…proceedings, which might arise out of international investment contracts. He highlighted the existing tension between ESG policies and contractual commitments, as illustrated by the co-existence of stabilisation and ESG clauses…

…way that the students learn something beyond the mere legal problems under the CISG. They either involve new technologies, pressing ESG-questions, a particular way of contracting or controversial goods where…

…and heralds a new era of investment agreements that prioritize environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) standards and contain investment facilitation measures, but exclude investor-state dispute settlement mechanisms.   Scope of…

…also discussed the practical implications of ESG provisions in contracts. Lawry-White highlighted the International Bar Association’s (“IBA”) report on the use of ESG contractual obligations and related disputes, and the…

Following our previous post on dispute resolution in carbon markets, the ICSID Tribunal in Koch Industries, Inc. and Koch Supply & Trading, LP v. Canada, ICSID Case No. ARB/20/52 (“Koch…

…The international arbitration community is acutely aware of human rights, ESG and rule of law concerns and increasingly addresses related questions in the course of arbitral proceedings. This issue of…

…of provisions on the State’s right to regulate and provisions concerning the substantive areas of environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) in the latest generation of international investment agreements (“IIAs”) and…

…Environmental, Societal and Governance (“ESG”), Civil Society and investment arbitration. The event was hosted by Prof. Veronika Korom (ESSEC) and the panel consisted of Grégoire Bertrou (Partner at Willkie Farr…

In 2023, investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) reform has been influenced by growing concerns over climate change and state responsibility. This global shift is reflected in numerous requests for advisory opinions…