Introduction

TDM has obtained the Spanish and an unofficial English translation of the June 19, 2009 Decision on Jurisdiction and Competence of the Arbitral Tribunal in the ICSID case of Tza Yap Shum (Investor of Chinese Nationality) v. The Republic of Peru (ICSID Case No. ARB/07/6) , a case under the Peru-China BIT relating to a claim by a Chinese national with Hong Kong residency against Peru for conduct relating to TSG Peru S.A.C., a Peruvian company in the business of producing fish-based food products and export thereof to Asian markets. Tza claimed under provisions ...