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Navy’s journey to new procurement system remains in peril

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In August 2019, it awarded CGI a 10-year, $222.9 The move to CON-IT comes after the Navy’s previous attempts to modernize its systems fell flat. million contract to build the system, only to cancel it two years later. After the Navy’s struggles with CGI and seeing the Air Force’s success, leaders decided to move over to CON-IT.

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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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The ANM further reiterated this in April, August 2017, and December 2019. This behavior showed that Colombia acted with a legitimate purpose, giving meaningful consideration to competing economic, environmental, and social interests to produce a balanced policy. Mr. Martínez de Hoz, an arbitrator in this case, dissented.

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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

The ANM further reiterated this in April, August 2017, and December 2019. This behavior showed that Colombia acted with a legitimate purpose, giving meaningful consideration to competing economic, environmental, and social interests to produce a balanced policy. Mr. Martínez de Hoz, an arbitrator in this case, dissented.

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Kluwer Arbitration ITA Arbitration Report, Volume No. XXII, Issue No. 5 (May 2023)

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In 2019, after Ecopetrol sought confirmation of the Awards in the U.S. To rule on Forbes IP’s petition, the Court applied the China Trade test which requires the movant to pass two threshold requirements and prevail on the balancing of five discretionary factors. District Court for the Southern District of New York (‘S.D.N.Y’

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The Faith of the Fair and Equitable Treatment Clause in Africa

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Such framing sets a higher threshold for establishing a violation of FET. In 2019, the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (“AfCFTA”), negotiated under the auspice of the AU, entered into force. This changed seven years later with the adoption of the Protocol on Investment to the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement.

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

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

Enhancing the transparency of government in general and of public procurement processes in particular has been increasingly on the agenda of governments, civil societies and businesses as evidenced by initiatives such as the Open Government Partnership which has seen 70 OGP members making 189 open contracting commitments by March 2019 [1].

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Tackling Corruption in the Arbitral Process: Reflections on Nigeria v Process and Industrial Developments Limited

Kluwer Arbitration

There is a very high threshold for a Section 68 challenge. For example, since 2019, there has been a presumption that ICC awards may be published (albeit with parties having an opportunity to object or require anonymisation), and a similar presumption was introduced in last year’s amendments to the ICSID Rules.