Introduction

Award rendered by an arbitral tribunal composed of: Prof. Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler, President Prof. Christoph H. Schreuer, Arbitrator Sir Philip Otton, Arbitrator Mrs. Eloïse Obadia, Secretary to the Arbitral Tribunal on June 30, 2009.

Groundbreaking in many respects, the award is likely to generate an interesting discussion with respect to several key concepts of international investment law. See the case note also published in this issue.