Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 5, 2024

Current Challenges in ISDS Kenneth Beale addressed the developments around sustainability, climate change and the Energy Charter Treaty with respect to ISDS. Where do We Stand?

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Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Perhaps, underneath all the arbitral extravagance and incalculable network of disturbing corruption lurks a least appreciated cultural milieu worth $11 billion dollars. Beyond the corruption, one can think of another reason why Nigeria’s defence during the arbitration was abysmal. Let’s kill all the lawyers. ’” ( Nigeria v.

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Kluwer Arbitration

AUGUST 10, 2024

Zhang Yuying, Sustainable Arbitration Along the Belt and Road Initiative: The Green Model Clause While there may be developments in the substantive obligations in green arbitration, it is difficult to say the same for the procedural aspects. Rafael Quintero Godinez, A Case Note on the ICSID Tribunal’s Decision in Hydro and Others v.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Sustainability, diversity and inclusivity In order to enhance the sustainability, diversity and inclusivity of arbitrations, the new NAI Rules provide that all communications during the proceedings must be made by email or through the NAI arbitration platform ( Article 50, paragraph 4 ). Hetterscheidt, LinkedIn post, February 2024 ).

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 5, 2024

He called for a balance between leveraging new technologies and preserving the integrity and fairness of the arbitration process. In particular, Mr. Paulsson highlighted the need for practitioners to show that they are not profit-driven and profiting from injustice.

Public Private Partnership 52

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 15, 2024

This is because there is still a need to supply conventional energy to ensure energy affordability, security, and sustainability of supply while the energy transition occurs. However, the focus on delivering a conventional energy business in a value-focused way has led to more disputes due to finely balanced economics and resource shortages.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 17, 2024

From a government perspective, Ms Kautoke noted that a primary aim behind the international arbitration reform in Tonga has been to encourage trade and investment, however this is balanced with the need to protect local businesses. Fiji’s international Arbitration Regime—A Trailblazer?

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Open Contracting Partnership

AUGUST 14, 2023

VIktor Nestulia Head of DREAM Project Office This led to the formation of the RISE Ukraine Coalition, which at its inception united more than 20 Ukrainian organizations working on open government and anti-corruption reform. After the launch, the systems were transferred to the balance of the state in the form of a state-owned enterprise.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 5, 2024

The menu of proposed treaty guarantees, rights and obligations is expanding, introducing exotic topics such as environment, climate change, sustainable development, responsible business conduct, etc. What Are the Challenges in Negotiating MIT? Although MIT might sound like a timely and useful development, it would be a challenging project.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 25, 2024

Therefore, he emphasized the need to find the right balance between the protection of these important public policy goods and promoting and attracting FDI to foster economic development and increase the standard of living. Rameau also underlined the need for sustainable FDI and investment retention, in particular in Africa.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JUNE 8, 2024

“ The event brought together leading experts to discuss the intersection of investment law and the global shift towards sustainable energy. Balancing the interests of investors and host states has become a focal point in these disputes, especially with the rising public scrutiny over climate change issues.

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 13, 2024

Kudrna added that the Czech Republic recently faces new challenges connected with climate change and the developing economies’ balance between compliance with international norms and treaties (e.g., the Paris Agreement) and the eventual need to encourage and sustain, for instance, fossil fuel investments.

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Inter-American Development Bank

JULY 18, 2024

The choice seems easy to make, as it tends to increase domestic resource mobilization, but the revenue expected needs to be balanced with the cost of administering the complexity and increasing data processing demand of a global tax, requiring investments in technology and capacity building inside their tax administrations.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Equally, companies are hungry for new technologies that can help them achieve sustainability. It’s a balance. Rodrigo Bahia made clear that policy coordination between federal and state governments will be essential for renewable practices to develop, noting the impending tax reforms in Brazil , for example.

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 29, 2024

This is especially the case where the host State raises a defence asserting the State’s emissions-reduction obligations, requiring the tribunal to balance the investor’s right to protection under the relevant investment treaty, on the one hand, and the host State’s right to regulate, on the other.

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Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

We balanced these considerations for and against applying a longer time-frame by selecting one year before and after the transparency intervention which limits the incidence of confounding factors while also taking care of seasonality biases. These deserve further investigation. Selected results are highlighted country by country below.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MAY 22, 2024

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. The tribunal recognized Colombia’s efforts to protect páramos as proportionate and nondiscriminatory, given their environmental relevance.

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 1, 2024

Department of State), Margie-Lys Jaime (Legal Adviser, Office of Investment Arbitration, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Republic of Panama), Ladan Mehranvar (Senior Legal Researcher, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (“CCSI”)) and Marie-Claire Argac (Partner, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP). Mr. Bigge and Ms.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

In December 2016, the AU passed the Pan African Investment Code (“PAIC”) —the first continent-wide model investment treaty—to promote sustainable development and “achieve overall balance of the rights and obligations between Member States and the investors under the Code.”

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Kluwer Arbitration

APRIL 20, 2024

The other group suggested enhancements and more pronounced checks and balances of the existing arbitration system. Spain which have sustained the Achmea objection and declined jurisdiction. Many were keen to forecast the end of ISDS in the short term or at least the gradual phase-out of investment treaty arbitration.

Ethics 52

Ethics Balance Corruption Transparency 52

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The importance and positive contribution of public procurement law to the adequate management of public funds may seem difficult to appreciate in ordinary times, and there are recurrent calls for a reduction of the administrative burden and bureaucracy related to procurement procedures, checks and balances.

Public Procurement 105

Public Procurement Procurement Buyers Tender 105

AWS Public Sector

JULY 31, 2024

Workers should also mitigate vendor lock-in that could reduce future competitiveness for public sector deals, analyze total cost of ownership against multi-year budgets, and factor support for domestic innovation ecosystems into procurement decisions to balance globally leading solutions with national economic interests. The AWS Cloud is 3.6

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