Kao što je to prethodno bilo i najavljeno od strane hrvatskog premijera Andreje Plenkovića, Hrvatska je odlučila da pokuša da ospori i poništi arbitražnu odluku koju je doneo UNCITRAL Tribunal u decembru prošle godine, kojom se hrvatske optužbe vezane za korupciju odbacuju kao neosnovane. Hrvatska je pokrenula arbitražni postupak još 2014. godine prema UNCITRAL pravilima […]
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Άρειος Πάγος και Διεθνής Διαιτησία
Στην απόφασή του αυτή ο Άρειος Πάγος εξέτασε κατά πόσο το Εφετείο είχε ασκήσει ορθά την αρμοδιότητά του, όταν ακύρωσε διαιτητική απόφαση διεθνούς διαιτησίας του Διεθνούς Εμπορικού Επιμελητηρίου για λόγους αντίθεσής της προς τη διεθνή δημόσια τάξη. Σε Διεθνή Διαιτησία του Διεθνούς Εμπορικού Επιμελητηρίου το Ελληνικό Δημόσιο καταδικάστηκε σε αποζημίωση της αντισυμβαλλόμενης Εταιρίας, λόγω ανώμαλης […]
Valeri Belokon v. Kyrgyz Republic – Money Laundering in Investment Arbitration
On 14 October 2014, an UNCITRAL arbitral tribunal in the case Valeri Belokon v. Kyrgyz Republic, whose composition included Kaj Hober, Niels Schiersing and Jan Paulsson as President, found Kyrgyzstan liable for the unlawful expropriation of Claimant’s investment. The investment claim had been brought in 2011 by Valeri Belokon, a Latvian investor, against the Kyrgyz […]
Arbitration in Iran
Many international commercial agreements including arbitration as a preferred dispute settlement mechanism as compared to local courts have been signed with Iranian parties, some of which call for arbitration to take place in Iran in the event of a dispute. Iran has a modern arbitration regime and advanced domestic legislation already in place concerning arbitration. […]
From International Investment Arbitration to an Investment Court System
Will an Investment Court System be better than the current arrangements for International Investment Arbitration? The EU and Canada appear to think so. In the recently-approved and signed Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the European Union (EU) and Canada, a different approach to International Investment Arbitration is being put forward by the EU and […]
New Montenegro UNCITRAL Arbitration
A new Montegro UNCITRAL arbitration has begun. The small Balkan state has had a strong track record since joining ICSID in 2012. We have already reported on two recent ICSID cases against Montenegro, both decided in favour of the state. However, it seems like this is not the end of the road. Russian oligarch Oleg […]
Transparency in Investor-State Arbitration: The Mauritius Convention
For many years, critics have complained that there was not enough transparency in investor-State arbitration. Last week, Canada made headlines by becoming only the second State to ratify the 2015 United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty Based Investor-State Arbitration (the Mauritius Convention). The Convention confirms and extends the applicability of the 2014 UNCITRAL Rules […]
Διεθνής Εμπορική Διαιτησία στην Ελλάδα – Το Νομοθετικό Πλαίσιο
Ακολουθώντας τα πρότυπα των περισσότερων ανεπτυγμένων χωρών, η Ελλάδα έχει διαμορφώσει ένα ευνοϊκό καθεστώς για την αναγνώριση του δεδικασμένου και την κήρυξη της εκτελεστότητας των διεθνών εμπορικών διαιτητικών αποφάσεων. Τα παρακάτω νομοθετήματα ρυθμίζουν τις προϋποθέσεις και την διαδικασία αναγνώρισης και εκτέλεσης αλλοδαπών εμπορικών διαιτητικών αποφάσεων στην Ελλάδα: Πρώτα απ’ όλα, οι ρυθμίσεις του Κώδικα Πολιτικής […]
The PCA Secretary General’s Role as Arbitrator Appointing Authority
The Secretary General of one of the oldest arbitral institutions in the word, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (the “PCA”), has a very important role under the UNCITRAL Rules as an arbitrator appointing authority. Under both the 1976 and the 2010 UNCITRAL Rules (as revised in 2013), the Secretary General acts as the appointing authority […]
