Since 2014

Azerbaijan's first student-run law review

Baku State University Law Review is the first and only student-run and peer-reviewed academic journal in Azerbaijan and a publication of Student Academic Society of BSU Law School. It was founded in November 2014. The review promotes academic and professional approach to contemporary legal issues which exist in national and comparative law. The Review has been included to HeinOnline, which is the world’s largest legal research database and Scopus.

ISSN 2412-5555

Indexed in Scopus HeinOnline
Volumes
12
Articles
160
Authors
145
Years in print
12

Latest issue

Volume 12:2

7 articles

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  1. Which Law Governs Confidentiality in International Commercial Arbitration?

    Mansur Samadov

    Many practitioners consider confidentiality to be one of the principal advantages of choosing arbitration as a means of dispute resolution. Accordingly, major disputes between the parties are less likely to …

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  2. AI Washing as the New Corporate Misrepresentation

    Nizomiddin Kozimov

    Corporate misrepresentation has long threatened the integrity of financial markets, from financial fraud and inflated product claims to deceptive disclosures. This article examines an emerging form of such misconduct: “Artificial …

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  3. Advancing Emergency Arbitration in Investor-State Disputes: A Call for Broader Institutional Adoption

    Azhdar Allahverdiyev

    The emergency arbitrator mechanism is a procedural innovation that has become widely available in commercial arbitration. However, the same cannot be said about the emergency arbitrator in the Investor-State Dispute …

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  4. Artificial Intelligence and the “Black Box” Dilemma in Fintech: Regulatory Perspectives in Azerbaijani Law

    Nazrin Najafli

    This article examines the legal, ethical and operational risks arising from the use of artificial intelligence (hereinafter AI) in critical processes within the fintech sector, such as credit and insurance …

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  5. Material Adverse Change Clauses in M&A Transactions: The Impact of Macroeconomic Events

    Fatima Aliyeva

    Mergers and acquisitions (hereinafter M&A) transactions often involve a period between signing and closing, during which the condition of the company being acquired may change before the transaction is completed. …

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  6. Protecting the Brand or Controlling the Market? A Legal Analysis of Restraints on Competition in Franchise Agreements

    Mahin Akbarova & Aysun Huseynova

    Ensuring a balance between the franchisor’s control mechanisms aimed at protecting its brand and business model and the requirements of competition law is a significant issue …

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  7. Strong Customer Authentication: Legal Regulation and Implementation Challenges

    Jala Karimli

    In recent years, the widespread adoption of digital payment services has made ensuring the security of these transactions an increasingly important issue. In this context, strong customer authentication (hereinafter SCA) …

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