…so-called “great historical forces.” Johnston highlights the efforts of legal internationalists and the European and American peace movements in advocating for the process of international arbitration in the late 19th…
In recent months, there have been a steady barrage of media reports about so-called “land grabs”. Many believe that we are seeing a new “Scramble for Africa”, as food-scarce countries…
…In his instructions he wrote: There can be no doubt that the principal objection to arbitration rests, not upon the unwillingness of nations to submit their controversies to impartial arbitration,…
…arbitration conducted under the ICC Rules with its seat in Geneva. One of the co-respondents in the arbitration, a Polish company, informed the tribunal that insolvency proceedings had been opened…
…in our opinion not a decisive one. Many arbitration rules provide that arbitration awards should not be published without the consent of the parties. (see Uncitral Rules at Article 32…
…counterclaim submitted with the rejoinder based on Article 20 Swiss Rules. The Swiss Rules do not contain a provision as we find in Article 19 (3) of the UNCITRAL Rules.Respondent…
On 1 September 2008, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (the “HKIAC”) adopted a new set of arbitration rules, entitled the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre Administered Arbitration Rules (the…
On 1 May 2009, the new “Online” Arbitration Rules (the “Online Rules”) of the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (“CIETAC”) came into effect. At this stage, it appears…
…a bevy of international arbitration claims. Last week, speaking in his private capacity, he told a conference of the British Institute for International and Comparative Law (BIICL) that developing countries…
…the rules, however, adopt a purely subjective requirement, leaving the arbitrator to decide the circumstances to be disclosed, while others, like the ICDR Rules, provide for an objective test, with…
…and that there is “no textual basis or legal rule to say that “treatment” does not encompass the host state’s acceptance of international arbitration.” (para. 101) The tribunal then turned…
We at Kluwer Arbitration blog are most pleased to welcome Andrew Newcombe as our newest contributor. Andrew teaches commercial, international economic and arbitration law at the Faculty of Law, University…
…including the arbitration clause being part thereof. In addition thereto, there are other legal grounds which may justify an extension of the arbitration agreement, in particular, (1) a subsequent ratification,…
…often perceived to pursue economic as well as political aims. Despite this origin, the legislation does not only apply to SWFs. Instead, it allows the German government to effectively block…
…are bound by the arbitration agreement? The second issue regards the applicable institutional arbitration rules (in case, the ICC Rules). How can the Swiss Federal tribunal’s decision to modify the…
…with a substantial legal interest in the arbitration are rare. One such case arose recently in the context of a dispute under the Energy Charter Treaty (“ECT”), between a British…
In a post last month, I offered a few thoughts on the future of moral damages in investment treaty arbitration. One arbitration where I thought we might see an award…
ICSID arbitration proceedings against Germany (Vattenfall AB, Vattenfall Europe AG, Vattenfall Europe Generation AG & Co. KG v. Federal Republic of Germany – ICSID On April 17, 2009, the government-owned…
By now almost everyone in the international arbitration world is aware of the gavel-to-gavel coverage of the oral pleadings in the so-called Abyei Arbitration before the Permanent Court of Arbitration….
…Regulation, as well-known, does not apply to arbitration, which is expressly excluded from its scope of application by Article 1 (2) d (“the Arbitration Exception”). The current revision process of…
…concerns. Part One: Adequacy of Existing Rules for Investor-State Arbitration Gary Born and Ethan Shenkman provide a comparative analysis of confidentiality and transparency issues in commercial and investment arbitration, and…
…case, the arbitration clause provided for the use of the UNICTRAL Arbitration Rules, Article 40 of which in turn provides that “the costs of arbitration shall in principle be borne…
Kluwer Arbitration Blog is pleased to introduce Alexis Mourre as a guest blogger for the next month. Alexis specialises in international arbitration and international litigation with the law firm of…
…was the interpretation of a pathological arbitration clause. B___ Ltd. (“Claimant-Company”) had initiated arbitration proceedings in Lugano under the ICC rules against A.___ (“Respondent”) on basis of an “Employment Contract…
