Worldwide: International Law

The Romanian State scored a major arbitration victory before the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) within the World Bank in Washington. Noble Ventures, Inc. submitted its claim under the bilateral investment treaty between the United States and Romania to arbitration under the ICSID Convention in August 2001. Noble Ventures` claimed as much as USD 353 million in damages from Romania, challenging Romania’s treatment of Noble Ventures and its investment in Combin

The United States is currently party to 48 Bilateral Investment Treaties, including seven that have been signed but not yet ratified.

Increasingly, contracting parties are including an express duty of "good faith" in their contracts.

On 24th February 2025, the European Union ("EU") introduced its 16th package of restrictive measures and sanctions against Russia (the "16th Package") through Council Regulation 2025/395...

On May 13, 2025, the US Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") unveiled heightened global due diligence requirements for companies using, granting access to, and trading in semiconductors used in artificial intelligence (AI).

On May 13, the U.S. Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS) issued three important guidance and policy documents directed at the advanced computing integrated circuit (IC) industry...

Article 10 (1) of the European Convention, reflecting the Universal Declaration of Human rights proclaimed by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 10th December 1948, states: Everyone has the right to freedom of expression

Soon after completion of the negotiations the Report of the Working Party on Russia's accession to the WTO became available in English and in Russian.

In December of last year, the Court of Justice of the EU ("CJEU") handed down its ruling in the joined cases of Philips (C446/09) and Nokia (C495/09).

In accordance with the EU's plan to achieve full energy independence from Russia, the European Commission ("Commission")...

"Fueled in part by tariffs," is how Black Book summarized April since its latest installment of Market Insights, which covered the week that included the last day of the month.

Torys' Canadian and New York offices will be providing regular briefs on the legal ramifications of the tariffs and other cross-border policy developments on the horizon.