by rw | Dec 7, 2017 | Articles, Bilateral Investment Treaties, Multilateral Investment Treaties, NAFTA
By: Fernando González-Rojas Some defenders of the recently launched NAFTA renegotiation process believe that the prevalence of low wages in Mexico has ‘stolen’ jobs from United States, diverted direct investment towards Mexico and rendered made-in-the-U.S.A. goods...
by rw | Nov 1, 2016 | Articles, Investment Disputes and Arbitration, Multilateral Investment Treaties
Mariano Gomezperalta, a member of robert wray PLLC, represented the Government of Mexico and Mexico’s trucking associations in various facets of the NAFTA cross-border trucking dispute. In this article, he comments on the twists and turns of one of the most...
by rw | Nov 1, 2006 | Articles, Multilateral Investment Treaties
In this Newsletter’s second edition we discussed PRI coverage for international arbitration outcomes. We invited Craig S. Bamberger to discuss the Energy Charter Treaty, one important foundation for bringing investment disputes to arbitration. The Energy Charter...
by rw | Apr 1, 2005 | Articles, Bilateral Investment Treaties, Multilateral Investment Treaties
More than 2,000 Bilateral Investment Treaties (“BITs”) among 175 signatory states, and a growing number of multilateral treaties, such as NAFTA and the Energy Charter Treaty (“ECT”), enhance the international legal rights of cross-border investors and their ability...
