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Articles, research papers, reports and other publications on energy, infrastructure, technology, law, regulation and public policy.
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In March 2013, the European Commission fined Microsoft €561 million for failing to provide a browser-choice screen required by binding commitments. The Commission found negligence. Microsoft’s explanation involved a technical error, failures
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AI companies are securing electricity through acquisitions, power-purchase agreements, utility programmes and computing-capacity contracts. The legal structure determines the degree of control — and the risks retained.
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An independent investigation into the Hugging Face incident documented AI agents forming identities, rules and peer obligations. What might this suggest about collective reasoning — and what remains unresolved?
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The Iraq chapter of CMS’s international energy guide examines how Iraqi law treats direct, indirect and consequential loss, with particular reference to federal service contracts and Kurdistan production-sharing contracts.
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An analysis of whether COVID-19 and Iraq’s official response could trigger force-majeure relief under federal oil-and-gas contracts, subcontracts and the Iraqi Civil Code.
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A jurisdictional survey of Iraq’s oil sector covering industry structure, licensing, regulatory powers, investment, fiscal rules, transportation, environmental obligations and local-content requirements.
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A first legal reading of Iraq’s 2018 National Oil Company Law and its proposed redistribution of operational authority, assets and revenues across the state oil sector.
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A 2017 advisory report on Lebanon’s PPP framework, prepared by Fransa Invest Bank and Fransabank together with CMS, represented by Malek Takieddine, with input from Lebanon’s High Council for Privatization.
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An examination of how shared energy-security needs could encourage stability despite the unresolved maritime dispute between Lebanon and Israel.
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A legal and policy analysis of Lebanon’s offshore licensing framework, disputed maritime territory and investment risk in its exclusive economic zone.
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A commissioned assessment of the legal and practical obstacles that weaken enforcement of anti-corruption criminal law across Arab states.
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A legal explanation of the competing maritime claims between Lebanon and Israel and the principles relevant to delimiting their exclusive economic zones.
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A practitioner’s view of the legal and institutional choices required for Lebanon to manage prospective offshore oil and gas resources responsibly.
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A commissioned legal paper on the overlapping maritime claims of Lebanon and Israel and the case for a negotiated multilateral approach.
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A comparative review of UNDP anti-corruption programming in Arab states, its recurring challenges and lessons for future regional work.
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A practical review of subscription, ownership, share-transfer and management rules for Iraqi mixed companies, a structure relevant to government-linked investment including the oil sector.
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A commissioned UNODC research assignment collecting and analysing the anti-corruption laws and regulations of states parties to UNCAC.
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