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Updating the UNCITRAL Model Procurement Law for “Green Procurement”

Public Procurement Intl

A number of webinars we have held at GW Law School, including a July 2024 series on emerging international best practices, confirmed that there are many parallels between these “green procurement” strategies. Contractor ¶ 60 (Thomson Reuters, 2024). Strategies In “Green Procurement,” 66 Gov.

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Northern District of California Compels Arbitration Between Contractor and Non-Signatory Insurer of Subcontractor

Kluwer Arbitration

On March 11, 2024, in Swinerton Builders, Inc. 23-CV-4158 (DMR), 2024 WL 1057473 (N.D. Northern’s projects that Argonaut insured were governed by a framework agreement between Swinerton and Northern which included an arbitration clause. Swinerton Builders , 2024 WL 1057473, at *7. Liberty Mut.

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2023 Year in Review: Key Developments in Europe (Investment Arbitration)

Kluwer Arbitration

Signing of New FTAs and the First SIFA In 2023, the EU continued furthering its network of agreements with different trade partners. It signed a new free trade agreement (“FTA”) with New Zealand and an Advanced Framework Agreement and an Interim Trade Agreement with Chile to strengthen political cooperation and foster trade and investment.

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The Growing Need For Reciprocity Between India and UAE

Kluwer Arbitration

This visit led to the signing of the India-UAE bilateral investment treaty between Indian Prime Minister Modi and the UAE’s president, Mohamed Bin Zayed on 13 February 2024. Shadowing this momentous signing, the inaugural India-MENA Arbitration Summit was held on 17 and 18 February 2024 in Hyderabad (“ Summit ”).

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2024 in Review: MENA

Kluwer Arbitration

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region entered 2024 amidst continuing political and economic instability. Institutional Arbitration 2024 marked an important milestone for institutional arbitration in the MENA region. It registered 43 cases in 2024 despite only starting operations on 1 February 2024.

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2024 Year in Review: Human Rights and ISDS—Continued Convergence of Human Rights and the Environment

Kluwer Arbitration

Looking back on 2024, we identify two trend areas:1) drafting of new International Investment Agreements (IIAs); and 2) cases (including with amicus submissions) at the intersection of human rights, the environment (especially climate change), and investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS). Two are currently in force.