Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

This suggests that the intervention increased the level of competition in tenders that were already competitive, but it increased the share of high-corruption risk, single-bidder contracts in the very short-run. However, the average number of received bids increases by 0.5 bids without direct contracts considered. Full text PDF

Bidder 40

Bidder Transparency Contract Public Procurement 40

Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Although it is referred to as a non-exclusive forum, the Centre has also been included in bilateral investment treaties (BITs), such as the renewed BIT between Türkiye and Ukraine signed on October 9, 2017. It is arguable that the public support behind the Centre may have contributed to these achievements.

Finance 40

Finance Influencing Capacity Corruption 40

Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 1, 2024

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. Canada and E.U.

Negotiation 52

Negotiation Participation Sustainability Influencing 52

Kluwer Arbitration

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

There is, therefore, no evidence of any relationship between Firm Capital and the Respondent while the Loan was outstanding that would have influenced the Arbitrator. All dealings with the Respondent regarding the management and repayment of the Loan were conducted by Mashall Zehr.

Influencing 52

Influencing Import Management Project Management 52

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

However, as the pervasive abuses of direct awards under the emergency conditions generated by the covid pandemic evidenced in virtually all jurisdictions, dispensing with those requirements, checks and balances comes with a very high price tag for taxpayers in terms of corruption, favouritism, and wastage of public funds.

Public Procurement 105

Public Procurement Procurement Buyers Tender 105

FedInsider

JUNE 5, 2024

The federal government is trying to help; in 2017 the Department of Homeland Security declared election infrastructure part of the nation’s critical infrastructure sectors, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) created a dedicated program providing resources to state and local governments to protect their election assets.

Participation 52

Participation Influencing Networking Corruption 52

Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 25, 2024

In 2017, the tribunal concluded that it did not have jurisdiction ratione materiae over the claimants’ expropriation claim. The tribunal awarded $80 million in damages. Beijing Shougang v. Mongolia was an UNCITRAL arbitration under the China-Mongolia BIT involving the expropriation of a mining license for an iron ore deposit.

Transparency 105

Transparency Negotiation Price Export 105

Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 29, 2024

After an award was issued against it on July 31, 2015, Usimec sought its annulment, claiming that the translator’s lack of independence and impartiality led to the Sole Arbitrator being influenced by unreliable evidence.

Participation 59

Participation Influencing Government Government 59

Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

The silence and sparsity of costs coverage in arbitral laws and institutional rules affords wide discretion that result in reliance on customary arbitral norms and practices influenced by national legal cultures and training. The report observes that only two of the 23 applications for security for costs yielded success.

Balance 52

Balance Thresholds Accountability Influencing 52