TDM 1 (2009)
Editorial
International Law
Fragmentation of International Law - The Function and Scope of the Lex Specialis Rule and the Question of 'self-Contained Regimes': An Outline
M. Koskenniemi, Erik Castrén Institute of International Law and Human RightsThe Function of Law in the International Community: 75 Years After
M. Koskenniemi, Erik Castrén Institute of International Law and Human RightsIs Transnational Law Eclipsing International Law?
D. Kalderimis, Chapman TrippCuba and the Development of Odious Debt Doctrine in an Age of Financial Crisis
L.C. Backer, Pennsylvania State UniversityTime and Cost Issues in International Arbitration
Arbitration Costs Bulletin Issue 4, October 2008
Global Arbitration & Litigation Services Ltd., GALSArbitration Costs Bulletin Issue 3, June 2008
Global Arbitration & Litigation Services Ltd., GALSArbitration Costs Bulletin Issue 2, March 2008
Global Arbitration & Litigation Services Ltd., GALSArbitration Costs Bulletin Issue 1, January 2008
Global Arbitration & Litigation Services Ltd., GALSCorruption and Arbitration
The Corruption Defense in Investment Disputes: A Discussion of the Imbalance between International Discourse and Arbitral Decisions
J.N. Summerfield, Esq., Jacobs Engineering GroupEmpirical and Statistical Analysis of Investment Disputes
An Analysis of a Developing Jurisprudence in International Investment Law - What Investment Treaty Tribunals Are Saying and Doing (Presentation)
J.P. Commission, Burford CapitalAn Analysis of a Developing Jurisprudence in International Investment Law - What Investment Treaty Tribunals Are Saying and Doing (Tables)
J.P. Commission, Burford CapitalArbitration - General Issues
The Liberty of Decision of the Arbitral Tribunal
J.P. Gaffney, Al Tamimi & CompanyProcedure, Advocacy, Strategy and Tactics in Arbitration
Recommended Strategy For Getting The Right International Arbitral Tribunal: A Practitioner's View
C.R. Seppälä, White & Case LLPApplication and Avoidance of §28 U.S.C. §1782 Discovery in International Commercial Arbitration; Can the New York Convention and the Doctrine of "Manifest Disregard of the Law" Help or Hurt?
P.J. Martinez-Fraga, Bryan Cave LLPUNCITRAL Arbitration: New Rules on Transparency?
J.H. Sutcliffe, K&L Gates LLPA. Sabater, Chaffetz Lindsey LLP
Participation of Amici Curiae in Investment Treaty Arbitration
F. Strack, TÜV Rheinland AGCurrent Trends in International Arbitral Practice as Reflected in the Revision of the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules
J. Levine, ArbitratorLa solicitud de arbitraje en el marco del Mecanismo Complementario del CIADI implica una renuncia a los recursos ante los tribunales estatales
A. De Jesús O., Transnational Arbitration, Litigation & Business LawThe Development of a Template Form for Providing Party Feedback to Arbitrators
E. Eftekhari, US-Iran Chamber of CommerceForm for Submission to Parties at Conclusion of Draft Proceedings (Following Settlement or Final Award)
The Arbitrator's Jurisdiction to Determine Jurisdiction
W.W. Park, Boston University, School of LawElectronic Evidence in International Arbitration: Current Issues and Tips to Consider
R. Moloo, Gibson, Dunn & CrutcherForeign Sovereign Immunities Act - Waiver of Service of Process
B.S. VasaniDemocratic Republic of Congo v. FG Hemisphere Associates, LLC (No. 07-7045, November 27 2007)
Standards and Responsibilities for Members of the AAA Roster of Neutrals (September 2008)
ICDR Guidelines for Arbitrators Concerning Exchanges of Information
International Centre for Dispute Resolution, (ICDR)Disclosures for Arbitrators in Commercial Disputes: A Checklist (01/2009)
Disclosures for Arbitrators in Commercial Disputes: A Checklist (redline version, 01/2009)
CPR Protocol on Disclosure of Documents and Presentation of Witnesses in Commercial Arbitration
International Commercial Law
Drafting Tips for Contracting With Sovereign Parties
P.H.F. Bekker, CMS Cameron McKenna LLPThe "Troika" and Its Effects on the Harmonisation of Contract Law - Illustrated by the Duty of Good Faith Between the Parties
G.C. Moss, University of OsloInvestor-State Disputes - International Investment Law
Jurisdiction and Admissibility
J. Paulsson, Three Crowns LLPInternational Arbitration is Not Arbitration
J. Paulsson, Three Crowns LLPEl Poder de los Estados para Hacer Promesas Significativas a los Extranjeros
J. Paulsson, Three Crowns LLPGermany as a Place for International and Domestic Arbitrations - General Overview
K.H. Böckstiegel, University of CologneS. Kröll, Rechtsanwalt
P. Nacimiento, Herbert Smith Freehills
The Protection of Legitimate Expectations As A 'General Principle of Law': Some Preliminary Thoughts
C. Brown, University of Sydney / Essex Court ChambersTransnational Public Policy and the Internal Law of State Parties
D.J.A. Cairns, Int-Arb Arbitrators & Mediators"Investment and ..." - The Broader Picture of Investment Law
A. Reinisch, Department of European, International and Comparative Law, University of ViennaOn the Denunciation of the ICSID Convention, Consent to ICSID Jurisdiction, and the Limits of the Contract Analogy
O.M. Garibaldi, International ArbitratorTreaty and Contract in Investment Arbitration
J. Crawford, International Court of JusticeA Problem in Investor/State Arbitration
G. Kahale, III, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLPOnce and Forever? The Legal Effects of a Denunciation of ICSID
C. Tietje, Transnational Economic Law Research Center (TELC), Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergK. Nowrot, Transnational Economic Law Research Center (TELC), Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
C. Wackernagel, Institute for Economic Law, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
Applicable Law in Investor-State Arbitration
A.R. ParraEnforcement of ICSID Awards: Articles 53 and 54 of the ICSID Convention
S.A. Alexandrov, Stanimir A. Alexandrov PLLCIs There A Better Way? Alternative Methods of Treaty-Based, Investor-State Dispute Resolution
J.W. Salacuse, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts UniversityReflections on Investment Awards: Annulment Enforcement and Appeals
G. Griffith, KC, Essex Court ChambersA Notion of ICSID Investment
D. Krishan, LawyerThe Argentine Financial Crisis: State Liability Under BITs and the Legitimacy of the ICSID System
W.W. Burke-White, University of Pennsylvania Law SchoolInternational Investment Law and the Host State's Power to Handle Economic Crises - Comment on the ICSID Decision in LG&E v. Argentina
S.W. Schill, University of AmsterdamUmbrella Clauses
J.P. Gaffney, Al Tamimi & CompanyAdmission of Investments and the ICSID Convention
C. Baltag, Attorney-at-lawIndirect Expropriation in Recent Investment Arbitration
C. Knahr, Austrian Federal Ministry of EconomyPost-Annulment Options: Possible Recourse by Investor's Home State
L.M. Caplan, Arent Fox LLPMFN Clause and Procedural Rights: Seeking Solutions from WTO Experiences
W. Ben Hamida, University of Evry Val d'Essonne & Sciences Po, Paris (France)What is a Legal Dispute?
C.H. SchreuerIs it Necessary to Invest in Accordance With the Laws of the Host Country (November 2007)
I. Gomez-Palacio, Gomez-Palacio y AsociadosRecognition and enforcement of ICSID awards
G. Bottini, Arbitrator and Advisor on Issues of Int'l Law and Int'l LitigationICSID Jurisprudence: Between Homogeneity and Heterogeneity A Call for Appeal?
A. Tsatsos, Rhodes Bar Association, Hellas-GreeceThe Investor's Expectations in International Investment Arbitration
A. von Walter, University of BonnWorld Investment Report 2008
UNCTAD, www.unctad.orgLatest developments in investor-State dispute Settlement - IIA MONITOR No. 1 (2008)
UNCTAD, www.unctad.orgBringing Mediation to Russia - Voluntary, Mandatory and Court Encouraged Mediation Schemes - What Works? What Doesn't?
D.I. Shapiro (†), Mediator/ArbitratorRosInvestCo UK Ltd. v The Russian Federation, Case no: Arbitration V 079 / 2005 (SCC) - Award on Jurisdiction
Dutch court voids YUKOS bankruptcy in Netherlands (Godfrey et al. v Rebgun et al. - judgment (355622 / HA ZA 06-3612))
Dispute resolution and Russian .ru domain names
V. Dankov, Kimberly-ClarkIntellectual Property Rights and Investment Disputes
International Arbitration: The Only Way to Resolve Multi-Jurisdictional Patent Disputes in a Single Forum
A.M. Anderson, Alan Anderson Law Firm LLCC.A. Young, Kutak Rock LLP
B. Razavi, Breck School
Roundup of Articles
The Democratization of the Invisible College
J.E. Alvarez, New York University School of LawThe Adventures of an American Litigator in International Arbitration
A. de Gramont, Dechert LLPEquivalent Standards under Domestic Administrative Law: A Comparative Perspective
G. della Cananea, Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata"Refusing Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in Ukraine (Procedural issues and application of non-arbitrability and public policy grounds)
O. Beketov, AstapovLawyers International Law GroupD. Marchukov
Investment Arbitration Update (As of December 31, 2008)
R.E. Walck, Global Financial Analytics LLCL.A. Ahee, Global Financial Analytics LLC
Investment Arbitration Update (As of December 31 2007)
R.E. Walck, Global Financial Analytics LLCL.A. Ahee, Global Financial Analytics LLC
Towards Harmonizing and Strengthening the Framework for Intra-Arab Investment
H. El-Kady, UNCTADThe Republic of Turkey in Arbitration
C. Rumpf, Rumpf RechtsanwälteThe State of Arbitration in Nigeria
A. Akinbote, Akin Akinbote & Co.The Indian Supreme Court Totally Abolishes the Statutory Distinction Between Domestic and Foreign Awards
S.P. Woolhouse, No 5 ChambersIreland & England - Scope of Arbitration Agreement. Has In Re Kinoshita re-emerged across the Atlantic?
J.P. Gaffney, Al Tamimi & CompanyAnalysis of Brazilian Law: Can A Brazilian Lawyer Be Called As A Fact Witness in International Arbitration Proceedings?
P.A. Costa Braga de OliveiraFulbright International Arbitration Report 2008
Fulbright & Jaworski, www.fulbright.comInternational Arbitration: Corporate Attitudes and Practices 2008
Testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law hearing on the "Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007"
P.B. Rutledge, University of Georgia School of LawTestimony before the House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law hearing on the "Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007"
R.W. Naimark, International Center for Dispute Resolution (ICDR)Testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law hearing on the "Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007"
Bilateral Investment Treaties: Recent Developments (September 2008)
I. Gomez-Palacio, Gomez-Palacio y AsociadosThe Changing World of Foreign Investment. Protectionism and Sovereign Wealth Funds (May 2008)
I. Gomez-Palacio, Gomez-Palacio y AsociadosRecent Trends on International Investment Rule Making (March 2008)
I. Gomez-Palacio, Gomez-Palacio y AsociadosForeign Investment in the Americas - Recent Developments (September 2007)
I. Gomez-Palacio, Gomez-Palacio y AsociadosCase Comments & Awards
African Holding Company of America, Inc. and Société Africaine de Construction au Congo S.A.R.L. v. Democratic Republic of the Congo (ICSID Case No ARB/05/21) - Short Comment
J.P. Gaffney, Al Tamimi & CompanyAfrican Holding Company of America, Inc. and Société Africaine de Construction au Congo S.A.R.L. v. Democratic Republic of the Congo (ICSID Case No ARB/05/21) - Award (July 29, 2008)
African Holding Company of America, Inc. and Société Africaine de Construction au Congo S.A.R.L. v. Democratic Republic of the Congo (ICSID Case No ARB/05/21) - Dissenting Opinion (July 29, 2008)
Case Note: Eastern Sugar B.V. v. The Czech Republic
J. Chalker, Sustainable Development Legal Assistance (SDLA)Euro Telecom v. Bolivia: The Denunciation of the ICSID Convention and ICSID Arbitration Under Bits
R. Castro de Figueiredo, TRIBE ARBITRATIONSafeguarding Against Expropriation of Assets in Latin America: The Bolivian Water Decision, Distilled
T.G. Nelson, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPM.E. Schnabl, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
First Cases Where Are Applied the New ICSID Rules on Transparency and Amicus Curiae
E. Fernández Masiá, School of Law of Albacete, University of Castilla-La ManchaCase Note: Opinion Of Advocate General Kokott in Allianz SpA (formerly Riunione Adriatica Di Sicurta SpA) and Others v West Tankers Inc. (Case C-185/07 delivered on 4 September 2008)
A.I. Pribetic, Himelfarb Proszanski LLPEnglish Court Anti-Suit Injunctions and the ECJ Advocate-General's Opinion in West Tankers: the End of an Era?
D.J. Howell, ArbitratorAllianz SpA v West Tankers Inc. (Case C-185/07 - Opinion of Advocate General Kokott)
"Court Save the Queen:" The European Court of Justice Quashes Another Deeply-Rooted Common Law Remedy in Transnational Parallel Litigation
M.M. Winkler, PiergrossiAllianz SpA v West Tankers Inc. (Judgement, Case C-185/07)
Decision of the Court of Appeals of Brussels in the Eureko case (Judge Schwebel challenge)
Noble Energy Inc. and MachalaPower Cía. Ltd. v. Republic of Ecuador and Consejo Nacional de Electricidad (ICSID Case No. ARB/05/12) - DECISION ON JURISDICTION
AFL-CIO CAFTA-DR Guatemala Petition
Pertambangan Minyak Dan Gas Bumi Negara v. Karaha Bodas Company, L.L.C. (No. 07-619)
Goss International Corporation v. Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho, et al. (No. 07-618)
Hall Street: The End of Manifest Disregard Challenges to International Arbitral Awards in the U.S.?
J.P. Duffy IV, Reed Smith LLPFiona Trust House of Lords Judgment
J. Wessel, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLPFiona Trust & Holding Corp v. Privalov [2007] UKHL 40. - House of Lords Judgment
ICSID tribunal finds expropriation but awards no damages (Biwater Gauff (Tanzania) Ltd. v United Republic of Tanzania)
Herbert Smith Freehills, www.herbertsmith.comICSID case law review - Chronique de Réglement Pacifique des Différends Internationaux (2005)
J. Fouret, Eversheds SutherlandD. Khayat, Mayer Brown
Ioannis Kardassopoulos v. Georgia (ICSID Case No. ARB/05/18) - Decision on Jurisdiction
Czech Republic - ZIPimex
SENTENCE ARBITRAGE ENTRE CDR CRÉANCES CONSORTIUM de RÉALISATION ET MJA SELAFA Me Didier COURTOUX Monsieur Bernard TAPIE Madame Bernard TAPIE (7 Juillet 2008)
Archer Daniels Midland Company and Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas, Inc. v. United Mexican States (ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/04/5)
CMS Gas Transmission Company v. The Republic of Argentina (Petition to Enforce Foreign Arbitral Award)
Gujarat Urja Vikash Nigam Ltd v. Essar Power Ltd (Judgment 13/03/2008)
EU Developments
Observations on the Report on the Application of Regulation Brussels I in the Member States of the European Union ("Schlosser Report")
The Findings and Proposals of the Heidelberg Report - A Reply to the ICC French Working Group
B. Hess, Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for International, European and Regulatory Procedural LawT. Pfeiffer, Heidelberg University, Institute for Foreign and Private Internatinal Law
P.F. Schlosser, www.prof-schlosser.de
Latin America
Quick Reference: Lex Loci - Enforcement of U.S. Judgments in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico
F.R. de Abreu, BFFLAWA. Carska-Sheppard
J.E. da Cunha Bueno Filho, J. Bueno e Mandaliti
F. Deyá, Google
J. Medford, Smith Moore LLP
X. Valle, WSC
Bolivia's Proposed Changes to its Constitution and Their Effect on the Enforceability of Foreign Awards
G. Bilder, Alstom Power SystemsCompensation and Damages in International Investment Arbitration
Damages and Compensation in Investment-State Arbitration: The Color of Green Dollars (January 2008)
I. Gomez-Palacio, Gomez-Palacio y AsociadosInternational Oil & Gas Arbitration
The Role of Arbitration in the Globalisation of Energy Markets: Perspective in the Year 2000
T.W. Wälde (†), CEPMLP, University of DundeeThe International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and the Oil and Gas Industry
T. Treves, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLPEnergy Charter Treaty
The Applicability of the Energy Charter Treaty in ICSID Arbitration of EU Nationals vs. EU Member States
C. Tietje, Transnational Economic Law Research Center (TELC), Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergThe Energy Charter Treaty's Investor Protection Provisions: Potential to Foster Solutions to Global Warming and Promote Sustainable Development
E. Sussman, SussmanADRRussia and the Energy Charter Treaty: The Unplumbed Depths of Provisional Application
S. Nappert, 3 Verulam BuildingsChina
Investment Treaties and the Evolution in Their Negotiation and Application: The New Germany-China "BIT" and Its Relevance to International Financial Law Trends
R.H. Kreindler, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLPTearing Down the Great Wall: The New Generation Investment Treaties of the People's Republic of China
S.W. Schill, University of AmsterdamInfrastructure Investment & Dispute Management
Remarks by Deputy Secretary Kimmitt to the U.S.-GCC Investment Forum in Bahrain (December 2007)
Mediation & ADR
Why Mediate? The Benefits of Mediation over Direct Negotiation and Litigation
E. Sussman, SussmanADRConciliation: Enforcement of Settlement Agreements
T. Wiwen-Nilsson, Advoakt Tore Wiwen-Nilsson ABIs Mediation of Foreign Investment Disputes Plausible?
S.M. SchwebelA Boost for Mediation in Civil and Commercial Matters: European Parliament Endorses New Rules
Human Rights
Nationality and the Protection of Property Under the European Convention on Human Rights
U. Kriebaum, University of ViennaIs the European Court of Human Rights an Alternative to Investor-State Arbitration?
U. Kriebaum, University of ViennaInternational Law and Negotiating Power in Foreign Investment Projects: Comparing Property Rights Protection Under Human Rights and Investment Law in Africa
L. Cotula, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)Business and Human Rights: A Political Scientist's Guide to Survival in a Domain Where Lawyers and Activists Reign
J.G. RuggieProtect, Respect and Remedy: a Framework for Business and Human Rights
J.G. RuggieIntersections: Dissemblance or Convergence between International Trade and Investment Law
Dispute Settlement over Exchange Measures Affecting Trade and Investments: IMF, WTO, ICSID and Today's Relevance of Safeguard Clauses
A. Viterbo, Faculty of Law, University of TorinoBook Reviews & Related Materials
Valuation for Arbitration, Mark Kantor (book review)
I. Marboe, University of ViennaThe Oxford Handbook of International Investment Law, P. Muchlinski, F. Ortino & C. Schreuer (eds.) - (book review)
M. Sasson, Arbitra International"Expert Determination" (Book review)
H.R. Dundas, International Arbitrator, Mediator and Expert DeterminerThe Arbitrators' Toolbox for Achieving the "Ideal"
A. Price, Herbert Smith LLPS. Wilske, Gleiss Lutz Rechtsanwälte