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Arbitrators’ Duty to Disclose under Brazilian Law: The Case of Government Attorneys Seating as Arbitrators

Kluwer Arbitration

The government attorney, appointed as arbitrator by Petros, had previously acted under several capacities, between 2010 and 2015, at the governmental entity Superintendência Nacional de Previdência Complementar (“Previc”). The first one is a non-profit private entity, while the second is a standalone governmental body.

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2024 PAW: Affaires d’Etats Vol. 3 – Amplifying the Voices of Developing States in ISDS Reform

Kluwer Arbitration

Jaime appeared in their personal capacities. Mehranvar noted that these observations underscore a concerning trend where countries with greater influence in the creation of the ISDS regime are once again re-writing the (asymmetric) rules, paving the way for the re-legitimization of an inherently flawed system. Mr. Bigge and Ms.

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Enforcement of Foreign Awards in the UAE: Significant Progress Achieved

Kluwer Arbitration

Although capacity and authority are two different issues 4) See Fouchard Gaillard Goldman on International Commercial Arbitration, Edited by Emmanuel Gaillard and John Savage Published by Kluwer Law International 1999, pp. and the absence of authority is not per se a question of capacity, there is largely a consensus that Article V.1(a)

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State-Funded Arbitration Institutions and Responsibility under International Law: The Case of Istanbul Arbitration Centre

Kluwer Arbitration

The Prime Minister’s Office financed the Centre’s operations for the initial two years (spanning from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2016), with the expectation of generating revenues from dispute resolution services afterwards.

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Measuring the benefits of open contracting: Case studies on Mexico, Paraguay, and Slovakia

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

Our background interview with the national procurement agency DNCP suggests that this might be driven by the introduction of an electronic complaints system in 2015 which might have pushed buyers into extending advertisement periods due to bidders’ complaints about the tendering processes.

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Government Contracts Inflation Update

Procurement Notes

50] Basically, the FOMC announces a federal funds rate range, and then the Federal Reserve System conducts open market operations (“OMOs”) to try to influence rates to within the established range. Now, building capacity domestically or with our friends will take time. 5, 2015), available at [link]. [58] 59] See id.;

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President Trump and Buy American — The Overlooked Report

Public Procurement Intl

Estimated Bilateral Procurement Flows between Central Governments of the United States and the Other Six Main Parties to Selected International Procurement Agreements, 2015 (Source: GAO ) The European Commission has argued for a different approach to measuring access to procurement markets. . firms to move industrial capacity offshore.