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Editorial

Editorial, Volume IX, issue #03 - April 2012

A Liber Amicorum: Thomas Wälde - Law Beyond Conventional Thought

A Tribute to Thomas Wälde: A Man Larger Than Life

L.E. Trakman, Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales

International Law

Mirages of International Justice - The Elusive Pursuit of a Transnational Legal Order (Introduction)

M. Parish, Gentium Law

International Commercial Arbitration

International Arbitration and Jura Novit Curia - Towards Harmonization

T. Giovannini, LALIVE

'Legal Traditions' and International Commercial Arbitration

L.E. Trakman, Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales

Confidentiality in Arbitration

Securing Confidentiality in International Commercial Arbitration

F. Haugeneder, Knoetzl

Confidentiality in Germany

L.M. Pair, Universität St. Gallen

Confidentiality vs Transparency in International Arbitration: An Austrian Perspective

P.A. Peters, Konrad & Partners

Confidentiality in Arbitration Law, Rules and Practice - A Swiss Perspective

T.P. Augsburger, Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Confidentiality vs Transparency in International Arbitration: The English Perspective

R. Gerbay, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

Investor-State Disputes - International Investment Law

Preliminary Objections Pursuant to ICSID Arbitration Rule 41(5) - Soon to Become the Preliminary Objection of Choice?

L. Markert, Nishimura & Asahi

Why Still ICSID?

C.H. Schreuer

Perspectives for Investment Arbitration: Consistency as a Policy Goal?

R. Dolzer (†), University of Bonn

Reflections on the Provision for Enforcement of International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes' Arbitral Awards in Nigeria

C.E. Ibe, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Faculty of Law

The Fair and Equitable Treatment (FET) Standard in International Investment Law

M.N. Eckardt, Shearman & Sterling LLP

Egypt's Bilateral Investment Treaties: A Straitjacket in a New Era of Foreign Investment Re-regulations?

H. El-Kady, UNCTAD

Fair and Equitable Treatment - UNCTAD Series on Issues in International Investment Agreements II

UNCTAD, www.unctad.org

Revisiting the Necessity Defense: Continental Casualty v. Argentina

J.E. Alvarez, New York University School of Law
T. Brink, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia

Investment Treaty Arbitration in Asia: Contemporary Issues and Challenges

M. Hwang, Michael Hwang S.C.
N. Thio, Lawyer

The Protection of Investments in Armed Conflicts

C.H. Schreuer

USMCA - NAFTA

Metalclad, Methanex and Chemtura: 10 Years of Environmental Issues in NAFTA Investment Arbitrations

A. Asteriti, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg

Roundup of Articles

Addressing Investment in a Possible Comprehensive Economic Partnership Initiative Between The United States and Egypt

H. El-Kady, UNCTAD

Forum Non Conveniens and the Foreign Forum: A Defense Perspective

C.R. Reetz, Bryan Cave
P.J. Martinez-Fraga, Bryan Cave LLP

Ex Aequo et Bono: Basing Decisions on that which is Just and Fair

L.E. Trakman, Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales

Report on Foreign Direct Investment in LDCs: Lessons Learned from the Decade 2001-2010 and the Way Forward

UNCTAD, www.unctad.org

Case Comments & Awards

"Issue Conflict" in Arbitration as apparently [un]seen in 2011 by a U.S. Court in STMicroelectronics vs. Credit Suisse Securities

H. Diaz-Candia, WDA legal, S.C.

Res judicata in International Arbitration: Case Studies and Principles

A. de Lotbinière McDougall, White & Case LLP

Khodorkovsky v. Russia before the European Court of Human Rights: A Lost Opportunity to Do Justice or Preserving the Legitimacy of ECtHR Adjudication?

S. Gryshko, Redcliffe Partners

Ukraine v. Tymoshenko (The Gas Controversy): The Verdict of the Pechersk District Court in Kyiv, Ukraine. Case Comment

L. Guglya

Ancillary Claims, Procedural Effectiveness and Avoidance of Conflicting Outcomes in Parallel and Consecutive Arbitrations: Questions Raised by the ITERA Decision on the Admissibility of Ancillary Claims

A. Popov, Court of Justice of the European Union (CURIA)

EU Developments

Securing High Investment Protection for EU Investors A Review of EU Member States' Model BITs

C. Hjälmroth, National Board on Trade, Sweden

Investment disputes after the Lisbon Treaty: Who is the right respondent?

R. Satkauskas, Mykolas Romeris University (MRU); Spectrum Legis

Latin America

El Orden Público, Derecho Público, Cosa Juzgada e Inarbitrabilidad en Contratos Públicos en México (la anulación del laudo del Caso ICC 13613/CCO/JRF)

H. Wöss, Wöss & Partners, S.C. (Mexico City - Washington DC - Vienna)

Constitutional Court of Ecuador Decision on the Constitutionality of the BIT Ecuador - France

R. El Herfi, Université Paris 13-Nord
R.A. Guzmán Pérez, University of Paris 13-Nord

Compensation and Damages in International Investment Arbitration

How Damages Were Calculated in Mobil Cerro Negro v PDVSA

M. Kantor, www.mark-kantor.com

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

Venezuela Clashes with Investment Arbitration

J.E. Anzola, International Arbitrator

Venezuela ante la fatalidad de los arbitrajes

J.E. Anzola, International Arbitrator

Mediation & ADR

A Psychological Perspective on the Facilitation of Settlement in International Arbitration - Examining the CEDR Rules

S. Nappert, 3 Verulam Buildings
D. Flader, Free University of Berlin

Intersections: Dissemblance or Convergence between International Trade and Investment Law

Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreements

L.E. Trakman, Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales

Foreign Direct Investment and China's Economic Emergence: The Chinese Perspective

A. Lanara, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Faculty of Law

Discussion / OGEMID

OGEMID Guest Thomas Schultz: What is the Role of An Investment Arbitrator?

OGEMID Guest Michael Hwang: Model Procedural Order on Confidentiality; Question of Issue Conflict

Book Reviews & Related Materials

Rationalizing Costs in Investment Treaty Arbitration (S.D. Franck) - Article review

O. Babiak, ICSID

Reports of Overseas Private Investment Corporation Determinations (Eds. M. Kantor, M.D. Nolan, K.P. Sauvant) - Book review

P.M. Protopsaltis, Centre for American Legal Studies, Birmingham City University

The Resolution of Intellectual Property Disputes (ed. Jacques de Werra) - Book Review

V.S. Vadi, Lancaster University

The Impact of Investment Treaties on Contracts between Host States and Foreign Investors by Jan Ole Voss - Book review

R.A. Lorz, Heinrich Heine University - Faculty of Law

Conferences

Freezing Those Costs: A Swedish-Romanian Dialogue on Controlling Arbitration Costs - A Conference Report

S. Dudas, Lawyer

Russian and CIS Arbitration Network (RCAN) Supplement

Introduction to TDM Series by the Russian and CIS Arbitration Network

C.C. Schuetz, Clifford Chance LLP

Advantages and Disadvantages of arbitrating CIS disputes in Western Europe

A. Milner, Fountain Court Chambers
R. D'Cruz, Littleton Chambers

Russia: Domestic Litigation or International Arbitration?

G. Lazarev
E. Ushakova, Herbert Smith Freehills

Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in Belarus: Is It Really a Problem?

M. Rodich, SORAINEN
A. Anischenko, SORAINEN

Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards in the Republic of Kazakhstan

Y. Ibragimov, Astor Croy

Is Enforcement of Arbitral Awards a Problem in Russia?

J. Popelysheva, Yandex

Interim Measures at the Stage of Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in Ukraine: Recent Developments

K. Koriukalova, Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners

International Scientific and Practical conference: International Arbitration and Mediation in the CIS Countries - A conference report

N. Gaidaenko Schaer, Secretan Troyanov Schaer SA