Inside Arbitration: Issue 21
Marking a decade of Inside Arbitration, this edition brings together the themes shaping today’s international arbitration landscape
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19 January 2012
Venezuela follows Bolivia and Ecuador with plans to denounce ICSID Convention
On 14 January 2012, Venezuela's Energy Minister, Rafael Ramírez, and president of state-owned oil utility PDVSA, announced the country's intention to …
24 November 2011
ICSID tribunal takes jurisdiction over 60,000 bondholder claims against Argentina for sovereign debt default
In its decision of 4 August 2011, a majority tribunal took a monumental decision to accept a "mass claim" under the ICSID rules in relation to …
13 July 2011
Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal clarifies law of sovereign immunity in Hong Kong, with important implications for contracts with State entities
In its provisional judgment in Democratic Republic of the Congo v. FG Hemisphere Associates the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (CFA) found that absolute …
24 May 2011
International Court of Justice declines jurisdiction in dispute between Georgia and the Russian Federation
On 1 April 2011, the International Court of Justice (the "ICJ") decided it had no jurisdiction to hear an application by Georgia concerning Russia's …
22 June 2010
UN steps up sanctions on Iran
On 9 June 2010, the UN Security Council voted in favour of fresh sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme which will have practical implications …
07 June 2010
Court of Final Appeal to clarify state immunity law in Hong Kong
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was last month granted leave to appeal the Hong Kong Court of Appeal decision on state immunity law, FG Hemisphere …
07 May 2010
ICJ makes ruling on environmental protection - Pulp Mills on the River Uruguay (Argentina v Uruguay)
The International Court of Justice (the "ICJ"), the principal juridical organ of the United Nations, handed down an important judgment that clarifies the …
10 March 2010
Korea Bilateral Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement: the most recent example of intra-Asian trade agreements
A growing number of Asian economies are looking to each other for trade and investment. This note takes a look at such a strategic trade partnership pact …
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