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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 …
Kiobel v Royal Dutch Petroleum: a lesson on business and human rights?
On 1 October 2012, the United States Supreme Court will hear further arguments in the case of Kiobel v Royal Dutch Petroleum Co, bringing the issue of …
Sovereignty over Islands and Consequences for Maritime Boundaries: The Dispute over Senkaku/Diaoyu/Diaoyutai Islands
The last few weeks have seen anti-Japanese protests in almost a dozen Chinese cities. Demonstrators took to the streets apparently in response to …
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 …
Sanctions and the risks of doing business across national borders
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US expands sanctions against Iran
On August 10, 2012, the US implemented new sanctions against Iran through the enactment of the Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Human Rights Act of …
Expropriation through taxation - in which circumstances might there be a remedy under international investment law?
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New US Executive Order in relation to Iran and enforcement action against two non-US banks
On 31 July 2011 Barack Obama enacted a new Executive Order 'Authorising Additional Sactions with Respect to Iran', which has immediate …
Deferred Prosecution Agreements consultation – one week to go!
On 17 May 2012 the Ministry of Justice published a consultation paper 'Consultation on a new enforcement tool to deal with economic crime committed by …
Enforcing awards against States and State-owned entities
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