...Republic of El Salvador,[4] World Duty Free Co. v. Republic of Kenya,[5] and Metal-TechLtd. v. The Republic of Uzbekistan.[6] These cases exemplify a recurring theme in which arbitral tribunals often...
...by the Second Circuit’s Panel that international tribunals are only tribunals established by inter-governmental agreements. Furthermore, the legislative history leaves no doubt that new Section 1782 was intended greatly to...
...either of these prerequisites, leading to the unavailability of evidence, can be tantamount to its non-existence. Due to their purely contractual nature and unlike state courts, arbitral tribunals lack coercive...
...interpretations and applications. While some tribunals considered it a prerequisite for an investor to attempt litigation in local courts before initiating arbitration, others viewed it as a form of a...
...tribunals,[24] and therefore, relying on principles such as forum non conveniens, arbitration of human rights disputes may raise enforcement concerns.[25] Additionally, human rights are still comparatively new on the business...
...currently 196 intra-EU BITs in force, this judgement will likely impact future investor-state disputes, although the judgment is not binding upon investment treaty tribunals.[4] Prior to this Judgement, the legality...
...losses caused by the same historic event or diplomatic crisis. Since 1980 at least ten tribunals or commissions have been created to resolve what I estimate to be 4-1/2 million...
...the Germany-Sri Lanka BIT (2000). In contrast, other tribunals assessing contractual debts have been more circumspect in their analysis. For instance, in Nova Scotia Power v. Venezuela (ICSID, 2014), a...
...international investment tribunals deem part of international law is largely a myth in the U.S. cases. In the international law realm, tribunals have been taking a wide view of enforceable...
...they must investigate corruption ex officio. Arbitral tribunals also lack investigative apparatus due to their private nature, preventing them from issuing coercive investigative measures. Further, it is common for arbitrators...
...result violates the underlying wisdom that domestic disputes are inappropriate for international arbitration tribunals and such matters should be left to national courts. In any respect, the Everest Estate Tribunal’s...
...in various stages of the negotiation and the transaction, by having only one of them sign the underlying contract and the arbitration agreement. Arbitral tribunals and courts felt that keeping...
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