Economic Sanctions

Factors relevant to the selection of the seat—or place—of international arbitration are generally well-known. Indeed, even clients, long oblivious to the perils of choosing the seat unwisely, are…

Following the Blog’s established tradition, this post provides an overview of key developments in the field of arbitration in a selection of jurisdictions in Eastern Europe. This year’s highlights…

On 13 June 2024, Italian Arbitration Day took place in Rome. The full-day conference saw a large number of arbitration practitioners dealing with the issue of globalization and geography in the…

Another session of Young ITA Talks, this time on sanctions disputes and arbitration, was hosted by Latham & Watkins in London on Wednesday, 22 November 2023. The panel, moderated by Young ITA…

The Third Annual Yonsei Arbitration Day (YAD) was held virtually on 26 August 2022. With the war raging in Ukraine, “War and Arbitration” was the event’s main topic, and the keynote speaker and…

Bilateral investment treaties depend upon international arbitration as the mechanism to resolve disputes between sovereign states and investors. Although offering obvious advantages over litigation…

The pandemic did not prevent French courts from bringing their share of arbitration-related developments, although they remained almost inactive from March to June. This post succinctly reviews some…

Introduction The United States announced the reinstatement of sanctions on Iran in May 2018. Following that, the EU responded by revising their Blocking Regulation (Regulation 2271/96) in August 2018…

As mentioned in a prior entry (Brussels’ Sanctions Against Russia and Moscow’s Retaliatory Measures Through the Eyes of the Arbitrator), under certain conditions, arbitrators have the authority to…