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Nigeria should audit her Bilateral Investment Treaties –Owonikoko
Why President Bola Tinubu should use diplomatic means to resolve the dispute, ANAYO EZUGWU brings the excerpts
Canada faces $100-million forfeiture ‘test case’ as Russian airline sues over grounded plane
In August 2023, Volga-Dnepr filed a motion of intent to initiate the dispute with Canada under a 1989 treaty that Ottawa penned with the then-Soviet Union, which included a investor-state dispute settlement system.
Serbia's lithium gamble: Reviving Rio Tinto's mine amidst protests and economic promises
In 2021, Rio Tinto filed a notice of dispute related to the government announcement to cancel the Lithium project in the Jadar Valley under the UK-Serbia bilateral investment agreement.
SAMIR case: Morocco, Corral Holdings file for rectification of ICSID ruling
The SAMIR affair, dating back to the refinery’s 2015 closure, has seen Morocco and Corral Holdings locked in a bitter dispute before the ICSID tribunal.
A portrait of transnational power in Mexico: the investment protection system and its consequences
This report looks at Mexico’s investment protection regime and outlines its main consequences for the country.
Discussions on draft provisions on damages in the investor-state dispute settlement system in UNCITRAL Working Group III
This paper summarizes the discussions within the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Working Group III on the reform of investor-state dispute settlement regarding the two draft provisions on damages.
Smurfit Westrock awarded $469m against Venezuela by arbitration tribunal
Global paper producer Smurfit Westrock has been awarded a $469m arbitration ruling against Venezuela by the World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, the company and the tribunal said.
The for-profit city that might come crashing down
The dream of Próspera, founded by a US corporation off the coast of Honduras, was to escape government control. The Honduran government wants it gone but Próspera filed an astronomical $10.775 billion lawsuit against the state.
Earth Thrive: Has Rio Tinto initiated arbitration over the Jadar project?
Rio Tinto has officially notified the Serbian government about initiating arbitration proceedings concerning the halted Jadar project, under the bilateral investment treaty between the UK and Serbia.
Spain suffers energy award setback in US
Three energy companies took a step closer to enforcing their respective Energy Charter Treaty-related arbitral awards in a US appellate court, but the saga is far from over.