Human rights law is relevant in the realm of investment arbitration. This does not come as a surprise: both investors and host States may turn to public international law provisions, including human rights treaties, to reinforce their respective positions or to put forward autonomous claims. While little attention was initially given to human rights law […]
Argentina Arbitration
Argentina Arbitration Legal Reform
Argentina’s economy seems to be heading into the right direction after the devastating economic crisis experienced 15 years ago, which led to dozens of cases against Argentina at International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). In addition to a very comprehensive political and economic reform, the Argentinian government is also undertaking a legal reform […]
SAUR INTERNATIONAL SA V. REPUBLIC OF ARGENTINA (ICSID CASE NO. ARB/04/4)
The Claimant in this case was a subsidiary of Société d’Aménagement Urbain et Rural, S.A., specializing in water production, water treatment, water distribution and sanitization. The Claimant had participated and won a bid by the Province of Mendoza to privatize the Argentinian company Obras Sanitarias Mendoza (“OSM”). OSM and the Province then signed a concession […]
IMPREGILO S.P.A. V. ARGENTINE REPUBLIC (ICSID CASE NO. ARB/07/17) – AWARD of 21 June 2011
In 1996, Claimant was awarded a contract for a concession to privatize the water and sewer services of the Province of Buenos Aires. To execute the contract, Claimant incorporated AGBA (an Argentinean company). Under the contract, AGBA acquired the exclusive right to collect, treat, transport, distribute and commercialize water and sewage and, in return, was […]
BG GROUP PLC. V. REPUBLIC OF ARGENTINA – CASE NO. U.S. 12-138 (2014) – U.S. SUPREME COURT
In this dispute, the Claimant was part of a consortium owning majority shares in MetroGas, for the distribution of natural gas in Buenos Aires. Before the 2001 financial crisis, Argentinean law provided that gas tariffs were calculated in US dollars for profitable returns. However, the crisis led to emergency measures, one of which implemented a […]
Aceris Law SARL’s Diverse Clients
Aceris Law LLC has a diverse set of clients thanks to its lawyers’ flexibility, their language skills, their multicultural backgrounds and Aceris’ heavy reliance on modern technology. Since we provide legal representation only for international disputes, Aceris Law LLC has been designed from the ground-up with only this in mind. While we maintain permanent access to offices in 120 […]
