Sovereignty

Contract Interpretation, Domestic law, International Investment Arbitration, International Investment Law, Investment agreements, Investment Arbitration, Investment Disputes, Investment law, Investment protection, Investment Treaties, Investor-State arbitration, ISDS, Sovereignty

(Hasselt University, KU Leuven)/ /Leave a comment

Balancing the concurrent rights of sovereign states to regulate in their interest and of foreign investors to be afforded certain standards of protection when investing in a foreign jurisdiction often leads to complex questions in investment arbitration claims. One uncommon, but not entirely novel issue, which was again brought to light in Iskandar Safa and…

Perjury, Sovereignty, Virtual hearings, Witness

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The COVID-19 pandemic forced many arbitration proceedings from a physical to a virtual format, including witness interrogations. Even though virtual examinations offer many well-known advantages, they introduce dangers as well, especially to the witness’ credibility, inter alia, by facilitating the possibility of perjury. Adding another layer of complexity, this post addresses situations where the interrogation…