On 13 September 2024, the German Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht, “BVG” or “the Court”) published two judgments dated 23 July 2024 (available here and here, both in German),…
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On March 27, 2024, an arbitration tribunal issued its Phase II award in the EcuadorTLC v. Ecuador II case (“EcuadorTLC II”), a decision that has flown under the radar of systemic analysis. This case…
On 23 July 2024, an ICSID arbitral tribunal in the case Klesch Group v. Germany issued a decision on provisional measures directing the respondent State to refrain from collecting certain windfall…
On March 6, 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") delivered its (in)famous Achmea judgment (Case C-284/16), which subsequently became synonymous with the demise of investor-state…
On 11 April 2024, the Permanent Court of Arbitration published the award in Mason Capital L.P. and Mason Management LLC v. Republic of Korea (PCA Case No. 2018-55) (“Mason”), reaching the same…
On 4 August 2023, in an investor-State dispute settlement (“ISDS) arbitration commenced against Australia on 29 March 2023 under the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (“ASEAN”) Australia New…
The Ecuadorian government held a referendum and a public consultation on 21 April 2024. Question D of the referendum asked citizens: “Do you agree that the Ecuadorian State recognizes international…
It took 16 years of negotiations for India and the European Free Trade Association (“EFTA”)—comprising Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein—to clinch a free trade agreement (“FTA”). The…
