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.

As the EU negotiates a 17thsanctions package on Russia, it is considering ways to insulate some €260 billion of immobilized Russian sovereign assets under its control as a form of leverage in negotiations.

When choosing the most appropriate court, the enforceability of the judgment against the defendant's assets should be a deciding factor. In this regard, arbitral tribunals are preferable to public courts...

Filing a lawsuit in China can help enforce contracts and recover losses.

The Eurozone remains troubled by the impact of the debt crisis.

Customs has imposed interim dumping and countervailing duties on the import of Aluminium Road Wheels (ARW) from China.

On May 25, 2012, the Minister of Industry announced significant changes to the Canadian federal government’s review and enforcement process under the "Investment Canada Act" (the ICA).

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).