Thursday, Apr 28 2011 :: President enacts law to secure foreign investments under ICSID - International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday accorded assent to a law aimed at reassuring foreign investors about security of their investments in Pakistan. The Arbitration (International Investment Disputes) Bill, 2011 was passed by National Assembly on November 5 last year while the Senate passed it on April 1. The President made the bill into a law, with his signatures at a special ceremony, here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr. President Zardari termed the signing as "a giant leap forward" to cre...
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Tuesday, Apr 19 2011 :: 'Is The Principle of Finality "Losing Its Appeal"?', by Alejandro I. Garcia: under International Arbitration Commentary

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Saturday, Apr 16 2011 :: Four Tribunals Apply ICSID Rule for Early Ouster of Unmeritorious Claims", by John R. Crook (ASIL Insights, Vol. 15, Issue 10) under ICSID - International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
Introduction Four tribunals composed of leading arbitrators have brought to life an unusual rule adopted by the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (“ICSID”) in 2006 that allows respondent states to seek early dismissal of unmeritorious claims.[1] The first two cases clarified key parts of the rule, although the disputed claims were not dismissed.  More recently, two tribunals for the first time dismissed claims in their entirety.  The f...
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Wednesday, Apr 13 2011 :: What will the recent entry into force of the UNASUR Treaty mean for investment arbitration in South America? By Christian Leathley under UNASUR - Union of South American Nations
On 11 March 2011, the UNASUR treaty entered into force. UNASUR (the Union of South American Nations) is a regional organisation that comprises all twelve South American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela. The entry into force of the treaty is an important development for the international arbitration community given some of the proposals that UNASUR is advancing, particularly in the field of investor-State ar...
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Tuesday, Apr 05 2011 :: 'Mauritius Brings UNCLOS Arbitration Against The United Kingdom Over the Chagos Archipelago', by Peter Prowns (ASIL Insights, Vol. 15, Issue 8 - April 5, 2011) under UNCLOS - United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Mauritius Brings UNCLOS Arbitration Against The United Kingdom Over The Chagos ArchipelagoBy Peter Prows Introduction The Chagos Archipelago, which dots the heart of the Indian Ocean, is in the middle of a very 21st century international dispute.  In April 2010, the United Kingdom, with the backing of ocean science and environmental groups, declared most of the exclusive economic zone (“EEZ”) of the archipelago a marine protected area (“MPA”) and off-limits to all ...
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