RESEARCH PROFILE

International Arbitration and Investment Law; Legal and Political Theory; Comparative Law; International Labour Rights; History of Philosophy (esp. Marx); International Refugee Law; International Trade

BACKGROUND

He has published articles in the Louisiana Law Review, the New York University Journal of International Law and Politics, the Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law, the University of New South Wales Law Journal, and the University of Toledo Law Review. He currently works in the areas of international arbitration, legal theory, comparative law, and international labour rights.

He is currently supervising two doctoral dissertations on investment arbitration, and would welcome inquiries from potential research students interested in writing on arbitration or one of his other current research interests.

EDUCATION PROFILE

Courses Taught

• International Economic Law
• International Arbitration: Foreign Investment Disputes
• Law and the International Business Environment

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Tony Cole & James Harrison (2011) Conflicts of Justice in Investment Arbitration , Routledge
• Tony Cole (2010) 'Authority and Contemporary International Arbitration' Louisiana Law Review 40 (3), (0024-6859) [article]
• Cole T (2010) 'Bureaucracy and Democracy in Contemporary Japan' in Who Judges Japanese Law?, Editors: Kent Anderson, Luke Nottage & Leon Wolff
• Allen Buchanan, Tony Cole & Robert Keohane (2009) 'Justice in the Diffusion of Innovation' Journal Of Political Philosophy (0963-8016)
• Tony Cole (2007) 'Commercial Arbitration in Japan: Contributions to the Debate on Japanese 'Non-Litigiousness'' New York University Journal of International Law and Politics 40 (1), 29 - 114 (0028-7873) [article]

Further Publications

RECENT RESEARCH DEGREES SUPERVISED

• The Resolution of Transnational Investor State Disputes with Particular Reference to the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes: Emerging Trends Date of Completion: 2011
• International Commercial Arbitration of Foreign Investments and the Nature of Investment Disputes Date of Completion: 2010
• China's New Labour Law: A Construction or Destruction of the Foreign Investment Environment in the Zhujiang River Area? Date of Completion: 2008
• "Walking on the Tightrope': Can Water TNC's Tackle Drinking Water Pollution in Developing Countries? Date of Completion: 2008
• China's New Antimonopoly Law: The Start of a Successful Story on Battles Against Monopoly? Date of Completion: 2008
• Is the Analysis of the Responsibility of the Parent Company for its Subsidiary's Torts Moving from an Entity Law Approach to an Enterprise Law Approach? Date of Completion: 2007
• Venture Capital in China: Trends, Benefits and Barriers Date of Completion: 2007
• Hedge Fund Financial Stability and Regulation Date of Completion: 2007
• Legal Issues of Chinese Merger Control Date of Completion: 2007
• Parallel Imports of Trade Marks in China Date of Completion: 2007
• The Role of Foreign Direct Investment: Its Contribution to the Indian Economy Date of Completion: 2007
• Reform of the Corporate Bond Market in China: Transition of the Government's Role Date of Completion: 2007
• The Future of International Competition Law: The Harmonisation Dilemma Date of Completion: 2007