Wolfgang Alschner
Wolfgang Alschner is an Assistant Professor at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law and a co-founder of the treaty analytics website www.mappinginvestmenttreaties.com. His research focuses on the empirical and computational analysis of international law.
Data is not only fueling the economy, but has also become an increasingly important driver of empirical legal research. Three reasons are chiefly responsible for this. First, the internet, better search engines and bigger databases today put more international law data from treaties to disputes or arbitrators at a scholar’s disposal than ever before. Second, researchers are beginning…
Data is not only fueling the economy, but has also become an increasingly important driver of empirical legal research. Three reasons are chiefly responsible for this. First, the internet, better search engines and bigger databases today put more international law data from treaties to disputes or arbitrators at a scholar’s disposal than ever before. Second, researchers are beginning…