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Editorial

Editorial, Volume III, issue #05 - December 2006

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

International Law

Non-Discrimination and Equal Protection in the Inter-American System

T. Buergenthal, GW Law School

The ILC Articles on State Responsibility: the Paradoxical Relationship Between Form and Authority

D.D. Caron (†), School of Law - Boalt Hall, University of California, Berkeley

Time and Cost Issues in International Arbitration

Costs - the Sting in the Tail

J. Hope, Vinge
K. Reichert SC, Brick Court Chambers, London

ICSID Arbitration Awards and Cost

J.D. Cain, Calvetti Ferguson
J. Gray, James Gray Consulting, LLC
W.R. Wilson, The Claro Group, LLC

Corruption and Arbitration

Issues and Perspectives in the Recognition and Enforcement of International Arbitral Awards in Nigeria

B.A. Bukar, Faculty of Law, University of Maiduguri

Procedure, Advocacy, Strategy and Tactics in Arbitration

The Case for Arbitration Rules that Presumptively Grant Public Access to All Arbitration Proceedings

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

Public Policy and Private Arbitrators: Who Elected Us and What Are We Supposed to Do?

A.F. Lowenfeld (†), New York University Law School

Non-Neutral Arbitrators

R. Chernick, Esq., JAMS
J.M. Gaitis, Esq., Arbitrator/ADR Neutral
R.B. Davidson, Esq., JAMS

Transparency and Procedural Integrity of Arbitration - The Biwater Tribunal's Balancing Act

S.P. Woolhouse, No 5 Chambers

Security for Costs in International Arbitration

J.E. Kalicki, Arbitrator

Both Sides of the Coin: A Decade of Parallel Proceedings and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Transnational Litigation

L.E. Teitz, Roger Williams University School of Law

Getting the Money: When Can a Sovereign's Assets be Attached Before a Judgment Has Been Obtained on a Successful Arbitral Award?

A. Yanos, Alston & Bird LLP
C. Marshall Creekman, SAS Institute, Inc.
D. Bray, International Fund for Animal Welfare

Meaning of "Public Policy"

A. Jugran, Lawcombine

International and Domestic Arbitration Procedure: the Need for a Rule Providing a Limited Opportunity for Arbitral Reconsideration of Reasoned Awards

J.M. Gaitis, Esq., Arbitrator/ADR Neutral

Two New Initiatives for Provisional Remedies in International Arbitration: Article 17 of the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration and Article 37 of the AAA/ICDR International Dispute Resolution Procedures

L.E. Foster, Independent Arbitrator
N. Elsberg, Lawyer

Amendments to ICSID Arbitration Rules and Regulations

J. Levine, Arbitrator

Lightning Crashes or Mere Ray of Light? Recent Developments Regarding Transparency in ICSID Proceedings

C.S. Zoellner, Transnational Economic Law Research Center

The Future Convention on Exclusive Choice of Court Agreements and Arbitration - Parallel proceedings and possible treaty conflicts, in particular with ICSID and the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards

Hague Conference on Private International Law, www.hcch.nl

ICSID Amends Its Arbitration Rules

M. Kantor, www.mark-kantor.com

New ICDR International Emergency Measures Protection Rule

J.M. Tirado, Garrigues UK LLP
S. Nelson Smith, Baker Botts

Frustrated US Courts Impose Sanctions for Frivolous Arbitration Award Challenges

J.C. Ulrich, White & Case LLP

Sanctions for Frivolous Challenges to Arbitration Awards

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

Federal Decree No. 43 for the Year 2006 Regarding The United Arab Emirates Joining the Convention of New York on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards

International Commercial Law

Property in Commingled Gas - The Legal Structures Compared

D. Mildon, Essex Court Chambers

Investor-State Disputes - International Investment Law

The Proliferation of Disputes, Dispute Settlement Procedures and Respect for the Rule of Law

T. Buergenthal, GW Law School

From Lovedays to ADR: Arbitration and Dispute Resolution in England 1066-1800 by Professor Sir John H. Baker

J.H. Baker, St Catharine's College, Cambridge

International Arbitration and the Generation of Legal Norms: Treaty Arbitration and International Law

J. Paulsson, Three Crowns LLP

Interactions between Investment and Non-Investment Obligations in International Investment Law

M. Hirsch, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

The Doctrine of Indirect Expropriation in Light of the Practice of the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal

V. Heiskanen, Lalive

Some Observations on the Role of the State in Investor-State Dispute Settlement: Horizontal Issues over the Horizon

D.M. Price, Daniel M. Price PLLC

The Treatment of Contract-Related Claims in Treaty-Based Arbitration

M.D. Nolan, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley and McCloy LLP
E.G. Baldwin, Steptoe & Johnson LLP

Carlos Calvo Redivivus: The Rediscovery of the Calvo Doctrine in the Era of Investment Treaties

O.M. Garibaldi, International Arbitrator

Fair and Equitable Treatment under Investment Treaties as an Embodiment of the Rule of Law

S.W. Schill, University of Amsterdam

Investor-State Disputes arising from Investment Treaties: A Review

UNCTAD, www.unctad.org

Developments in International Investment Agreements in 2005 - IIA MONITOR No. 2 (2006)

UNCTAD, www.unctad.org

The Risk of Investment under the ICSID Convention

C. Baltag, Attorney-at-law

The International Investment Agreements and The Trade-Related Investment Measures' Agreement in the African context

M. Oudebji, University "Cadi Ayyad", Faculty of Law

The Influence of the Host State's Level of Development on International Investment Treaty Standards of Protection

N. Gallus

Arbitrating with Sovereigns and State-Owned Entities

J.E. Kalicki, Arbitrator

Tax on Investor-state Awards

The "Baby Boom" of Treaty-Based Arbitrations and the Jurisdiction of ICSID Tribunals-Shareholders as "Investors" under Investment Treaties

S.A. Alexandrov, Stanimir A. Alexandrov PLLC

Implications of International Trade and Investment Agreements for Water and Water Services: Some Responses from Other Sources of International Law

H. Mann, International Sustainable Development Law - ISDLaw

Risks for Property Rights in Latin America: How to get International Law Protection

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

The Wrongful Acts of Independent State Entities and Attribution to States in International Investment Disputes

A.M. Harb, Egyptian State Lawsuits Authority

Alex Genin, Eastern Credit Ltd., and AS Baltoil v the Republic of Estonia - Declaration of Professor Andreas F. Lowenfeld

A.F. Lowenfeld (†), New York University Law School

Loewen Group and Another v. United States of America - Opinion of Christopher Greenwood, QC

C. Greenwood, International Court of Justice

Loewen Group and Another v. United States of America - Second Opinion of Christopher Greenwood, QC

C. Greenwood, International Court of Justice

The Transition from Communism: A Diagrammatic Exposition of Obstacles to the Demand for the Rule of Law

J.E. Stiglitz, Columbia University
K. Hoff, World Bank

Yukos Affair: Review of the Criminal Sentence and Appeal

P. Clateman

Franz J. Sedelmayer vs. The Russian Federation: The Tribulations of an Arbitral Award Winning Party

F.J. Sedelmayer

Arbitration Without Privity and Russian Oil: the Yukos Case Before the Houston Court

M.M. Winkler, Piergrossi

Yukos: La Corte di Houston Rifiuta di Trattare Il Caso

M.M. Winkler, Piergrossi

Swiss Federal Tribunal examines a Russian request to produce documents and to freeze bank account connected with Yukos case - Decision of 4 January 2006 04.01.2006 1A.215/2005

Swiss Federal Tribunal examines a Russian request to produce documents and to freeze bank account connected with Yukos case - Decision of 4 January 2006 04.01.2006 1A.216/2005

Swiss Federal Tribunal examines a Russian request to produce documents and to freeze bank account connected with Yukos case - Decision of 4 January 2006 04.01.2006 1A.217/2005

Awards of Compound Interest in International Arbitration: The Aminoil Non-Precedent

C.N. Brower, 20 Essex Street Chambers
J.K. Sharpe, Shearman & Sterling (London) LLP

The Creeping Codification of Transnational Commercial Law: An Arbitrator's Perspective

C.N. Brower, 20 Essex Street Chambers
J.K. Sharpe, Shearman & Sterling (London) LLP

Roundup of Articles

Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in Ukraine

S. Sviriba, Asters
O. Beketov, AstapovLawyers International Law Group
D. Marchukov

Dispute Resolution in Ukraine

M.M. Kostytska, Myers Bradford, PLLC

The Ongoing Federalization of Commercial Arbitration in Montana

J.M. Gaitis, Esq., Arbitrator/ADR Neutral

Peru: Arbitration and the Courts

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

International Arbitration Report 2006

Fulbright & Jaworski, www.fulbright.com

International Arbitration: A Study into Corporate Attitudes and Practices

Developing a Culture of Arbitration in Brazil

G.E. Nanni, Tozzini, Freire, Teixeira e Silva Advogados

Latin America Investment & Arbitration Law Bi-Monthly - November 2006

I. Gomez-Palacio, Gomez-Palacio y Asociados

Latin America Investment & Arbitration Law Bi-Monthly - September 2006

I. Gomez-Palacio, Gomez-Palacio y Asociados

Latin America Investment & Arbitration Law Bi-Monthly - July 2006

I. Gomez-Palacio, Gomez-Palacio y Asociados

Latin America Investment & Arbitration Law Bi-Monthly - March 2006

I. Gomez-Palacio, Gomez-Palacio y Asociados

International Dispute Resolution Newsletter, June 2006

White & Case, www.whitecase.com

Arbitration newsflash June 2006, DentonWildeSapte

Denton Wilde Sapte, www.dentonwildesapte.com

Case Comments & Awards

Chromalloy Redux: The Enforceability of Vacated Awards

P.B. Rutledge, University of Georgia School of Law
C.B. Ford, Supreme Court of the United States

The Final Decision in Methanex v. United States: Some New Wine in Some New Bottles

H. Mann, International Sustainable Development Law - ISDLaw

Inceysa Vallisoletana S.L. v. Republic of El Salvador ICSID Case No. ARB/03/26 - Decision on Jurisdiction, 2 August 2006

W. Debevoise, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP

Counterclaims by the Respondent State in Investment Arbitrations - The Decision on Jurisdiction Over Respondent's Counterclaim in Saluka Investments B.V. v Czech Republic

A.K. Hoffmann, Al Tamimi and Company

After the Water War: The Battle for Jurisdiction in Aguas Del Tunari, S.A. v. Republic of Bolivia

A. de Gramont, Dechert LLP

Breaches of Contract and Breaches of Treaty - The Jurisdiction of Treaty-based Arbitration Tribunals to Decide Breach of Contract Claims in SGS v. Pakistan and SGS v. Philippines

S.A. Alexandrov, Stanimir A. Alexandrov PLLC

The Vivendi Annulment Decision and the Lessons for Future ICSID Arbitrations - The Applicants' Perspective

S.A. Alexandrov, Stanimir A. Alexandrov PLLC

'State of Necessity' Defence Accepted in LG&E v. Argentina ICSID Tribunal

G. Falkof, Eversheds Sutherland

Enforcement of $495 Million Award Against Non-Signatory Sovereign

E.M. Serran Toussaint, King & Spalding

Jurisdiction ratione temporis of ICSID Tribunals: Lucchetti and Jan De Nul considered

J.P. Gaffney, Al Tamimi & Company

The Notion of Investor: Comment of Sedelmayer v. Russia, Generation Ukraine, Inc. v. Ukraine, Tokios Tokelés v. Ukraine, Plama Consortium Limited v. Bulgarie and Petrobart Limited v. Kirghizstan.

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

LESI, S.p.A. and Astaldi, S.p.A. v. People's Democratic Republic of Algeria (Case No. ARB/05/3). New Decision, July 12, 2006. (comment)

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

LESI, S.p.A. and Astaldi, S.p.A. v. People's Democratic Republic of Algeria (Case No. ARB/05/3). New Decision, July 12, 2006.

New US Case on "Public Use" Requirement for Eminent Domain/Expropriation

M. Kantor, www.mark-kantor.com

California Court Refuses to Enforce International Arbitration Award on Broad "Arbitrator Exceeded Authority" Basis

M. Kantor, www.mark-kantor.com

Celine Gueyffier v. Ann Summers, Ltd. (B186996. Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BS095483)

Barbados - Trinidad and Tobago Maritime Arbitration Award - A Summary

A.A. Escobar, Baker Botts LLP

Decision on the Argentine Republic's Request for a Continued Stay of Enforcement of the Award (Rule 54 of the ICSID Arbitration Rules)

ICSID case law review - Chronique de Règlement Pacifique des Différends Internationaux (2002)

J. Fouret, Eversheds Sutherland
D. Khayat, Mayer Brown

ICSID case law review - Chronique de Règlement Pacifique des Différends Internationaux (2003-1)

J. Fouret, Eversheds Sutherland
D. Khayat, Mayer Brown

ICSID case law review - Chronique de Règlement Pacifique des Différends Internationaux (2003-2)

J. Fouret, Eversheds Sutherland
D. Khayat, Mayer Brown

ICSID case law review - Chronique de Règlement Pacifique des Différends Internationaux (2004-1)

J. Fouret, Eversheds Sutherland
D. Khayat, Mayer Brown

ICSID case law review - Chronique de Règlement Pacifique des Différends Internationaux (2004-2)

J. Fouret, Eversheds Sutherland
D. Khayat, Mayer Brown

World Duty Free Company Limited (Claimant) v. the Republic of Kenya (Respondent) (ICSID Case No. Arb/00/7) - Award

Telenor Mobile Communications A.S. v. Republic of Hungary ICSID Case No. ARB/04/15 Decision on Jurisdiction, 13 September 2006

Bridas S.A.P.I.C., Bridas Energy International, Ltd ., Intercontinental Oil and Gas Ventures, Ltd ., and Bridas Corp, v. Government of Turkmenistan, Concern Balkannebitgazsenagat and State Concern Turkmenneft

Arbitration and State Immunity - Svenska v Lithuania

H.R. Dundas, International Arbitrator, Mediator and Expert Determiner

The Arbitrator is Counsel

A. Marriott QC (†), Redstone Chambers

Necessity in International Investment Arbitration - An Unnecessary Split of Opinions in Recent ICSID Cases? Comments on CMS v. Argentina and LG&E v. Argentina

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

EU Developments

A Defendant in the EU, or the U.S. Ability to Choose Jurisdiction

G. Brown, Reed Smith London

Dutch Court Refuses to Enforce US Arbitral Awards on Public Policy Grounds for Violation of EU Competition Law

A. Komninos, White & Case LLP

Latin America

Enforcement of Treaty Awards and National Constitutions (The Argentine Cases)

O.J. Marzorati, Osvaldo J. Marzorati Legal Counselors

Latin America Investment & Arbitration Law Bi-Monthly - May 2006

I. Gomez-Palacio, Gomez-Palacio y Asociados

International Oil & Gas Arbitration

Unique Issues in Oil & Gas Contractual Disputes: Injunction, Multi-Party, Specific Performance, Forfeiture & Arbitrability

D.R. Haigh, Burnet Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Unique Issues in Oil and Gas Disputes

D. Mildon, Essex Court Chambers

International Investment Disputes: Oil, Gas & Energy

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

Energy Charter Treaty

Making the Energy Charter Treaty Too Investor Friendly: Plama Consortium Limited v. the Republic of Bulgaria

J. Chalker, Sustainable Development Legal Assistance (SDLA)

Investment Arbitration and Sustainable Development: Good Intentions - or Effective Results?

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

The Energy Charter Treaty Affords Investor Protections and Right to Arbitration

E. Sussman, SussmanADR

Mediation & ADR

Methods of Dispute Resolution

A. Reinisch, Department of European, International and Comparative Law, University of Vienna
L. Malintoppi, 39 Essex Chambers

The Hague Choice of Court Convention: Validating Party Autonomy and Providing an Alternative to Arbitration

L.E. Teitz, Roger Williams University School of Law

Moral Perspectives on Gender and Successful Mediation

N. Lawless, Arbitrari Limited

Human Rights

Privatizing Human Rights - The Interface Between International Investment Protection and Human Rights

U. Kriebaum, University of Vienna

Human Rights, Trade and Investment Matters

Greenpeace, www.greenpeace.org

Alternative Approaches to Foreign Investment Protection

C. Pfaff, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe University of Frankfurt

Taxation

Taxation As Expropriation: Some Observations on EnCana v. Ecuador

E.E. Triantafilou, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Discussion / OGEMID

Overview of recent OGEMID discussions

Book Reviews & Related Materials

Selected book abstracts

Drafting International Contracts. An Analysis of Contract Clauses. Marcel Fontaine and Filip De Ly. (Book review)

G.C. Moss, University of Oslo

Denial of Justice in International Law, by Jan Paulsson (book review)

A. Newcombe, University of Victoria Faculty of Law

Conferences

Oil & Gas Arbitration - Some Historical Background and Current Significance (Presentation)

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

International Centre for Dispute Resolution - 4th Annual Miami International Arbitration Conference (Conference Report)

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

Bibliography

The Journal of World Investment & Trade, Volume 7, April 2006, Number 2

The Journal of World Investment & Trade, Volume 7, June 2006, Number 3

The Journal of World Investment & Trade, Volume 7, August 2006, Number 4

The Journal of World Investment & Trade, Volume 7, October 2006, Number 5

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