...Plan’s objectives and to increase the level of trust in China as a more open and arbitration-friendly environment. I. INTRODUCTION […] The focus of this paper’s analysis is on the...
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...treaty shopping into two types: “front-end” and “back-end”, the former being planned in advance to benefit from a favorable regulatory environment and the latter targeting an existing or foreseeable dispute....
TagTime with Alvin Yeo SC – Indirect Investments in Investor-State ...
...Svea Court of Appeal, Case No 4658-18, Novenergia II – Energy & Environment (SCA) (Grand Duchy of Luxembourg), SICAR vs the Kingdom of Spain, SCC Arbitration (2015/06). [7] Laura Roddy,...
The Post-Achmea EU: Uncertainty in the Face of Change
...State’s intent, is the critical factor.”[6] Similarly, in Santa Elena v. Costa Rica, it was held that regulations framed to protect the environment were no different from other expropriatory laws,...
Police Powers as a Defence to COVID-19 Liability: Does it ...
...early 2020. In response, the Secretariat extended the deadline for one more set of written consultations with States and stakeholders. Meanwhile, the remote work environment has pushed forward electronic filing,...
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...and therefore, more attractive, environment for foreign investment.”[15] In addition to SGS v. Paraguay, the ICSID tribunal in Noble Ventures, Inc. v. Romania provided support for this view.[16] This case...
Empirics-Based Umbrella Clause Interpretation
...treaties (“BITs”), discrimination between national and foreign companies, infringement of investors’ property rights, and, perhaps most significantly, a fundamental alteration to the existing investor-friendly environment.[1] In response, states may invoke...
Necessity in Investment Arbitration: Boosting the ICSID System’s Legitimacy
...to witness examination, Professor Bermann and other panelists discussed the upsides and downsides of having a close-up view of witnesses’ face in the virtual environment versus a full picture of...
Columbia Arbitration Day 2021 — Confidentiality, Transparency, and In-Person Hearings: ...
...sector the ECT addresses a variety of topics, such as investment, transit, competition, the environment, trade, etc., and creates legal rights and obligations within these different areas. It also establishes...
The Dispute Resolution Procedures of the Energy Charter Treaty: Made ...
...law, including issues concerning emerging economies, digital trade, intellectual property, trade remedies, environment, and investment. At Harvard, Wu is a Faculty Director of the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and...
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...contemporary illustration of the legal system as a fog-ridden environment of confusion and disagreement1 need look no further than the still-extant debate regarding the origins and continuing viability of the...