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Final Award published in the South China Sea arbitration
On 12 July 2016, the final Award in the arbitration between the Republic of the Philippines and The Peoples' Republic of China was issued by the Tribunal …
High Court rules that the principle of non-justiciability, unlike state immunity, cannot be waived
In a recent judgment of 21 June 2016 on a number of summary judgment applications in the case of High Commissioner for Pakistan in the United Kingdom …
Immunity: US Court of Appeals reverses lower court decision that had denied enforcement of foreign arbitral award
In a recent decision handed down on 31 May 2016, the majority in a United States Court of Appeals sitting in Washington DC reversed a decision by the US …
Iran files case against the USA before the ICJ
In a press release published on 15 June 2016 (available here), the International Court of Justice ("ICJ") announced that Iran has instituted proceedings …
"Planes, paintings and Russian space assets" – Practicalities, challenges, successes and failures in the enforcement of arbitral awards against states and state entities
Wednesday 6 July 2016, 12.45 - 1.45pm BST States are increasingly involved in disputes arising from commercial transactions and arbitrations with …
Commission on Limits of Continental Shelf publishes full recommendations over limits of Argentina's continental shelf
The United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (the CLCS) has now published its full recommendations on the limits of Argentina's …
The future of ISDS in the EU: leaked non-paper reveals proposal for EU-wide investment agreement
In a recently leaked non-paper presented to the EU Council's Trade Policy Committee (available here), Austria, Finland, France, Germany and the …
Arbitration and intra-EU BITs – German Bundesgerichtshof weighs in on the discussion
In its decision of 3 March 2016 (I ZB 2/15), published on 11 May 2016, the German Federal Court of Justice ("BGH") announced that it would request the …
Court of Appeal decision clarifies the proper scope of the rules governing diplomatic immunity
The recent Court of Appeal decision of W (Appellant) v H (Respondent) [2016] EWCA Civ 176 has clarified the scope of diplomatic immunity under English …
The German Federal Supreme Court dismisses claim by bondholders against Greece, denying jurisdiction on grounds of state immunity
The German Federal Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof) recently held that creditors cannot bring claims against the Hellenic Republic before the German …
Commission on Limits of Continental Shelf issues recommendation over limits of Argentina's continental shelf
The United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (the Commission or CLCS) has issued a press release referring to its adoption of …
UK Supreme Court: Secretary of State decision to remove the hold on an individual's listing on the UN Security Council's Consolidated List of members of Al Qaida and its associates was lawful.
This UK Supreme Court judgment signals the end of lengthy court proceedings concerning the legality of the decision of the UK's Secretary of State for …
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