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GAO wants OMB to prioritize agencies’ FedRAMP use, modernization and more

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Those recommendations include ensuring FedRAMP usage in agencies, releasing guidance for agencies’ implementation of transparent data requirements, modernizing legacy systems to avoid higher costs for maintenance, avoiding cybersecurity pitfalls and updating procedures for electronic information system functionalities for recordkeeping systems.

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What we’re getting wrong about accountability and citizen empowerment

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David is the founder of reAcciĂłn , a grassroots anti-corruption civil society organization that empowers young people in Paraguay to fight for government transparency and social accountability. The first point we should remember is that we cannot romanticize citizen participation. This is an edited version of his remarks.

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Delhi Arbitration Weekend 2024: India and the Evolving Nature of Investor State Dispute Settlement

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He supported this position by referring to India’s termination of 76 of 87 of its BITs in 2016. Ever since then, the Indian government has taken a more cautious approach with the 2016 India Model BIT (“India Model BIT”). The shift in India’s position has become more visible after the White Industries award and subsequent cases.

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Red Eagle v. Colombia: Colombia’s Decisions to Protect Páramos Do Not Constitute a Violation of the Minimum Standard of Treatment vis-à-vis an Investor with No Vested Right

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Such provision was declared unconstitutional in Judgment C-035 of 2016 because it authorized mining activities in projects with pre-acquired environmental licenses in páramo areas. In June 2015, Colombia enacted Law 1753 , ratifying the mining ban in páramos , but reviving a grandfathering provision alike Law 1382.

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Red Eagle v. Colombia: Colombia’s Decisions to Protect Páramos Do Not Constitute a Violation of the Minimum Standard of Treatment vis-à-vis an Investor with No Vested Right

Kluwer Arbitration

Such provision was declared unconstitutional in Judgment C-035 of 2016 because it authorized mining activities in projects with pre-acquired environmental licenses in páramo areas. In June 2015, Colombia enacted Law 1753 , ratifying the mining ban in páramos , but reviving a grandfathering provision alike Law 1382.

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2023 Year in Review: MENA

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Revised Rules Issued by the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (“SCCA”) The SCCA’s enactment of new arbitral rules on 1 May 2023 (commented on here ) as a revamp to its 2016 rules and the establishment of its first regional office in the DIFC, surpassed expectations.

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Interview with Our Editors: Nigeria and Lagos Chamber of Commerce International Arbitration Centre in the Spotlight with Abimbola Akeredolu SAN

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The LACIAC was established in 2016 and during this time there have been significant developments in Nigeria in relation to arbitration. The Centre has had four editions since 2019, with the fourth being a hybrid event with physical participation in Accra, Ghana. in infrastructure projects.