Content Join OGEMID
 
  • Linkedin
  • Twitter
  • Rss

Transnational Dispute Management

Skip navigation

Transnational Dispute Management

The network for international arbitration, mediation and ADR, international investment law and Transnational Dispute Management

Join OGEMID

Transnational Dispute Management

The network for international arbitration, mediation and ADR, international investment law and Transnational Dispute Management

  • Sign in
  • Subscribe
  • Home
  • Sign in
  • About About
    1. Home
    2. About
    3. About TDM
    4. About TDM
    5. Founding Editor T.W. Wälde
    6. T.W. Wälde
    7. Editorial team
    8. Editorial team
    9. Contributing Authors
    10. Contributing Authors
    11. Subscriptions
    12. Subscriptions
  • Journal Journal
    1. Home
    2. Journal
    3. Browse Issues
    4. Browse
    5. Articles by Category
    6. By Category
    7. Articles by Author
    8. By Author
    9. Advance publication
    10. Advance publication
    11. Specials
    12. Specials
    13. Search
    14. Search
    15. Book reviews
    16. Reviews
  • Legal & Regulatory docs. L & r docs
    1. Home
    2. Legal & Regulatory docs.
    3. L&R by Country
    4. L&R by Country
    5. L&R by Category
    6. L&R by Category
    7. L&R recent additions
    8. L&R recent additions
    9. Search
    10. Search
  • Audiovisual library AV library
    1. Home
    2. Audiovisual library
    3. Audiovisual Library
    4. Audiovisual Library
    5. TDM/OGEMID Interviews
    6. TDM/OGEMID Interviews
    7. Conference presentations
    8. Conference presentations
  • OGEMID OGEMID
    1. Home
    2. OGEMID
    3. About OGEMID
    4. About OGEMID
    5. Suggest a topic
    6. Suggest a topic
    7. Guest programme
    8. Guest programme
    9. Seminar programme
    10. Seminar programme
    11. Browse archive
    12. Browse archive
    13. Search
    14. Search
    15. Join
    16. Join
  • News & Events Events
    1. Home
    2. News & Events
    3. News
    4. News
    5. Events
    6. Events
  • Subscribe
Home > News & Events > News > OGEMID Awards of 2008 - nominations

OGEMID Awards of 2008 - nominations

5 January 2009

Baiju Vasani writes:

Here are the nominations received for each category. PLEASE VOTE!

  1. The process is virtually all objective - the winner is the one with the most votes in each category. However, if any subjective input is required from the judges at any stage, any judge whose work is nominated in a category will recuse himself or herself from this process if his or her work is one of the nominations requiring the judges' input.
  2. All votes are confidential. I receive the email, tally the vote, and delete the email.
  3. Clearly, this process is not a science. Rather, it's just an informal way for us as an international community to recognize and applaud the good work in our field.

BEST AWARD OF 2008

  1. Trans-Global Petroleum Inc v Jordan, Decision on Rule 41(5) objection, ICSID Case No ARB/07/25 (marks the first time that Rule 41(5) has been considered since its introduction into the ICSID Arbitration Rules in April 2006)
  2. Desert Line Projects LLC v The Republic of Yemen, ICSID Case No. ARB/05/17, Final Award (award of moral damages)
  3. Plama Consortium Limited v Republic of Bulgaria, ICSID case No. ARB/03/24, Final Award (further clarification on the rule of law issue)
  4. Libananco Holdings Co. v. Turkey, Decision on Preliminary Issues, Case No. ARB/06/8, (ICSID, June 23, 2008) (dealing with a state's use of its police powers to intercept emails of ICSID counsel for the investor)
  5. RosInvest Co UK Ltd v Russian Federation, Jurisdiction award, SCC Case No V079/2005, 5 October 2007 (became public in 2008) (robust use of MFN clause)
  6. Victor Pey Casado « Presidente Allende » v. Republic of Chile, ICSID Case No. ARB/98/2, Final Award (good analysis of denial of justice)
  7. Enron v. Argentina, Decision on Argentine Republic's Request for a Continued Stay of Enforcement of the Award, ICSID Case No. ARB/01/3 (strong decision in defense of the ICSID Convention)

MOST SURPRISING AWARD OF 2008

  1. Biwater Gauff (Tanzania) Ltd. v. Republic of Tanzania, ICSID Case No. ARB/05/22 (finding liability, but no damages)
  2. RosInvest Co UK Ltd v Russian Federation, Jurisdiction award, SCC Case No V079/2005, 5 October 2007 (became public in 2008) (overly broad use of MFN clause)
  3. LG&E Energy Corp v. Argentina, Decision on Claimants' Request for Supplementary Decision, ICSID Case No ARB/02/01, 19 June 2008 (holding that the "supplementary decision" process is not appropriate means for claiming further damages)
  4. Wintershall Aktiengesellschaft v. Argentine Republic, ICSID Case No. ARB/04/14 (a "surprising" construction of an MFN clause contrary to preexisting jurisprudence on the same clause)
  5. Plama Consortium Limited v Republic of Bulgaria, ICSID case No. ARB/03/24, Final Award (a stretch to find fraud based on the evidence)
  6. Hrvatska Elektroprivreda d.d. v. Republic of Slovenia, ICSID Case No ARB/05/24, Order Concerning the Participation of a Counsel, May 06, 2008 (simply got it wrong)
  7. Continental Casualty Company v. Argentine Republic, ICSID Case No. ARB/03/9 (conclusory assertion that Article XI of the US-Argentina BIT is an exculpatory clause)

BEST ARTICLE OF 2008 (full cites available on request)

  1. Aren Goldsmith: "Trans-Global Petroleum: 'Rare Bird' or Significant Step in the Development of Early Merits-Based Claim-Vetting?"
  2. Thomas Walde & Borzu Sabahi, "Compensation, Damages and Valuation in International Investment Law."
  3. Ole Kristian Fauchald, "The Legal Reasoning of ICSID Tribunals - An Empirical Analysis."
  4. Emmanuel Gaillard, "Effectiveness of Arbitral Awards, State Immunity from Execution and Autonomy of State Entities: Three Incompatible Principles."
  5. Baiju Vasani and Kassi Tallent, "Proportional Autonomy: addressing delay in international arbitration through a deadline for the rendering of final awards."
  6. * Paul Hobeck, Volker Mahnken, Max Koebke, "Time for Woolf Reforms in International Construction Arbitration."
  7. * Michael McIlwrath and Roland Schroeder, "International Arbitration: In Dire Need of Early Resolution."
  8. * David W. Rivkin, "Towards a New Paradigm in International Arbitration: The Town Elder Model Revisited."

    *Note The judges have decided, with the authors' permission, that articles 6, 7 and 8 (Paul Hobeck, Volker Mahnken, Max Koebke; Michael McIlwrath and Roland Schroeder; and David W. Rivkin) will be considered as a single entry in the Best Article field in light of the similarity of the subject matter.

  9. Susan Franck, "Empiricism and International Law: Insights for Investment Treaty Dispute Resolution."
  10. Anne van Aaken, "Perils of Success? : the Case of International Investment Protection."
  11. Michael Waibel, "Opening Pandora's Box: Sovereign Bonds in International Arbitration."
  12. Jan Paulsson, "International Arbitration Is Not Arbitration."
  13. Campbell McLachlan, "Investment Treaties and General International Law."
  14. Stephan W. Schill, "Enabling Private Ordering-Function, Scope and Effect of Umbrella Clauses in International Investment Treaties."

BEST BOOK OF 2008

  • Ioana Tudor, The Fair and Equitable Treatment Standard in International Foreign Investment Law.
  • Mark Kantor, Valuation for Arbitration.
  • Peter Muchlinski, Federico Ortino & Christoph Schreuer (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of International Investment Law.
  • Sergey Ripinsky, Damages in International Investment Law.
  • Rudolf Dolzer and Christoph Schreuer, Principles of International Investment Law.

BEST BLOG OF 2008

  1. Mediator Blah Blah...
  2. worldtradelaw.typepad.com
  3. International Law Reporter

BEST PROJECT OF 2008

  1. The Frankfurt Investment Arbitration Moot
  2. National Law School International Arbitration Moot Court Competition
  3. Investmentclaims.com
  4. Young OGEMID
  5. Establishment of the Society of International Economic Law
  6. The FDI Moot (www.fdimoot.org)
  7. Mike McIlwrath's Podcasts

Please vote for the winner in any category you wish (all confidential), by emailing Baiju Vasani, or my fellow organizers, Mike McIlwrath of General Electric, Sophie Nappert of 3 Verulam Buildings, Hernan Perez Loose of Coronel & Perez and John Gaffney of O'Flynn Exhams.

Voting will close on January 11, 2009.

More news in the archive.

Call for contributions

TDM Call for Papers: Sanctions and International Arbitration: Impact on Substantive and Procedural Issues

Ali Burney, Rinat Gareev, Kiran Nasir Gore, Dini Sejko, Prof. Joel Slawotsky, May Tai

  • Ali Burney
  • Rinat Gareev
  • Kiran Gore
  • Dr Dini Sejko
  • Prof. Joel Slawotsky
  • May Tai

TDM Call for Papers: National Courts as a Forum for the Resolution of Disputes under Article 26 Energy Charter Treaty

John P. Gaffney, Dr. iur Richard Happ,
Lucia Raimanova, Anna-Maria Tamminen, Dr. Catharine Titi

  • John P. Gaffney
  • Dr. iur Ricard Happ
  • Lucia Raimanova
  • Anna-Maria Tamminen
  • Dr. Catharine Titi

TDM Call for Papers: International Investment Arbitration - Environmental Protection and Climate Change Issues

Professor Dr A F M Maniruzzaman, Wendy J. Miles QC, Carla Lewis, Dr Stephen Minas

  • Professor Dr A F M Maniruzzaman
  • Wendy J. Miles QC
  • Carla Lewis
  • Dr Stephen Minas

TDM Call for Papers: The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA)

J. Chaisse, J. Górski, E. Laryea, M.M. Mbengue, and K. Olaoye

  • Prof. Julien Chaisse
  • Dr. Jedrzej Gorski
  • Prof. Emmanuel Laryea
  • Prof. Makane Moïse Mbengue
  • Kehinde Olaoye
  • More
  • Contribute

Advance publication

Consequences of Not Regulating Third-Party Funding in Commercial Arbitration in Ecuador

24 Mar 2023

D.F. Ibarra Villacís

  • D.F. Ibarra Villacís

Transnational Investment State Arbitration: A New Game-Changer for Global Climate Change Goals

20 Mar 2023

I.D. Valones

  • I.D. Valones

Summary of Young-OGEMID Symposium No. 14: "International Arbitration and International Commercial Courts: Competitive or Complementary?" (March 2022)

3 Mar 2023

E.S. Delgado

  • E.S. Delgado
  • More
  • Contribute

Stay connected

Sign up for our email alerts.

  • Issues
  • Advance publication
  • News
  • Linkedin
  • Twitter
  • RSS

Join the debate

Want to join OGEMID, the leading on-line discussion platform for international dispute resolution?

Simply fill in the registration form to start your trial membership.

Download the app

  1. App store
  2. Google play

The Transnational Dispute Management Journal (TDM, ISSN 1875-4120) and OGEMID listserv focus on recent developments in the area of (investment) arbitration and dispute management, regulation, treaties, judicial and arbitral cases, voluntary guidelines, tax and contracting. Read our Terms & Conditions here, and our Privacy Policy here.

About TDM

  • Terms & Conditions
  • Contribute
  • Subscriptions
  • Contact
  • Help

Other publications

  • Oil, Gas & Energy Law Intelligence (OGEL)

© 2004 - 2023. Published by MARIS.

  • Home
  • Contribute
  • Subscriptions
  • Contact
  • Help