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Updating the UNCITRAL Model Procurement Law for “Green Procurement”

Public Procurement Intl

These and other constraints under the model law are commendable anti-corruption measures, but may make it more difficult to accommodate emerging “green procurement” approaches. Article 8, for example, warns the procuring agency, “when first soliciting the participation of.

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

Kluwer Arbitration

Northern’s projects that Argonaut insured were governed by a framework agreement between Swinerton and Northern which included an arbitration clause. Third parties should keep an eye out for contractual language that incorporates framework agreements. 23-CV-4158 (DMR), 2024 WL 1057473 (N.D.

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Building public procurement integrity in Jamaica

Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

With a mandate to prevent, investigate, and prosecute corruption, one of the Integrity Commission’s core functions is to oversee public procurement. There was huge enthusiasm in the room for developing a user-friendly tool to detect corruption in contracting.

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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

More from our authors: Dealing with Bribery and Corruption in International Commercial Arbitration: To Probe or Not to Probe by Emmanuel Obiora Igbokwe € 190 Arbitration in Egypt: A Practitioner's Guide by Ibrahim Shehata € 190

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

Kluwer Arbitration

According to UNCTAD, no model agreements were released in 2024. More from our authors: Dealing with Bribery and Corruption in International Commercial Arbitration: To Probe or Not to Probe by Emmanuel Obiora Igbokwe 190 Arbitration in Egypt: A Practitioner's Guide by Ibrahim Shehata 190 Two are currently in force.

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2024 in Review: MENA

Kluwer Arbitration

More from our authors: Dealing with Bribery and Corruption in International Commercial Arbitration: To Probe or Not to Probe by Emmanuel Obiora Igbokwe 190 Arbitration in Egypt: A Practitioner's Guide by Ibrahim Shehata 190 The regions ability to build on its achievements will determine its success in overcoming the challenges that remain.

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