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Editorial

Editorial, Volume IV, issue #05 - September 2007

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

Context & Culture

The Rise of ADR in Cultural Context

O.G. Chase, New York University School of Law

Aspects of Legal Argumentation

D. Flader, Free University of Berlin

International Law

Toward a General Margin of Appreciation Doctrine in International Law?

Y. Shany, Faculty of Law, Hebrew University

Corruption and Arbitration

How Multinational Investors Evade Developed Country Laws to Prevent Bribery and Corruption in the Developing World - Including the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act - and What Can Be Done About It

T.H. Moran, Georgetown University

Empirical and Statistical Analysis of Investment Disputes

Investment Treaty Arbitration and Public Law - A Return to the Gay Nineties?

G. van Harten, York Univ. - Osgoode Hall Law School

Precedent in Investment Treaty Arbitration: The Empirical Backing

J.P. Commission, Burford Capital

Table A: Precedent in ICSID Arbitration 1972 - 2006

J.P. Commission, Burford Capital

Table B: Precedent in ICSID (AF) Arbitration 1978 - 2006

J.P. Commission, Burford Capital

Table C: Precedent in NON-ICSID Arbitration 2000 - 2006

J.P. Commission, Burford Capital

Table D: ICSID Arbitrators - Concluded Cases

J.P. Commission, Burford Capital

Table E: ICSID Arbitrators - Pending Cases

J.P. Commission, Burford Capital

Procedure, Advocacy, Strategy and Tactics in Arbitration

Looking Ahead: The Use of 28 U.S.C. § 1782 to Obtain Documents or Testimony from A Person or Entity in the United States in Aid of Foreign or International Arbitration

D.C. MacGrath, Sidley Austin LLP

U.S. Discovery in Aid of Foreign or International Proceedings: The Rise of 28 U.S.C. sec. 1782

P.J. Eyre, Esq., Crowell & Moring LLP
J. Wessel, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP

The Independance and Impartiality of Arbitrators (La Independencia e Imparcialidad del Árbitro)

C.A.M. Lopéz, Universidad Católica del Perú

A Tribunal by Any Other Name: US Discovery in Aid of Non-US Arbitration

J. Wessel, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP

The Interplay of International, Federal and State Law in United States Arbitration

M.R. Joelson, OBE, Georgetown University Law Centre

Amicus Curiae Brief - CELS, ACIJ, CIEL, Consumidores Libres Cooperativa Ltda. ... - Suez Sociedad General de Aguas de Barcelona, S.A. and Vivendi Universal, S.A. v. The Republic of Argentina, ICSID case No. ARB/03/19, (04 April 2007)

Asociación Civil por la Igualdad y la Justicia, www.acij.org.ar
Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), www.ciel.org
Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales (CELS), www.cels.org.ar
Consumidores Libres Cooperativa Ltda.

Amicus Curiae Brief - LEAT, LHRC, TGNP, CIEL and IISD - Biwater Gauff (Tanzania) Limited v. United Republic of Tanzania, ICSID Case No. ARB/05/22, (26 March 2007)

Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), www.ciel.org
International Institute for Sustainable (IISD), www.iisd.org
Lawyers Environmental Action Team (LEAT), www.leat.or.tz
Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC), www.humanrights.or.tz
Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (TGNP), www.tgnp.org

International Investment Disputes - An Advocate's View

S.H. Newberger, Crowell & Moring LLP

International Commercial Arbitration

Fulbright & Jaworski 2007 International Arbitration Report

Fulbright & Jaworski, www.fulbright.com

Efficient Dispute Resolution in the Maritime Construction Industry - Dispute Boards in Maritime Construction

C. Chern, Crown Office Chambers
C. Koch, Georana & Koch, Counselors at Law

How French Law Treats Pathological Arbitration Clause

J.P.N. Harb, Jones Day

The Federal Arbitration Act: Risks and Incongruities Relating to the Issuance of Interim and Partial Awards in Domestic and International Arbitrations

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

Expanding Business Opportunities through International Arbitration

D.A. Baron, Greenberg Traurig

El Perfil del Árbitro Global

C.A.M. Lopéz, Universidad Católica del Perú

Presente y Futuro de La Acumulacion de Procedimientos Arbitrales en Materia de Inversiones Extranjeras

E. Fernández Masiá, School of Law of Albacete, University of Castilla-La Mancha

Competencia de Los Tribunales Arbitrales a Traves de La Clausula de La Nacion Mas Favorecida: Lecciones Extraidas de La Reciente Practica Arbitral

E. Fernández Masiá, School of Law of Albacete, University of Castilla-La Mancha

International Commercial Law

Legal Orders and Their Manifestation: The Operation of the International Commercial and Financial Legal Order and Its Lex Mercatoria

J.H. Dalhuisen, School of Law, King's College London

Changed Circumstances and Pacta Sunt Servanda

H. van Houtte, Leuven Law School, Institute for International Trade Law

International Contracts between Common Law and Civil Law: Is Non-state Law to Be Preferred? The Difficulty of Interpreting Legal Standards Such as Good Faith

G.C. Moss, University of Oslo

Typologies, Efficacy and Political Economy of Stabilisation Clauses: A Critical Appraisal

A. Al Faruque, Department of Law, University of Chittagong

The Riba-Interest Equivalence: Is there an Ijma (consensus)?

M.O. Farooq, Royal University for Women

Investor-State Disputes - International Investment Law

Enclaves of Justice

J. Paulsson, Three Crowns LLP

Do BITs and FTAs comply with the General Agreement on Trade in Services?

F. Ortino, King's College London
A. Sheppard, Clifford Chance

Investments "in accordance with host state law"

C. Knahr, Austrian Federal Ministry of Economy

ICSID and NON-Foreign Investment Disputes

R. Castro de Figueiredo, Tauil & Chequer Advogados Associado a Mayer Brown LLP

Substantive Review of ICSID Awards: Is the Desire for Accuracy Sufficient to Compromise Finality?

T.W. Walsh, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Learning from OPIC's Experience with Claims and Arbitration

R.C. O'Sullivan

The Denunciation of the ICSID Convention

E. Gaillard, Shearman & Sterling LLP

A Black Year for ICSID

E. Gaillard, Shearman & Sterling LLP

Bolivia's withdrawal from ICSID

S. Manciaux, University of Bourgogne, CREDIMI

Treaty v. Contract: Which Panel?

G. Zeiler, Schönherr Rechtsanwälte GmbH

Territoriality Under the ICSID Convention: Two Issues

C. Baltag, Attorney-at-law

Jurisdiction Over "Contract Claims" in Treaty-Based Investment Arbitration on the Basis of Wide Dispute Settlement Clauses in Investment Agreements

J. Griebel, University of Cologne

An Appealing Option? The Debate about an ICSID Appellate Structure

C.J. Tams, University of Glasgow - School of Law

The Interpretation of Umbrella Clauses in Bilateral Investment Treaties

H.J. Schramke, Baker & McKenzie

The North American and European Approaches in the International Investment Agreements

P. Gugler, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, University of Fribourg
V. Tomsik, Czech National Bank

The Entry into Force of Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) - IIA MONITOR No. 3 (2006)

UNCTAD, www.unctad.org

Una Relacion Compleja: Competencia de Los Tribunales Arbítrales Y Los Tratados de Proteccion y Promocion de Inversiones

E. Fernández Masiá, School of Law of Albacete, University of Castilla-La Mancha

Control: Yes? No? Maybe? (Latin America Investment & Arbitration Law Bi-Monthly - January 2007)

I. Gomez-Palacio, Gomez-Palacio y Asociados

Amicus Curiae: Increasing Pressure on Arbitral Panels by OCSs Concerned With the Public Interest (Latin America Investment & Arbitration Law Bi-Monthly - March 2007)

I. Gomez-Palacio, Gomez-Palacio y Asociados

Between Private and Public International Law: Exorbitant Jurisdiction as Illustrated by the Yukos Case

G.C. Moss, University of Oslo

Mikhail Khodorkovsky v. Swiss Federal Public Prosecutor's Office - Decision of August 13, 2007 (1A.29/2007/col.)

Arbitration Under New Rules of the International Commercial Arbitration Court in Moscow

R. Zykov, www.arbitrations.ru

NAFTA

Nothing Left to Chance: Thunderbird v. Mexico and the Power of a Domestic U.S. Court to Review a NAFTA Investment Arbitration Award

M.E. Schnabl, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
T.G. Nelson, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

International Thunderbird Gaming Corporation v. United Mexican States, Civil Action 06-00748 (HHK) - Memorandum Opinion

International Thunderbird Gaming Corporation v. United Mexican States, Civil Action 06-00748 (HHK) - Judgment

Roundup of Articles

Elements in Legislation and case law in selected countries consistent or inconsistent with a contractual or other analysis of relationship(s) between arbitrators and parties - Austria

G. Zeiler, Schönherr Rechtsanwälte GmbH

Latest Developments in Investor-State Dispute Settlement - IIA MONITOR No. 4 (2006)

UNCTAD, www.unctad.org

Case Comments & Awards

Precedent on Notion of Investment: ICSID Award in MHS v. Malaysia

C. Baltag, Attorney-at-law

U.S. Supreme Court Decides Forum Non Conveniens Case: Sinochem v. Malaysia International Shipping

C.A. Whytock, University of California, Irvine School of Law

Sinochem International Co. Ltd. v. Malaysia International Shipping Corp

West Tankers Inc v Ras Riunione Adriatica Di Sicurita Spa & ors

O. Harrison-Hall
S. Friel, Woodsford Litigation Funding

West Tankers Inc v. RAS Riunione Adriatica di Sicurta SpA and others - Opinions

Consolidation of Investment Disputes

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

Duke Energy International Peru Investments v. Republic of Peru

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

Repsol, YPF v. Petroecuador

H. Pérez Loose, Coronel & Pérez

Repsol, YPF v. Petroecuador - Arb/01/10 - Award

Sociedad Anónima Eduardo Vieira v. Republic of Chile (ICSID Case No. ARB/04/7) - Award

Sociedad Anónima Eduardo Vieira v. Republic of Chile (ICSID Case No. ARB/04/7) - Dissenting Opinion of Susana Czar de Zalduendo

S.B. Czar de Zalduendo

CAA and VIVENDI v. Argentine Republic (ICSID Case No. ARB/97/3) - Award

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide v. Republic of the Philippines - Compliance With National Laws: A Jurisdictional Requirement Under Bits?

C. Borris, Borris Hennecke Kniesel
R. Hennecke, Borris Hennecke Kniesel

Fraport AG v the Republic of the Philippines (ICSID Case No. ARB/03/25) - Award

Fraport AG v the Republic of the Philippines (ICSID Case No. ARB/03/25) - Dissenting Opinion of Mr. Bernardo M. Cremades

B. M. Cremades, B. Cremades & Asociados

Canfor, Tembec and Terminal Forest Products Joint Order on the Costs of Arbitration and for the Termination of Certain Arbitral Proceedings

US Decision in 25-Year Iran Case upholds Private Right of Action for Expropriation under Treaty of Amity

M. Kantor, www.mark-kantor.com

McKesson Corp. v. Islamic Republic of Iran, Civ. Action No. 82-220 (RJL) (D.D.C. July 17, 2007)

Positive Software Solutions Decision Overruled En Banc

M. Kantor, www.mark-kantor.com

Positive Software Solutions, Inc. v. New Century Mortgage Corporation; New Century Financial Corporation; Econduit Corporation; the Anyloan Company; Jeff Lemieux; Frank Nese. United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 04-11432

The Fifth Circuit's Positive Software Solutions v. New Century Mortgage - Underscoring the Need for a Positive Solution to Arbitrator Disclosure for a New Century

S.R. Cappell, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP
L.E. Foster, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP

Balancing Investors' Interests and State Sovereignty: The ICSID-Decision on Jurisdiction Plama Consortium Ltd. v. Republic of Bulgaria

H. Essig

Singapore Court of Appeal rules that the Doctrine of Champerty applies to Arbitration Proceedings (Otech Pakistan Pvt Ltd v Clough Engineering Ltd)

M. Hwang, Michael Hwang S.C.
D. Ang, Sidley Austin LLP

Fiona Trust & Holding Corporation & 20 Ors v Yuri Privalov & 17 Ors

S. Friel, Woodsford Litigation Funding
C. Morgan, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

Dadourian Group International and others v Simms and others

S. Friel, Woodsford Litigation Funding

Blacklines of the KORUS FTA's Investment Chapter against the Investment Chapters of each of DR-CAFTA and the US-Colombia FTA

M. Kantor, www.mark-kantor.com

KORUS Investment Chapter Compared with DR-CAFTA Investment Chapter

KORUS Investment Chapter Compared with US-Colombia TPA Investment Chapter

JSC Latvijas Gaze v. The Republic of Latvia. Arbitral Award 19 June 2003

State Subsidies and Public Policy

C. Söderlund, Advokatfirman Morssing & Nycander AB

JSC Latvijas Gaze v. The Republic of Latvia. Svea Court of Appeals judgment - Case no. T 6730-03

English translation of the Svea Court Petrobart decision - JUDGMENT Case no. T 5208-05

Intel Corporation v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. - No. 02-572

Aguas del Tunari v. Bolivia

J. Kurtz, The University of Melbourne

Siemens A.G. v. The Argentine Republic (Latin America Investment & Arbitration Law Bi-Monthly - May 2007)

I. Gomez-Palacio, Gomez-Palacio y Asociados

Ovalar Makine Ticaret ve Sanayi v Applied Industrial Materials Corporation (Aimcor) - Docket No. 06-3297-cv

International Oil & Gas Arbitration

Arbitration and Natural Resources

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

Texas Federal Court adds to Precedent Allowing Non-Signatories to be Bound By Arbitration Agreements and Adds Helpful Holding on Jurisdictional Issues.

J.J. Sentner, Jr. (†), Gardere

History of International Oil & Gas Disputes

D.R. Bishop, King & Spalding
T.W. Wälde (†), CEPMLP, University of Dundee

Negotiating and Drafting Dispute Resolution Provisions for International Petroleum Contracts

J.P. Bowman, King & Spalding LLP
A.T. Martin, www.timmartin.ca

The Duty to Negotiate in Good Faith and the Enforceability of Short-Form Natural Gas Clauses in Production Sharing Agreements

D.R. Bishop, King & Spalding

Energy Charter Treaty Arbitration

Fair and Equitable Treatment (FET): Interactions with other Standards

C.H. Schreuer

Intra-EU BIT Investment Protection and the EC Treaty

C. Söderlund, Advokatfirman Morssing & Nycander AB

Venezuela: The battle of Contract Sanctity vs. Resource Sovereignty (Special)

The Interplay Between State Consent to ICSID Arbitration and Denunciation of the ICSID Convention: The (Possible) Venezuela Case Study

M.D. Nolan, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley and McCloy LLP
F.G. Sourgens, Washburn University School of Law

China

Explanation on China's draft property law

Infrastructure Investment & Dispute Management

Hardship and Changed Circumstances as Excuse for Non-Performance of Contracts - Practical Considerations in International Infrastructure Investment and Finance

F.R. Fucci, Fucci Law & ADR, PLLC

Why Are Developing World Private Finance Contracts So Difficult to Get Right?

M. Parish, Gentium Law

Mediation & ADR

Alternative Dispute Resolution

A. Connerty, Gray's Inn

Human Rights

International Human Rights Breaches Connected to the Activities of Multinational Enterprises

P. Acconci, University of Teramo

Investment Arbitration and Human Rights

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

Taxation

Arbitration of Tax Treaty Disputes - The 2008 OECD Model for income tax treaties will contain an arbitration clause

A.E. Gildemeister, www.tax-arbitration.com

Book Reviews & Related Materials

ADR in Business, Practice and Issues across Countries and Cultures. J.C. Goldsmith, A. Ingen-Housz & G. Pointon - book review

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

Investment Treaty Law - Current Issues Volume 1, British Institute of International and Comparative Law, London 2006 - Ortino/Sheppard/Warner (eds.) - a book review

S.W. Schill, University of Amsterdam

International Investment, Political Risk and Dispute Resolution, Noah Rubins and Stephan Kinsella - book review

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

Issues of State Responsibility before International Judicial Institutions. Malgosia Fitzmaurice/Dan Sarooshi (eds.) - book review

C.J. Tams, University of Glasgow - School of Law

Annulment of ICSID Awards. Emmanuel Gaillard and Yas Banifatemi (eds.) - book review

C.J. Tams, University of Glasgow - School of Law

Selected book abstracts

Conferences

Committee on the International Law of Foreign Investment

A.K. Bjorklund, McGill University - L. Yves Fortier Chair in International Arbitration & Int'l Commercial Law

Bibliography

Claims Against Arbitrators for Breach of Ethical Duties (Bibliography of Materials)

M. Hwang, Michael Hwang S.C.

Arbitration, Volume 74 Number 2 May 2007 (CIArb journal)

Arbitration, Volume 73 Number 1 February 2007 (CIArb journal)

The Journal of World Investment & Trade, Volume 8 August 2007

The Journal of World Investment & Trade, Volume 8 June 2007

The Journal of World Investment & Trade, Volume 8 April 2007

The Journal of World Investment & Trade, Volume 8 February 2007

The Journal of World Investment & Trade, Volume 7 December 2006

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