Associate professor, Leicester Law School, University of Leicester. Interested in law, religion and the humanities. Visibly disabled. The usual caveats apply. More at https://bit.ly/m/vargiuhttps://bsky.app/profile/paolovargiu.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/paolovargiu.com/post/3lsvieefwxc2mMy take on @sandbergrlaw.bsky.social’s "Rethinking Law and Religion" is now out for the types of Amicus Curiae at https://journals.sas.ac.uk/amicus/article/view/5789. Spoiler: it’s easily among the finest reads of 2024, so you’d be well within your rights to ignore my scribblings and go straight to the book itself.01 Jul 2025 10:26 +0000at://did:plc:vuezj7ivmev3fdy3ogifdfvt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsvieefwxc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/paolovargiu.com/post/3lrb6rxrtn22lI’ve never played basketball above the lofty heights of Italy’s 4th division, but today I did what I do best at a venue where larger humans do what they do best: arbitration, morality, and Kantian ethics (which, come to think of it, might be rougher than rugby) at the Leicester Tigers stadium!10 Jun 2025 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:vuezj7ivmev3fdy3ogifdfvt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrb6rxrtn22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/paolovargiu.com/post/3lqvhgxeoik2yI recently reviewed Guus van Harten and David Schneiderman's "Rethinking Investment Law" in the pages of the European Investment Law and Arbitration Review. Spoiler alert: it’s very good. Everyone should read it, but if you need convincing, my review is here. https://kluwerlawonline.com/journalarticle/European+Investment+Law+and+Arbitration+Review/10.1%20[pre-publication]/EILA202501005 Jun 2025 23:19 +0000at://did:plc:vuezj7ivmev3fdy3ogifdfvt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqvhgxeoik2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/paolovargiu.com/post/3lqu6q5vkxk2xIn the delirium surrounding the release of my book, I forgot to mention to my legions of aficionados that I’ve also published a brief reflection on res judicata in investment arbitration, thanks to the superstars at the Kluwer Arbitration Blog. https://arbitrationblog.kluwerarbitration.com/2025/06/04/frenkel-v-croatia-the-boundaries-of-res-judicata-in-investment-arbitration/05 Jun 2025 11:11 +0000at://did:plc:vuezj7ivmev3fdy3ogifdfvt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqu6q5vkxk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/paolovargiu.com/post/3lqrmb5tcqk25I would like to remind my audience of aficionados that this masterpiece is out and there's still a nice discount, so you really have no excuse not to educate yourself and contribute to extinguishing my mortgage at the same time. In case you're partial to Amazon, here's the link tinyurl.com/Vargiu1 [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Jun 2025 10:35 +0000at://did:plc:vuezj7ivmev3fdy3ogifdfvt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqrmb5tcqk25https://bsky.app/profile/paolovargiu.com/post/3lpn5bquqcs2kMy book is out 3 June! If investment arbitration excites you more than baking bread, it’s your lucky day. Written for lawyers, arbitrators & ethics enthusiasts. Discount code in the QR codes, courtesy of @anthempress.bsky.social. I’d be thrilled if you read it - my ego and mortgage will thank you.20 May 2025 22:31 +0000at://did:plc:vuezj7ivmev3fdy3ogifdfvt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpn5bquqcs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/paolovargiu.com/post/3ln25axevgc2g[thread] Well, it’s over. The #SLSA2025 has wrapped up its final curtain call, the house lights are up (metaphor suggested by an amazingly theatrical presentation I’ve attended today), and I am back in Leicester with my suitcase now filled with laundry instead of lanyards. This morning I gave17 Apr 2025 22:20 +0000at://did:plc:vuezj7ivmev3fdy3ogifdfvt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln25axevgc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/paolovargiu.com/post/3lmxf5laijk2w[thread] The rain is still falling with the sort of determined enthusiasm one associates with Liverpool in its element, and I got wet all day in the manner of a person who has accepted their fate but insists on remaining vaguely stylish while doing so. My spirits, however, remain decidedly16 Apr 2025 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:vuezj7ivmev3fdy3ogifdfvt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmxf5laijk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/paolovargiu.com/post/3lmv5kfhs3k2j[thread] First day of the #SLSA2025 and already it feels like slipping into a familiar old coat. I ran into some old friends I hadn’t seen in donkey’s years, and met a few colleagues I’d only seen once or twice before - ghosts of conference past and social media present who have now15 Apr 2025 22:42 +0000at://did:plc:vuezj7ivmev3fdy3ogifdfvt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmv5kfhs3k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/paolovargiu.com/post/3lmr53g6xas2fOff to Liverpool for the #SLSA2025. I might have gone a touch feral with the slides this time.14 Apr 2025 08:23 +0000at://did:plc:vuezj7ivmev3fdy3ogifdfvt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmr53g6xas2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/paolovargiu.com/post/3lkxo5saoic2l[1/4] Funny thing: the teaching year's just about dead (one straggler of a tutorial next Friday, assuming anyone bothers to turn up) and instead of slipping into summer torpor I’m already sketching out next year like some unseasonably motivated careerist. Proactive? Professional? Maybe.22 Mar 2025 11:54 +0000at://did:plc:vuezj7ivmev3fdy3ogifdfvt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkxo5saoic2l