Open Contracting Partnership

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

These included ongoing issues such as poor institutional coordination, lack of transparency, high levels of corruption, and murky lines of accountability. Early reformers in this first revolution were Ethiopia (2005), Ghana (2005), Kenya (2007), Tanzania (2004), Uganda (2003), and Zambia (2006).

Public Procurement 69

Public Procurement Procurement E-procurement Transparency 69

Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 7, 2024

First published in 2004 (the “2004 IBA Guidelines”) and then revised in 2014 (the “2014 IBA Guidelines”) (collectively, the “IBA Guidelines”), the IBA Guidelines have become a go-to guide for arbitrators, counsel, and arbitral institutions in identifying conflicts of interest and assessing the need for disclosure.

Influencing 52

Influencing Transparency Networking Media 52

Kluwer Arbitration

AUGUST 25, 2024

These were the public interest in: (i) the operation and practice of arbitration; and (ii) the desirability of public scrutiny as a means by which confidence in the courts can be maintained and the administration of justice made transparent.

Transparency 59

Transparency Purchasing Balance Corruption 59

Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 3, 2024

In doing so, many have cited language originating in the 2004 Occidental v. On their part, governments that want to attract green investment should engage with investors and do whatever they can to provide regulatory stability, procedural transparency, and good old basic fairness.

Insurance 52

Insurance Finance Sustainability Ethics 52

Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 22, 2024

In recent years, many States have signed investment treaties containing this type of clause based on the US Model BIT (2004), which itself reflects NAFTA case law following the FTC 2001 Note of Interpretation , which clarified that tribunals must apply the MST and no other standard.

Thresholds 52

Thresholds Influencing Corruption Transparency 52