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Editorial

Editorial, Volume II, issue #05 - November 2005

T.W. Wälde (†), CEPMLP, University of Dundee

Judge Stephen Schwebel on international investment law and investment arbitration

The Influence of Bilateral Investment Treaties on Customary International Law

S.M. Schwebel

Anti-Suit Injunctions in International Arbitration - An Overview

S.M. Schwebel

Reflections on International Adjudication

S.M. Schwebel

Compound Interest in International Law

S.M. Schwebel

Context & Culture

Conflict Prevention in the International Sphere

A.C. Carpenter

A Behavioral Analysis of Private Judging

C.R. Drahozal, University of Kansas, School of Law

International Law

May preparatory Work be Used to Correct Rather than Confirm the "Clear" Meaning of a Treaty Provision?

S.M. Schwebel

Comment on 'May preparatory Work be Used to Correct Rather than Confirm the "Clear" Meaning of a Treaty Provision?'

M. Mendelson KC, Blackstone Chambers

State Immunity: The United Nations Convention and its effect

J. Foakes, Chatham House
E. Wilmshurst, Chatham House

Time and Cost Issues in International Arbitration

Cost Issue in Investor-State Arbitration Decisions Rendered Against the Investor: a Synthetic Table

W. Ben Hamida, University of Evry Val d'Essonne & Sciences Po, Paris (France)

Corruption and Arbitration

Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2005

Transparency International, www.transparency.org

Corruption in Russia's Arbitrazh Courts

E.S. Burger, Esq., Washington College of Law

Arbitration - General Issues

International Arbitration - Privacy and Confidentiality

J.M.H. Bellhouse, www.jmhbellhouse.com
A.P. Lavers, White & Case LLP

The Burgh House Principles on the Independence of the International Judiciary

International Court of Justice Practice Directions, note containing important information for parties to new cases

Procedure, Advocacy, Strategy and Tactics in Arbitration

The Withholding of Documentary Evidence in International Arbitration: Remedies for Dealing With Uncooperative Parties

M.A. Polkinghorne, White & Case LLP

The Liability of International Arbitrators: A Comparative Analysis and Proposal for Qualified Immunity

S.D. Franck, American University Washington College of Law

NAFTA consolidation decision under Art. 1126 of the NAFTA

B. Hanotiau, Hanotiau & van den Berg

In search of transparency and consistency: ICSID reform proposal

G. Kaufmann-Kohler, Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler

International Commercial Arbitration

Council of Canadians and CUPW v. the Attorney General of Canada - In support of the Applicant: Affidavit of M. Sornarajah

M. Sornarajah, National University of Singapore, Faculty of Law

Council of Canadians and CUPW v. the Attorney General of Canada - In Support of the Respondent: Affidavit of J. Crawford

J. Crawford, International Court of Justice

Federal Arbitration Act Preemption and Class Arbitration

C.R. Drahozal, University of Kansas, School of Law

Default Rule Theory and International Arbitration Law (with Comments on Expanded Review and Ex Parte Interim Relief)

C.R. Drahozal, University of Kansas, School of Law

Use of Experts in Arbitration; Independent Experts - The Common Law Approach

D. Jones AO, www.dougjones.info

Striking a Balance for Court Intervention in Arbitration Disputes: The Decision in Cetelem S.A. v. Roust Holdings Limited

C. Newmark, Consensus Mediation
T. Yates, Baker & McKenzie LLP

House of Lords gives Arbitrators Free Rein: The Decision in Lesotho Highlands

C. Newmark, Consensus Mediation
T. Yates, Baker & McKenzie LLP

The ICC Pre-Arbitral Referee Procedure: Momentum for Expanded Use

M. Kantor, www.mark-kantor.com

Forum Shopping in Arbitration

CMS Cameron McKenna, www.law-now.com

Use of Experts in Arbitration; Appointment of Experts by the Arbitral Tribunal

N. Voser, rothorn legal

International Commercial Law

Agreements to Agree: Does Expert Determination Provide a Default Solution?

D. Mildon, Essex Court Chambers

Recovering Lost Profits in International Disputes

J.Y. Gotanda, Villanova University School of Law

Arbitration/Bankruptcy/Appeal

J.J. Sentner, Jr. (†), Gardere

Use of General Principles of International law in International Long-Term Contracts

E. Gaillard, Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes

The Little Differences: A Comparative Analysis of Contractual Interpretation Under the Laws of England, India and New York

M.J. Beeley, Orrick

Choice of Law in Third-Millennium Arbitrations: The Relevance of the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts

F. Marrella, Cà Foscari University of Venice

THE BUILT-UP TRUTH - Some Heterodoxal Ideas on Legal Interpretation

F. de Trazegnies Granda, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Faculty of Law

Investor-State Disputes - International Investment Law

The World Bank Guidelines as a Foundation for a Global Investment Treaty: A Problem-Oriented Approach

C. Wendrich, IBM

Recent developments in international investment agreements (Research Note)

UNCTAD, www.unctad.org

Introduction

State Responsibility and Investment Arbitration

K. Hobér, 3 Verulam Buildings

Policy Issues

P.T. Muchlinski, The School of Oriental and African Studies, School of Law

Expropriation

A. Reinisch, Department of European, International and Comparative Law, University of Vienna

Consent to Arbitration (updated 02/2007)

C.H. Schreuer

Applicable law

O. Spiermann, Bruun & Hjejle Advokatpartnerselskab

Remedies and Compensation in International Investment Law

T.W. Wälde (†), CEPMLP, University of Dundee

Independence, Impartiality and Duty of Disclosure in Investment Arbitration

L. Malintoppi, 39 Essex Chambers

Case T 8735-01-77, The Czech Republic v. CME Czech Republic B.V. - Expert Opinion of Professor Sacerdoti

G. Sacerdoti, Bocconi University

Les Entités Paraétatiques Dans la Jurisprudence du CIRDI

Y. Nouvel, Université Paris II, Panthéon-Assas

May a State Invoke its Domestic Law to Evade its International Obligations?

V. Heiskanen, Lalive

Richard B. Lillich and the United Nations Compensation Commission: Goodbye Forever To "Direct" Versus "Indirect" Damages

C.N. Brower, 20 Essex Street Chambers

The Resurgence of the Calvo Doctrine in Latin America

B. M. Cremades, B. Cremades & Asociados

Fair & Equitable Treatment

C.H. Schreuer

National Courts and International Arbitration: Exhaustion of Remedies and Res Judicata Under Chapter Eleven of NAFTA

W.S. Dodge, University of California, Davis, School of Law

Establishing Jurisdiction through a Most-Favored-Nation Clause

E. Gaillard, Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes

The Concept of Expropriation under the ETC and other Investment Protection Treaties

C.H. Schreuer

Investment Arbitration - A Voyage of Discovery

C.H. Schreuer

The Innovations of the Investment Provisions of the US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement

G.S. Akpan, ExxonMobil

The Issue of a Foreign Company Wholly Owned by National Shareholders in the Context of ICSID Arbitration

O.E. Garcia-Bolivar, BG Consulting, Inc

State Enterprise Arbitration and Sovereign Immunity Issues: A Look at Recent Trends

A.F.M. Maniruzzaman, University of Portsmouth

Treaty-Based Jurisdiction: Broad Dispute Resolution Clauses

E. Gaillard, Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes

Effect and Purpose of "Umbrella Clauses" in Bilateral Investment Treaties: Unresolved Issues

V. Zolia, Federal Department of Justice - Canada

The Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment and International Law on Foreign Investment

P. Acconci, University of Teramo

Occasional Note: Many BITs have yet to enter into force

UNCTAD, www.unctad.org

Summary and Analysis of Report on Criminal Case #18/41-03

P. Clateman

Summary and analysis of the "Statement on the Form of the Indictment Presented to Platon Lebedev" published on April 1, 2004

P. Clateman

Further Legal Observations on the Yukos Affair (Tax Claims)

P. Clateman

Further comment on the arrest of Yukos's assets

P. Clateman

Legal Observations on the Yukos Affair: Part V

P. Clateman

Yukos Part VI: Tax Claims Revisited

P. Clateman

RESOLUTION # 14-3-05/1609-1 to hold the taxpayer fiscally liable for a tax offence

The circumstances surrounding the arrest and prosecution of leading Yukos executives

The Yukos Affair and Russian President Putin's "Dictatorship of Law": Potential Implications for the Business and Legal Communities

E.S. Burger, Esq., Washington College of Law

Reply memorandum in support of motion to confirm Arbitration Award and Swedish judgments of New-York (Russian Federation, Compagnie NOGA D'importation et D'exportation S.A.)

Defendant's Memorandum of Law in opposition to plaintiffs motion to confirm Arbitration Award and Swedish judgements (Russian Federation, Compagnie NOGA D'importation et D'exportation S.A.)

Legal Opinion, Conclusion of Civil Law by Professor Mikhail (Russian Federation, Compagnie NOGA D'importation et D'exportation S.A.)

Statement of Sergei I. Kolotukhin (Russian Federation, Compagnie NOGA D'importation et D'exportation S.A.)

Notified Conclusions by Me Paul Beghin (Russian Federation, Compagnie NOGA D'importation et D'exportation S.A.)

Notified Conclusions by the Russian Federation (Russian Federation, Compagnie NOGA D'importation et D'exportation S.A.)

Legal Opinion, Mr. Alexei S. Avtonomov (Russian Federation, Compagnie NOGA D'importation et D'exportation S.A.)

Certificate of Appeal (Russian Federation, Compagnie NOGA D'importation et D'exportation S.A.)

Correspondence to the Arbitration Institute (Russian Federation, Compagnie NOGA D'importation et D'exportation S.A.)

Arbitration Award (Russian Federation, Compagnie NOGA D'importation et D'exportation S.A.)

Swedish judgement (Russian Federation, Compagnie NOGA D'importation et D'exportation S.A.)

Legal Opinion, Professor Braguinsky (Russian Federation, Compagnie NOGA D'importation et D'exportation S.A.)

Roundup of Articles

Recent decision on Constitutionality of Chapter 11, Council of Canadians and CUPW v. the Attorney General of Canada

Pakistan's implementation of the New York Convention

M. Malik, 20 Essex Street

Mandatory Rules of Law as a Limitation of Party Autonomy in International Commercial Arbitration (Ukrainian prospective)

O. Beketov, AstapovLawyers International Law Group

Confirmation of Plan: more power to judges within the bankruptcy process.

S.C. Rodrigo, Alfaro Abogados

International Dispute Resolution Newsletter, June 2005

White & Case, www.whitecase.com

Legal and Economic Considerations of the Re-entry of US Oil Companies to their Assets in Libya

W.A. Otman, University of Aberdeen

LA UTILIZACIÓN DE LA VÍA ARBITRAL EN LA SOLUCIÓN DE CONFLICTOS ENTRE EL ESTADO PERUANO Y LOS INVERSIONISTAS

F. Cantuarias Salaverry, Universidad del Pacífico

Decree No 93-419, 15 March 1993, Government of the French Republic and the Government of the United Arab Emirates

Case Comments & Awards

First NAFTA (non-)Consolidation Order: Corn Products et al. v. Mexico

Y. Andreeva, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

International Decisions: Occidental Exploration and Production Company v. The Republic of Ecuador

S.D. Franck, American University Washington College of Law

The Ponderosa Claim: OPIC Concludes that Argentina Violated International Law

P. Bechky, Berliner, Corcoran & Rowe LLP

Petrobart vs. The Kyrgyz Republic - a few reservations regarding the Tribunal's constructions of the material, temporal and spatial application of the Treaty

B.J. Poulain, Avocat

Arbitration Under the Energy Charter Treaty - A Case Report on Petrobart vs. Kyrgyzstan

F. Wennerholm, Advokat
J. Sidklev, Roschier

Council of Canadians and CUPW v. the Attorney General of Canada - A short case comment

Gas Natural SDG, S.A. (Claimant) v. The Argentine Republic (Respondent) - Case No. ARB/03/10 - Decision of the Tribunal on Preliminary Questions on Jurisdiction

Gas Natural SDG, S.A. (Claimant) v. The Argentine Republic (Respondent) - Case No. ARB/03/10 - Decision sobre preguntas preliminares sobre jurisdiccion

Petrobart Limited v. The Kyrgyz Republic. Arbitration No. 126/2003 (Arbitral Award)

Russia Federation v. Sedelmayer - Judgment of the Svea Court of Appeal (Svea Hovrätt) [English translation]

Russia Federation v. Sedelmayer - Judgment of the Svea Court of Appeal (Svea Hovrätt) [German translation]

The Amicus Curiae in ICSID Arbitration Proceedings

F. Campolieti, M&M Bomchil

Court of Appeals judgment - Occidental v. Ecuador

D. Krishan, Lawyer

Investment Protection for "Mailbox Companies" under the 1994 Energy Charter Treaty

A.C. Sinclair

CDC Group plc v. Republic of the Seychelles - Annulment Proceeding (ICSID Case. ARB/02/14)

Noble Ventures Inc. v. Romania ICSID Case No. ARB/01/11 (October 12, 2005) - Case Comment

B. Sabahi, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP

In the Arbitration under Art. 26 Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), Nykomb v. The Republic of Latvia - Legal Opinion

T.W. Wälde (†), CEPMLP, University of Dundee

Sedelmayer vs. Germany, European Court of Human Rights

F.J. Sedelmayer

Sedelmayer vs. Germany, European Court of Human Rights - Application

IBM v Ecuador, jurisdictional decision 2003, settlement 2004

T.W. Wälde (†), CEPMLP, University of Dundee

DAC / Dubai v. Bechtel (Paris Cour d'appel arrêt, 2004/07635, 29 September 2005)

Execution of a BIT-award against Russia in Germany (short comment)

H. Raeschke-Kessler, www.raeschke-kessler.de

Beschluss des VII. Zivilsenats vom 4.10.2005 - VII ZB 9/05. Bundesgerichtshof (German Federal Supreme Court)

Latin America

Foreign Investments and Municipal Laws: the Argentine Experience

H.A. Mairal, Marval, O'Farrell & Mairal

Argentina latest policy evolution with respect to ICSID cases

A. Rodriguez Saa, Alfaro Abogados

Investment and Sovereign Immunity of Foreign States in Argentine Law

L.F. Castillo Argañarás, University of Buenos Aires

International Arbitration Cases: Argentine Political Risk Insurance Litigation

L.R. Giacchino, Solutions Economics, LLC
J.D. Makholm, NERA Economic Consulting

Mediation & ADR

Online Mediation: The Practitioners' Point of View

L. Meylan, Junod, Muhlstein, Lévy & Puder

The Role of Arbitrators in Settlement of Claims Pending Before Them for Decision

J.M. Matthews, Joseph M. Matthews, International Advocate & Arbitrator

Mediating Community/Company Environmental Disputes in the Oil and Gas Industry: a Guide for Promoting Environmental Mediation in Emerging Economies - Focus on Nigeria

U.C. Ilegbune

Developing and Nurturing International Arbitration Culture in Asia

A.F.M. Maniruzzaman, University of Portsmouth

Discussion / OGEMID

European Community Law and International Arbitration: A recent OGEMID discussion

J.P. Gaffney, Al Tamimi & Company

ICSID arbitrator fees: some practical considerations

H. Perezcano, Independent Legal Consultant

Invalidity of contracts resulting from the violation of national law

H.A. Mairal, Marval, O'Farrell & Mairal

Environmental and Labor Provisions of DR-CAFTA

M. Kantor, www.mark-kantor.com

What Do the BIT-FDI Studies Actually Say?

M. Kantor, www.mark-kantor.com

Investor State Conciliation - A Comment

L.T. Wells, Harvard Business School

"Frivolous" Claims

V. Heiskanen, Lalive

Methanex - Erroneus on Expropriation? (an OGEMID discussion)

Correlations: Investment Dispute Arbitration and Investment Insurance

M. Kantor, www.mark-kantor.com
T.W. Wälde (†), CEPMLP, University of Dundee

Book Reviews & Related Materials

Isabel García Rodríguez, LA PROTECCIÓN DE LAS INVERSIONES EXTERIORES (Los Acuerdos de Promoción y Protección Recíproca de Inversiones celebrados por España) - A Book Review

W. Ben Hamida, University of Evry Val d'Essonne & Sciences Po, Paris (France)

The International Law on Foreign Investment, Second Edition. By M. Sornarajah.

J. Kurtz, The University of Melbourne

International Law in National Legal Systems: Constitutional Obstacles and Opportunities

L. Paradell Trius, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

International Investment Law and Arbitration: Leading Cases from the ICSID, Nafta, Bilateral Treaties and Customary International Law, Todd Weiler (ed.)

R. Happ, Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

Conferences

Arbitration in Peru

F. de Trazegnies Granda, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Faculty of Law

El Rasgado del Velo Societario Para la Determinación de la Competencia Dentro del Arbitraje

F. de Trazegnies Granda, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Faculty of Law

Useful websites

French Commission on Arbitration (CFA)

Bibliography

Revue de l'Arbitrage 2005, no 3

The Journal of World Investment & Trade, Volume 6, June 2005, Number 3

The Journal of World Investment & Trade, Volume 6, August 2005, Number 4

The Journal of World Investment & Trade, Volume 6, October 2005, Number 5