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ICSID Tribunal discusses hierarchy between EU law and ECT in Electrabel case
Hungary has recently seen claims brought against it by a Belgian investor for breaches of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) dismissed in the case of …
The Law of State Responsibility: University's conduct not attributable to Ukraine
In an Award on jurisdiction and liability published on 25 October 2012, an ICSID Tribunal dismissed the claims brought by US investors Bosh …
Record Award Against Ecuador Demonstrates Willingness of Tribunal to Review State Decisions on Grounds of Proportionality
In an award notified to the parties on 5 October 2012 (the Award), the majority of a three-member arbitral tribunal established under the ICSID …
OIC investment treaty – investor protection in the Islamic world
One of the key considerations when looking at overseas investment, particularly in the emerging markets, is the protection that the foreign investor will …
Supreme Arbitrazh Court in Russia publishes reasoning in Sony Ericsson case invalidating unilateral options in dispute resolution clauses
Russia's highest court has issued a decree which potentially invalidates a jurisdiction clause which is widely used by investors and lenders in Russia. …
Consistently inconsistent: another contrasting decision on 'Most Favoured Nation' provisions, another split decision
In Daimler Financial Services AG v Argentine Republic, an ICSID tribunal considered whether Daimler, a German investor, could rely on the 'most favoured …
China-Taiwan Bilateral Investment Protection Agreement: dispute resolution mechanisms exclude international arbitration
On 9 August 2012, after two years of negotiation, Mainland Chinese and Taiwanese negotiators signed the Cross-strait Bilateral Investment Protection and …
Expropriation through taxation - in which circumstances might there be a remedy under international investment law?
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Bilateral Investment Agreement signed between Iraq and Japan on 7th June 2012
A bilateral investment agreement or treaty (BIT) between Japan and Iraq was signed on 7th June 2012. This is the first BIT between Iraq and a major …
German court confirms the protection of investors under intra-EU BITs
On 10 May 2012, the Higher Regional Court (Oberlandesgericht) in Frankfurt issued a long-awaited decision in annulment proceedings brought against a …
Trilateral Investment Agreement signed by China, Japan and South Korea
On 13 May 2012, China, Japan and South Korea signed the Agreement among the Government of Japan, the Government of the Republic of Korea and the …
Interpreting inconsistences between two authentic language texts of a bilateral investment treaty and determining whether a provision to submit disputes to national courts before arbitration is mandatory
In Kilic Insaat Ithalat Ihracat Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi v. Turkmenistan (ICSID Case No. ARB/10/1) an ICSID Tribunal (Mr J. William Rowley …
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