN 978-1-4094-4848-8, September 2016, pp. 10 – 58. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers2.cfm?abstract_id=2887181
  13. Imad Ibrahim, Thomas Deleuil, Paolo Davide Farah, “The Principle of Common But Differentiated Responsibilities in the International Regime of Climate Change”, in Paolo Davide Farah, Elena Cima (editors), CHINA’S INFLUENCE ON NON-TRADE CONCERNS IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC LAW, Global Law and Sustainable Development Book Series, Routledge Publishing (London/New-York), ISBN 978-1-4094-4848-8, September 2016, pp. 146 – 157. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers2.cfm?abstract_id=2883755
  14. Lukasz Gruszczynski, Tivadar Otvos, Paolo Davide Farah, “Product Safety in the Framework of the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade”, in Paolo Davide Farah, Elena Cima (editors), CHINA’S INFLUENCE ON NON-TRADE CONCERNS IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC LAW, Global Law and Sustainable Development Book Series, Routledge Publishing (London/New-York), ISBN 978-1-4094-4848-8, September 2016, pp. 436 – 448. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers2.cfm?abstract_id=2883780
  15. Paolo Davide Farah, “Sustainable Development Goals in Europe and Their Intersection with the Business & Human Rights Framework”, in Angelica Bonfanti, Business and Human Rights in Europe: International Law Challenges, Transnational Law and Governance Series, Routledge Publishing (New-York/London), ISBN 9781138484672, September 2018, pp. 10 - 23.
  16. Paolo Davide Farah & Marek Prityi, “The Anthropocene and Climate Change in the Post-Paris Agreement Debate”, in Anu Valtonen, Outi Rantala and Paolo Davide Farah, ETHICS AND POLITICS OF SPACE FOR THE ANTHROPOCENE, Edward Elgar Publishing, Geography Series, Forthcoming 2020
  17. Paolo Davide Farah, “The Role of Imagination, Marginalized Communities, Law and Technology in Building an Ethical Approach to the Anthropocene”, in Anu Valtonen, Outi Rantala and Paolo Davide Farah, ETHICS AND POLITICS OF SPACE FOR THE ANTHROPOCENE, Edward Elgar Publishing, Geography Series, Forthcoming 2020
  18. Paolo Davide Farah, Foreword to Margeret Stout & Jeannine M. Love, A Radically Democratic Response to Global Governance, Transnational Law and Governance Book Series, Routledge Publishing (London/New-York) ISBN 978-1-1386-5405-1, December 2016, pp. XIII-XV. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3003155
  19. Paolo Davide Farah, Foreword to Pasi Heikkurinen, Sustainability and Peaceful Coexistence for the Anthropocene, Transnational Law and Governance Book Series, Routledge Publishing (London/New-York), May 2017. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3003114
  20. Paolo Davide Farah, Foreword to Margaret Stout, Jeannine M. Love, Integrative Governance: Generating Sustainable Responses to Global Crises, Global Law and Sustainable Development Series, Routledge Publishing (New York/London), ISBN 9781138695733, 2018, pp. XIV - XXI. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3206806

  21. Paolo Davide Farah, Foreword to Jernej Letnar Černič, Corporate Accountability under Socio-Economic Rights, Transnational Law and Governance Series, Routledge Publishing (New-York/London), ISBN 9781138288782, 2018, pp. VII - XIII. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3239965

  22. Paolo Davide Farah, Foreword to Angelica Bonfanti, Business and Human Rights in Europe: International Law Challenges, Transnational Law and Governance Series, Routledge Publishing (New-York/London), ISBN 9781138484672, September 2018, pp. XIV - XXI. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3263766

  23. Paolo Davide Farah, Foreword to Alicia Elias-Roberts, Stephen Hardy and Winfried Huck (editors), EU and CARICOM: Dilemmas versus Opportunities on Development, Law and Economics, Transnational Law and Governance Series, Routledge Publishing (New-York/London), Forthcoming 2020

  24. Paolo Davide Farah, Foreword to Csongor István Nagy, What Money Can’t Buy, What Business Can’t Sell: International Trade and Non-Trade Values, Transnational Law and Governance Series, Routledge Publishing (New-York/London), Forthcoming 2020

  25. Paolo Davide Farah, Foreword to Regis Bismuth, Jan Dunin-Wasowicz, Phils Nichols, The Transnationalization of Anti-Corruption Law, Transnational Law and Governance Series, Routledge Publishing (New-York/London), Forthcoming 2020

  26. Paolo Davide Farah, Foreword to Alessandra Arcuri & Florin Coman Kund, Technocracy, Expertise and Multilevel Governance: What Role for Accountability?, Transnational Law and Governance Series, Routledge Publishing (New-York/London), Forthcoming 2020

Articles in Journals and Chapter Contributions (in Italian or French)

  1. Paolo Davide Farah, “L’adesione della Cina all’Organizzazione Mondiale del Commercio: ovvero come conciliare cultura e diritto” (China Accession to the WTO: How to Conciliate Culture
  2. and Law), RIVISTA TRIMESTRALE MONDO CINESE, Sezione Economia e Diritto, N. 124, Luglio-Settembre 2005, pp. 34-42. ISSN 0390-2811 (in Italian) http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=924730
  3. Paolo Davide Farah, “L’accession de la Chine à l’Organisation mondiale du commerce : les règles internationales et les barrières culturelles internes”, LETTRE DE L’ANTENNE FRANCO-CHINOISE, Janvier 2006, pp. 1–12. (in French). http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=924757
  4. Paolo Davide Farah, “L’influenza della concezione confuciana sulla costruzione del sistema giuridico e politico cinese (The Influence of Confucianism in the Construction of the Chinese Juridical and Political System)”, Giovanni BOMBELLI e Bruno MONTANARI (eds), IDENTITÀ EUROPEA E POLITICHE MIGRATORIE, Vita e Pensiero, 2008, ISBN: 9788834316849, pp. 193-226. (in Italian) http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1288392
  5. Paolo Davide Farah, “Le rôle de la Chine et de l’OMC dans le développement des « Considérations Autres que Commerciales » pour réguler le commerce mondial de façon plus juste et durable” (The Role of China and of the WTO for the Development of the Non-Trade Concerns to Regulate the World Trade in a More Just and Durable Way) in Laurence Potvin-Solis & Hiromi Ueda, ECONOMIE DE MARCHE, DROITS ET LIBERTES ET VALEURS COMMUNES EN EUROPE ET EN ASIE (Market Economy, Rights and Freedoms, and Common Values in Europe and Asia), Publication of the Jean Monnet Chair of the University of Lorraine, Metz, France (2012), pp. 67-80. (in French) http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2462945
  6. Paolo Davide Farah, “Internazionalizzazione, dumping e aiuti di stato: la posizione dell’UE e le misure di difesa commerciale per le imprese” (Internationalization of the Market, Dumping and State Aids: the EU Position and the Trade Defense Measures for the Enterprises), RAPPORTO VENETO INTERNAZIONALE, Centri Studi e Ricerche Economiche e Sociali, Casa Editrice Vianello Libri, Venezia, 2012, pp. 205-220. (in Italian) http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2481910
  7. Paolo Davide Farah, Elena Cima, “L'energia nel contesto degli accordi dell'OMC: sovvenzioni per le energie rinnovabili e pratiche OPEC di controllo dei prezzi”, (The Energy in the Context of the WTO Agreements: Subsidies for the Renewable Energy and the OPEC Practice of Control of the Price), RIVISTA DI DIRITTO DEL COMMERCIO INTERNAZIONALE, 2/2013, ISSN: 1593-2605, pp. 343-381. (in Italian) http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2330360
  8. Paolo Davide Farah, “Le misure antidumping dell’Unione europea alla luce del Regolamento n. 182/2011 (The Antidumping Measures of the European Union in the light of the EU Regulation 182/2011), RIVISTA DI DIRITTO DEL COMMERCIO INTERNAZIONALE (Journal of International Trade Law), 3/2013, ISSN: 1593-2605, Giuffre, pp. 865-883. (in Italian) http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2429945
  9. Paolo Davide Farah, “Diritti di proprietà intellettuale, diritti umani e patrimonio culturale immateriale”, (Intellectual Property Rights, Human Rights and Intangible Cultural Heritage), RIVISTA DI DIRITTO INDUSTRIALE (Journal of Intellectual Property Law), Issue 1, Part I, June 2014, ISSN: 0035-614X, Giuffre, pp. 21-47. (in Italian) http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2472388
  10. Paolo Davide Farah, Elena Cima, Il sistema OMC di risoluzione delle controversie, le sovvenzioni alle energie rinnovabili e le Feed-In Tariffs (WTO Dispute Settlement System, Renewable Energy Subsidies and the Feed-in Tariffs), RIVISTA DI DIRITTO DEL COMMERCIO INTERNAZIONALE, 2/2015, pp. 381-408. (in Italian) http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2704512
  11. Paolo Davide Farah, Lo shale gas in Cina alla luce della sicurezza energetica e dei principi dello sviluppo sostenibile (The Shale Gas in China in the Light of the Energy Security and the Principles of Sustainable Development), ITALIANIEUROPEI, 2/2015, March 2015, pp. 132-141 (in Italian) http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2705557
  12. Paolo Davide Farah, Riccardo Tremolada, Regolazione e prospettive del mercato dello shale gas in Cina tra diritto del commercio internazionale, diritto dell'energia, accordi di produzione, protezione ambientale e sviluppo sostenibile: un confronto con l'esperienza statunitense (Regulation and Prospects of the Shale Gas Market in China in Light of International Trade, Energy Law, Production-Sharing Agreements, Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development: A Comparison with the US Experience), DIRITTO COMUNITARIO E DEGLI SCAMBI INTERNAZIONALI, 1-2/2015, pp. 29-83. (in Italian) http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2666216

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