by rw | Dec 1, 2009 | Articles, Investment Disputes and Arbitration
This December will mark the 50th anniversary of what is commonly regarded as the first modern investment protection treaty, the “1959 Treaty” between the Federal Republic of Germany and Pakistan. It set out a series of substantive obligations assumed by each state...
by rw | Dec 1, 2009 | Articles, ICSID, Interviews, Investment Disputes and Arbitration
Meg Kinnear became Secretary-General of the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) in June of this year, prior to which she served as Senior General Counsel and Director General of Canada’s Trade Law Bureau and in other Canadian...
by rw | Dec 1, 2009 | Arbitral Award Default (AAD), Articles, Enforcement of Arbitral Awards, Investment Disputes and Arbitration, PRI Products and Coverages
For an investor, winning an arbitration award against a sovereign depends not just on the strength of the investor’s case, but also on the choice of forum and on specific terms of the agreement to arbitrate. Investors and their attorneys focus on these matters with a...
