Trade and Investment

The European Union and Canada Strike Free Trade Deal (October 18, 2013)

Author: 
Kathleen A. Doty

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Affirms District Court Finding in Blue Ridge Investments v. Republic of Argentina That Argentina Had Waived Its Immunity

Author: 
Kathleen Doty

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Permanent Court of Arbitration Tribunal Rules That Former Settlement Agreements Protected Chevron From Paying Ecuador $19 Billion Fine for Polluting the Amazon Basin Region

Author: 
Kathleen Doty

A tribunal convened at the Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled that former settlement agreements protected Chevron from paying to Ecuador a $19 billion fine for polluting the Amazon basin region. 

ICSID Panel Issues Partial Ruling in ConocoPhillips Petrozuata B.V. et al v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Author: 
Kathleen Doty

The ICSID Arbitral Tribunal issued a partial ruling in the dispute between ConocoPhillips and Venezuela regarding the latter's 2007 taking of ConocoPhillips oil assets located in the country.

Tribunal Establishes Initial Procedures for Review of Mass Bondholder Claims against Argentina

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17
Issue: 
16
Author: 
Ronald J. Bettauer
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Will the WTO Finally Tackle Corruption in Public Purchasing? The Revised Agreement on Government Procurement

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Volume: 
17
Issue: 
11
Author: 
Krista Nadakavukaren Schefer
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