European & Public International case reports http://www.casecheck.co.uk/CaseLaw/tabid/1184/BlogId/711/Default.aspx en-GB registration@casecheck.co.uk Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:13:22 GMT Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:13:22 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blog RSS Generator Version 0.0.0.0 Challenge under s67 of Arbitration Act 1996 to jurisdiction of Tribunal to make award under Bilateral Investment Treaty. Challenge dismissed and court held that, under the relevant arbitration clause, jurisdiction of Tribunal extended to matters of liability and quantum. http://www.casecheck.co.uk/CaseLaw/tabid/1184/EntryID/14461/Default.aspx http://www.casecheck.co.uk/CaseLaw/tabid/1184/EntryID/14461/Default.aspx#Comments http://www.casecheck.co.uk/Default.aspx?tabid=1184&EntryID=14461 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT 0 http://www.casecheck.co.uk/DesktopModules/BlogPlus/Trackback.aspx?id=14461 One of the many disputes arising out of the Argentine economic crisis. ICSID found that Argentina had breached its obligations under the relevant Bilateral Investment Treaty in relation to “fair and equitable treatment” and in relation to the “umbrella clase”. http://www.casecheck.co.uk/CaseLaw/tabid/1184/EntryID/14324/Default.aspx http://www.casecheck.co.uk/CaseLaw/tabid/1184/EntryID/14324/Default.aspx#Comments http://www.casecheck.co.uk/Default.aspx?tabid=1184&EntryID=14324 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT 0 http://www.casecheck.co.uk/DesktopModules/BlogPlus/Trackback.aspx?id=14324 The Tribunal held (2-1) that it had jurisdiction over a dispute under the Italian-Egyptian bilateral investment treaty. The decision involved consideration of Article XXV of the ICSID Convention and the requirements that must be satisfied in order for ICSID to have jurisdiction over a dispute between a Contracting State and an individual. http://www.casecheck.co.uk/CaseLaw/tabid/1184/EntryID/13925/Default.aspx http://www.casecheck.co.uk/CaseLaw/tabid/1184/EntryID/13925/Default.aspx#Comments http://www.casecheck.co.uk/Default.aspx?tabid=1184&EntryID=13925 Fri, 11 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT 0 http://www.casecheck.co.uk/DesktopModules/BlogPlus/Trackback.aspx?id=13925 The issue was whether military strikes in the Gaza Strip, which were aimed at preventing attacks on Israeli soldiers and civilians, but which also caused the deaths of civillians were illegal. The Court held that this depends on the international law of armed conflict and in particular the principle of proportionality. http://www.casecheck.co.uk/CaseLaw/tabid/1184/EntryID/13526/Default.aspx http://www.casecheck.co.uk/CaseLaw/tabid/1184/EntryID/13526/Default.aspx#Comments http://www.casecheck.co.uk/Default.aspx?tabid=1184&EntryID=13526 Sat, 16 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT 0 http://www.casecheck.co.uk/DesktopModules/BlogPlus/Trackback.aspx?id=13526 A foreign state could not claim state immunity in respect of English proceedings to enforce a foreign arbitration award where it had agreed in writing to submit the dispute to arbitration. http://www.casecheck.co.uk/CaseLaw/tabid/1184/EntryID/13369/Default.aspx http://www.casecheck.co.uk/CaseLaw/tabid/1184/EntryID/13369/Default.aspx#Comments http://www.casecheck.co.uk/Default.aspx?tabid=1184&EntryID=13369 Mon, 13 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT 0 http://www.casecheck.co.uk/DesktopModules/BlogPlus/Trackback.aspx?id=13369 Claims for damages brought by Equatorial Guinea arising out of an alleged attempted coup were non-justiciable in the English courts because the losses sustained were not property interests but arose from decisions taken by the state to defend itself and its citizens, which involved the exercise of sovereign authority. http://www.casecheck.co.uk/CaseLaw/tabid/1184/EntryID/13368/Default.aspx http://www.casecheck.co.uk/CaseLaw/tabid/1184/EntryID/13368/Default.aspx#Comments http://www.casecheck.co.uk/Default.aspx?tabid=1184&EntryID=13368 Mon, 23 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT 0 http://www.casecheck.co.uk/DesktopModules/BlogPlus/Trackback.aspx?id=13368 The Tribunal found that Argentina had breached the relevant Bilateral Investment Treaty by failing to accord “fair and equitable treatment” and “full protection and security” to Azurix. It awarded compensation in the sum of US$165,240,753. http://www.casecheck.co.uk/CaseLaw/tabid/1184/EntryID/13236/Default.aspx http://www.casecheck.co.uk/CaseLaw/tabid/1184/EntryID/13236/Default.aspx#Comments http://www.casecheck.co.uk/Default.aspx?tabid=1184&EntryID=13236 Fri, 14 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT 0 http://www.casecheck.co.uk/DesktopModules/BlogPlus/Trackback.aspx?id=13236 Argentina requested provisional measures against Uruguay (under a 1975 Treaty) to suspend the authorisation and construction of two pulp mills on the River Uruguay and to compel Uruguay to cooperate with it to protect the environment around the River. The International Court of Justice rejected the request. http://www.casecheck.co.uk/CaseLaw/tabid/1184/EntryID/13235/Default.aspx http://www.casecheck.co.uk/CaseLaw/tabid/1184/EntryID/13235/Default.aspx#Comments http://www.casecheck.co.uk/Default.aspx?tabid=1184&EntryID=13235 Thu, 13 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT 0 http://www.casecheck.co.uk/DesktopModules/BlogPlus/Trackback.aspx?id=13235 A majority of the Supreme Court held inter alia that the military commission established by the US Government to try Hamdan, a Guantanamo detainee violated the Geneva Conventions. http://www.casecheck.co.uk/CaseLaw/tabid/1184/EntryID/13103/Default.aspx http://www.casecheck.co.uk/CaseLaw/tabid/1184/EntryID/13103/Default.aspx#Comments http://www.casecheck.co.uk/Default.aspx?tabid=1184&EntryID=13103 Thu, 29 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT 0 http://www.casecheck.co.uk/DesktopModules/BlogPlus/Trackback.aspx?id=13103 The House of Lords applied the State Immunity Act 1978 to dismiss an action for damages, in relation to alleged torture, against the Ministry of Interior of Saudi Arabia and certain state officials. The Court rejected the argument that the application of the Act would violate Article 6(1) of the ECHR or jus cogens norms of international law. http://www.casecheck.co.uk/CaseLaw/tabid/1184/EntryID/13024/Default.aspx http://www.casecheck.co.uk/CaseLaw/tabid/1184/EntryID/13024/Default.aspx#Comments http://www.casecheck.co.uk/Default.aspx?tabid=1184&EntryID=13024 Wed, 14 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT 0 http://www.casecheck.co.uk/DesktopModules/BlogPlus/Trackback.aspx?id=13024 An arbitration tribunal upheld Occidental’s claim against Ecuador, under the Bilateral Investment Treaty between Ecuador and United States, for the refund of certain VAT payments. The English High Court rejected Ecuador’s application, under s67 and s68 of the Arbitration Act, to set aside this award and held that, on the proper construction of the BIT, the tribunal had not exceded its jurisdiction. http://www.casecheck.co.uk/CaseLaw/tabid/1184/EntryID/12824/Default.aspx http://www.casecheck.co.uk/CaseLaw/tabid/1184/EntryID/12824/Default.aspx#Comments http://www.casecheck.co.uk/Default.aspx?tabid=1184&EntryID=12824 Thu, 02 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT 0 http://www.casecheck.co.uk/DesktopModules/BlogPlus/Trackback.aspx?id=12824 In a judgment dated 8 December 2005 the House of Lords held (7-0) that evidence obtained by torture by officials of a foreign state is not admissible in English courts. The Courts, inter alia, considered the effect in English law of the United Nations Convention Againt Torture. http://www.casecheck.co.uk/CaseLaw/tabid/1184/EntryID/12550/Default.aspx http://www.casecheck.co.uk/CaseLaw/tabid/1184/EntryID/12550/Default.aspx#Comments http://www.casecheck.co.uk/Default.aspx?tabid=1184&EntryID=12550 Thu, 08 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT 0 http://www.casecheck.co.uk/DesktopModules/BlogPlus/Trackback.aspx?id=12550 In October 2005 the House of Lords heard an appeal concerning the admissibility of evidence from third parties, which has or may have been obtained by foreign states through torture. One of the issues was whether Article 15 of the United Nations Conventions against Torture (which prohibits the admission of such evidence) has effect in English law and if so, on what basis. http://www.casecheck.co.uk/CaseLaw/tabid/1184/EntryID/12363/Default.aspx http://www.casecheck.co.uk/CaseLaw/tabid/1184/EntryID/12363/Default.aspx#Comments http://www.casecheck.co.uk/Default.aspx?tabid=1184&EntryID=12363 Sat, 01 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT 0 http://www.casecheck.co.uk/DesktopModules/BlogPlus/Trackback.aspx?id=12363 By excluding Gibraltar from part of the scope of the directive on mutual assistance in the field of taxation, the United Kingdom has failed to fulfil its Community obligations. http://www.casecheck.co.uk/CaseLaw/tabid/1184/EntryID/12144/Default.aspx http://www.casecheck.co.uk/CaseLaw/tabid/1184/EntryID/12144/Default.aspx#Comments http://www.casecheck.co.uk/Default.aspx?tabid=1184&EntryID=12144 Thu, 21 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT 0 http://www.casecheck.co.uk/DesktopModules/BlogPlus/Trackback.aspx?id=12144 The Court confirmed that a ‘positive list’ system under which only products containing substances included on the lists in the annexes to the Community directive on food supplements could be marketed in the Community was appropriate for securing the free movement of food supplements and ensuring the protection of human health. http://www.casecheck.co.uk/CaseLaw/tabid/1184/EntryID/12145/Default.aspx http://www.casecheck.co.uk/CaseLaw/tabid/1184/EntryID/12145/Default.aspx#Comments http://www.casecheck.co.uk/Default.aspx?tabid=1184&EntryID=12145 Tue, 12 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT 0 http://www.casecheck.co.uk/DesktopModules/BlogPlus/Trackback.aspx?id=12145 The distinctive character required for registration of a mark may be acquired through its use as part of an already registered trade mark. In order to acquire distinctive character through use the mark must be perceived by the relevant category of persons to designate a product or service from originating from a given company. http://www.casecheck.co.uk/CaseLaw/tabid/1184/EntryID/12146/Default.aspx http://www.casecheck.co.uk/CaseLaw/tabid/1184/EntryID/12146/Default.aspx#Comments http://www.casecheck.co.uk/Default.aspx?tabid=1184&EntryID=12146 Thu, 07 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT 0 http://www.casecheck.co.uk/DesktopModules/BlogPlus/Trackback.aspx?id=12146 Making access for students who have obtained their secondary education diploma in another Member State subject not only to the general Austrian admission requirements, but also to the requirements for immediate admission to the chosen course of study in that other State constitutes indirect discrimination on the grounds of nationality. http://www.casecheck.co.uk/CaseLaw/tabid/1184/EntryID/12147/Default.aspx http://www.casecheck.co.uk/CaseLaw/tabid/1184/EntryID/12147/Default.aspx#Comments http://www.casecheck.co.uk/Default.aspx?tabid=1184&EntryID=12147 Thu, 07 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT 0 http://www.casecheck.co.uk/DesktopModules/BlogPlus/Trackback.aspx?id=12147 The Tribunal concluded that it had jurisdiction under Article 26 of the Energy Charter Treaty and under Article 25 of the ICSID Convention. http://www.casecheck.co.uk/CaseLaw/tabid/1184/EntryID/11761/Default.aspx http://www.casecheck.co.uk/CaseLaw/tabid/1184/EntryID/11761/Default.aspx#Comments http://www.casecheck.co.uk/Default.aspx?tabid=1184&EntryID=11761 Tue, 08 Feb 2005 00:00:00 GMT 0 http://www.casecheck.co.uk/DesktopModules/BlogPlus/Trackback.aspx?id=11761