Judge Charles N. Brower has combined extensive practice at the bar with distinguished public service. He has served for forty years as a judge of the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal in The Hague (‘IUSCT’), sat as judge ad hoc on the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, and is the most-appointed American judge ad hoc of…
The Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA) hosted an oral history session with The Hon. Gabrielle Kirk McDonald, interviewed by Prof. Victoria Shannon Sahani. The session, held on March 22, 2021, was part of the ITA Academic Council’s ongoing Preserving Perspectives project which aims to record the evolution of modern international arbitration in the words of…
The full breadth and depth of Judge Charles N. Brower’s 55-year career in the law cannot be summed up in a few sentences. His private practice experience is extensive: Judge Brower spent eight years as a commercial trial and appellate attorney and as criminal defense counsel with White & Case LLP in New York. Later,…
During its most active years, between 1982 and 1994, the nine members of the Iran-US Claims Tribunal (at all times 3 from Iran, 3 from the US, and three “neutral” arbitrators) ruled on hundreds of disputes, sometimes involving particularly fraught points of international law, all this while applying and interpreting the UNCITRAL Rules of arbitration…
Recently the U.S. Executive Branch made headlines by agreeing with Venezuela. In particular, the Executive Branch filed an amicus curiae submission in New York federal appeals court in which it agreed with Venezuela regarding the treatment of ICSID awards in U.S. courts. According to the U.S. Executive (and Venezuela), a party seeking recognition of an…
Part I of this two-part post looked at the recent settlement at the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal (“IUSCT” or Tribunal). This Part II looks at past settlements (one significant and unique settlement in particular) and the future of the Tribunal. Past Settlements at the IUSCT The Iran-US relationship over the past few decades has undoubtedly…
Part I of this two-part post examines the recent settlement at the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal (“IUSCT” or Tribunal) and the case it likely pertains to. Part II will look at past settlements and the future of the Tribunal. The Tribunal The IUSCT was established in 1981 to address the crisis in relations between Iran…
