Tag: ICSID

GEA v. Ukraine: an Arbitral Award is not an Investment
By 16 April, 2011 0 Comments Read More →

GEA v. Ukraine: an Arbitral Award is not an Investment

In a recently published award in GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft v. Ukraine, an ICSID Tribunal found that an arbitral award for the recovery of money (due under an agreement treated as an investment) does not in itself constitute an investment (para 162). The Tribunal further held that if failure to enforce an award may constitute expropriation, […]

Posted in: Commercial Arbitration, Investor-State Arbitration
The European Court of Human Rights: an Arbitration Award Can Be Expropriated
By 9 December, 2010 0 Comments Read More →

The European Court of Human Rights: an Arbitration Award Can Be Expropriated

The European Court of Human Rights recently ruled in Kin-Stib & Majkic v. Serbia that failure to enforce an arbitral award amounts to violation of the right to peaceful enjoyment of possession. This note first summarizes the ruling and then considers its implications. In particular, it discusses whether an arbitral award can be expropriated by […]

Posted in: Commercial Arbitration, Investor-State Arbitration, Public International Law
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