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The IBA rrevised its Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration. This was the culmination of a review by the IBA Arbitration Committee, which began in 2012. The salient changes address the rise of advance... more
Arbitration and jurisdiction agreements give effect to procedural party autonomy and, thus, are fundamental tools for commercial parties to plan an effective dispute resolution policy. The factual assumption that would give rise to the... more
This paper will argue that the burden of proof should be on the State invoking the right to deny investment protections under art 17(1). In doing so, s 1 will provide an overview of the questions surrounding ownership and control over... more
International commercial arbitration is the leading method of dispute resolution in large scale projects. This is especially the case in which one of the parties is a foreign investor. When the foreign investor is doing business with the... more
This paper analyzes the Code of Conduct for arbitrators in CETA, which will apply to investor – state dispute settlement initiated under Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement concluded between European Union and Canada. The Code of... more
The attitude of Venezuela towards international investment arbitration has been widely discussed in several different sets of arbitral proceedings before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). For example,... more
أصبح الحديث عن الاستثمار الدولي وحمايته من أبرز المواضيع التي تحظى باهتمام القانون الدولي المعاصر، نظرا للمساهمة الفعالة للاستثمار الدولي تجاه تنمية الدول وتطورها، الأمر الذي يعتبره القانون الدولي حقا مشروعا لكافة دول العالم، ونظرا لتزايد... more
The concept of ‘necessity’ is used in many legal systems to delimit permissible measures from prohibited measures where such measures negatively affect the regime’s primary values, such as human rights, liberalized trade, and unimpeded... more
[FR] Conformément à la pratique d’une majorité des États, le rattachement de la Crimée à la Fédération de Russie peut être qualifié d’annexion. Violation grave du droit international, celle-ci soulève un certain nombre de question quant... more
Despite the fact that investment arbitration has been developing for the better half of the century, the issue of legality of investment has only gotten onto the radar of arbitral tribunals in the last two decades. The authors consider... more
In this comparative and analytical study, I offer the most comprehensive and detailed account of China's Treaty Policy and Practice in International Investment Law and Arbitration published to date. After outlining the evolution of... more
Enforcement of Investment Treaty Arbitration Awards in the Czech Republic
Domestic tax measures are treated by investment tribunals as a fundamental attribute of sovereignty and constitute lex specialis in relation to the general rule on expropriation under customary international law. Although both direct and... more
I would like to express my sincere thanks to Prof. Dr. Turksen, a lecturer at Coventry law school – London based, and RAJAH & TANN LCT LAWYERS' Of Counsel who kindly recommend this open access book to Vietnamese audience. Author:... more
This chapter aims to provide a comprehensive framework for understanding how the principle of good faith functions within international investment law in order to outline the roles the good faith plays within the discipline. This... more
El ensayo hace un estudio sobre los principios generales que rigen las facultades que tienen los comités ad hoc para anular los laudos dictados por tribunales CIADI; para posteriormente hacer un estudio particular de cada una de las... more
RESUMO: O momento singular experimentado pelo Brasil torna-o um dos palcos mais promissores para a realização de investimentos nos mais diversos setores, seja em sede de investimentos do capital privado nacional, seja na atração de... more
Commentaire de CA Paris, pôle 1, 1ère ch., 25 avril 2017, République bolivarienne du Venezuela c/ Monsieur Serafín García Armas et Mme Karina García Gruber (RG n° 15/01040)
We can conclude that non-state rules may include both lex mercatoria, i.e. the law of international merchants, which is not perceived in any uniform way, and currently perhaps also selected rules of EU law, provided that no legal... more
Discusses the Investment Code in Egyot as of March 2015, Investment and economic policies, FDI flows into Egypt and the "business-as-usual" policies of the post 30-June-2013 Egyptian State. With info on international arbitration against... more
Overview Transport is the number-one source of air pollution in cities, causing serious problems to human health, the economy, climate and the environment. Current approaches to reducing transport emissions have not led to the desired... more
Following the adoption of the ruling in the Achmea case by the Court of Justice of the European Union on 6 March 2018, the immediate question was whether this particular decision could have the effect of exceeding the framework within... more
موضوع اللجوء الي الوسائل البديلة لتسوية النزاعات التجارية ونزاعات الاستثمار، هو حديث الساعة اليوم في مجتمعات الدول ذات الاقتصاديات الناشئة، أي في مجتمعاتنا، وبالتالي يأتي التحكيم في قضايا التجارة والاستثمار على رأس تلك الوسائل، لما تتمتع... more
Investor-State dispute settlement ["ISDS"] has been the preferred mechanism for resolution of disputes between foreign investors and States over the last few decades. However, despite the preference, the system has come under severe... more
In recent years, the landlocked former Soviet Republic of Kazakhstan has substantially improved its oil and gas prospects. Being a rich supplier of oil and gas serves to attract foreign direct investments, but the prospect of such... more
Encyclopedia entry on fair and equitable treatment.
A obra tem como objeto um dos temas causadores de maiores incertezas quando se aborda a indicação de árbitros em processos domésticos e internacionais: o dever de revelação do árbitro. Trata-se de dever em alguma medida não usual, e até... more
Chinese language iteration - In this work Mr. Martinez-Fraga proposes a novel understanding of the doctrine of comity beyond the classical definition of a precept that is more than a courtesy but not one that rises to the level of a... more