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Interviews with Our Editors: South Africa in the Spotlight with Svetlana Vasileva-Stratenwerth, Secretary General at the Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa (AFSA) International

Kluwer Arbitration

In 2008, my career trajectory shifted towards the international dimension, culminating in 2012 when I joined Victoria Law Firm in Seychelles. In this capacity, I am dedicated to making a significant contribution to international arbitration, drawing upon my extensive experience to bolster AFSA’s position in the industry.

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Smart Public Procurement for Better Public Spending in Latin America and the Caribbean

Inter-American Development Bank

In instances of active waste, such suboptimal decisions are motivated by personal gain, as exemplified by corruption. As a result, addressing passive waste through capacity-building measures can generate large savings for governments. Waste broadly refers to suboptimal decision-making in the allocation of public resources.

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The Withdrawal by the EU and some Member States from the Energy Charter Treaty: International Protection for Energy Investments and Climate Change Related Carve-outs

Kluwer Arbitration

This post reflects the views of the author in her personal capacity only and not necessarily those of Italy of which she currently acts as representative at UNCITRAL WG III and OECD. Also, the post does not represent the views of Macchi di Cellere Gangemi, its clients, affiliates, or any other prior or future businesses related to the author.

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Interviews with Our Editors: Opening Australian Arbitration Week 2024 with Judith Levine, President of ACICA

Kluwer Arbitration

It was a dynamic period there—the caseload grew from 17 cases when I started in 2008 to over 150 when I left in 2019. I had so many incredible opportunities to work on cutting-edge and complex cases with world-class arbitrators, including the Yukos , South China Sea , and Bangladesh Accord arbitrations. Past interviews are available here.

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The Law Applicable To The Effects Of Insolvency In Arbitration: UNCITRAL’s Work In Progress

Kluwer Arbitration

Does the insolvent party retain capacity to arbitrate and to appear in the proceedings? More from our authors: Dealing with Bribery and Corruption in International Commercial Arbitration: To Probe or Not to Probe by Emmanuel Obiora Igbokwe € 190 Arbitration in Egypt: A Practitioner's Guide by Ibrahim Shehata € 190

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The Law Governing the Effects of Insolvency in Arbitration: Is UNCITRAL Getting it Wrong? – Part II

Kluwer Arbitration

Attempts by parties to torpedo their ongoing cases (particularly when they are not progressing favourably) by simply triggering insolvency protection in their home jurisdiction can backfire and generate scepticism from arbitrators and courts acting in an arbitration-capacity. a), exceeding the scope of the arbitration agreement (Article V.1.c),

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