Recursos Naturales

Empresa minera canadiense otorgada solo costos irrecuperables en compensación por expropiación peruana

Bear Creek Mining Corporation vs. República de Perú, Caso del CIADI No. ARB/14/21

Derecho Internacional de Recursos Naturales, Inversión y Sostenibilidad

Esta publicación examina la relación entre las instituciones que rigen la inversión extranjera, el desarrollo sostenible y las reglas y regulaciones que rigen los recursos naturales.

Tribunal del CIADI otorga casi USD380 millones en compensación por expropiación ilícita de Ecuador

Burlington Resources Inc. vs. la República de Ecuador, Caso del CIADI No. ARB/08/5

Ecuador otorgado USD41 millones en demanda de reconvenciones contra compañía de petróleo y gas de Estados Unidos, Burlington Resources

Burlington Resources Inc. vs. La República de Ecuador, Caso del CIADI No. ARB/08/5

Laudos y Decisiones

Tribunal del CIADI desestima demanda contra Indonesia por falsificación de licencias mineras Churchill Mining PLC y Planet Mining Pty Ltd vs. la República de Indonesia, Caso del CIADI No. ARB/12/14 […]

ICSID tribunal dismisses claims brought against Indonesia based on forged mining licences

Churchill Mining PLC y Planet Mining Pty Ltd vs. la República de Indonesia, Caso del CIADI No. ARB/12/14 y Caso del CIADI No. ARB/12/40 Luego de dictar dos decisiones separadas sobre […]

Renco no cumplió con el requisito formal de renuncia bajo el Acuerdo de Promoción Comercial entre Estados Unidos y Perú

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Pac Rim vs. El Salvador: todas las demandas desestimadas; OceanaGold debe pagar US$8 millones por gastos

Pac Rim Cayman LLC vs. la República de El Salvador, Caso del CIADI No. ARB/09/12 El 14 de octubre de 2016, un tribunal del Centro Internacional de Arreglo de Diferencias […]

Laudos y Decisiones

(English) Venezuela to Pay Us$1 Billion For Expropriating Canadian Mining Company’s Investment

ICSID Tribunal dismisses MFN Clause in WTO GATS as a means of importing Senegal’s consent to arbitration from third party BIT

PCA tribunal deemed acts of Polish Agricultural Property Agency not attributable to Poland

Claimant not considered Investor due to interpretation of “Seat” under Cyprus–Montenegro BIT

Ecuador’s Levy on extraordinary oil profits at a 99% rate has breached Murphy’s legitimate expectations, decides PCA tribunal

Ecuador ordered by PCA tribunal to pay $24 million to Canadian Mining Company

Demandante no considerada inversionista debido a interpretación de “sede” bajo el TBI entre Chipre y Montenegro

CEAC Holdings Limited v Montenegro, Caso del CIADI No. ARB(AF)/14/8

Bolivia promulga Ley de Conciliación y Arbitraje que incluye régimen para las controversias entre inversionista y Estado

El 25 de junio de 2015, Evo Morales, el Presidente boliviano, promulgó la Ley No. 708 de Conciliación y Arbitraje, aprobada por el Parlamento boliviano con aportes del sector privado, académicos y la sociedad civil.

Tribunal de la CNUDMI concluye que evaluación ambiental conducida por Canadá violó el nivel de trato mínimo conforme al derecho internacional y el estándar de trato nacional

William Ralph Clayton, William Richard Clayton, Douglas Clayton, Daniel Clayton and Bilcon of Delaware Inc. v. Government of Canada, CNUDMI 

Awards and Decisions

US$1.76 billion dollar award levied against Ecuador in dispute with Occidental; tribunal split over damages   Occidental Petroleum Corporation and Occidental Exploration and Production Company v. The Republic of Ecuador, […]

News in Brief

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Awards and Decisions

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Awards and Decisions

Swiss claimant fails jurisdictional stage for not qualifying as an ‘investor’ Alps Finance and Trade AG v. Slovak Republic Damon Vis-Dunbar A claim against the government of Slovakia has failed […]

News in Brief

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Awards and decisions

UK firm victorious in dispute with Russia, but damages much less than claimed RosInvestCo UK Ltd.  v. The Russian Federation, SCC Case No. Arb. V079/2005 Lise Johnson In an award […]

Awards and decisions

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The IBA’s Model Mining Development Agreement: A new paradigm for natural resource projects

IISD In October 2009, at its annual meeting in Madrid, the Mining Law Committee of the International Bar Association launched a project to develop a Model Mining Development Agreement (MMDA).  […]

NEWS UPDATE: NY Judge dismisses Ecuador request for stay of Chevron arbitration

By Fernando Cabrera Diaz March 16, 2010 Judge Leonard Sand of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has granted Chevron’s motion to dismiss Ecuador’s request […]

Ecuadorians battle Chevron in U.S. court over BIT arbitration in long-running environmental damage dispute

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Canadian mining firm accused of links to murder of protester, threatens arbitration over mine closure in Chiapas

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Canadian mining company Gold Reserve commences ICSID arbitration against Venezuela

By Fernando Cabrera Diaz December 6, 2009 Canadian mining company Gold Reserve has commenced arbitration against Venezuela at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) over the alleged […]

An End to European mining claims in South Africa?

By Elizabeth Whitsitt December 6, 2009 On November 2, 2009 claimants in the high-profile arbitration involving mining interests owned by Piero Foresti, Laura de Carli and others against the Republic […]

In Brief: Rumors of a dispute between Ukrainian and Viennese firms over natural gas surface

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Innovative Steps are Introduced Into Non-Disputing Party ICSID Procedure

By Elizabeth Whitsitt November 3, 2009 In a high-profile arbitration involving mining interests owned by Piero Foresti, Laura de Carli and others versus the Republic of South Africa, an ICSID […]

Quiborax claim against Bolivia continues; may provide first decision on effects of ICSID exit

By Fernando Cabrera November 3, 2009 Chilean Química e Industrial del Bórax Ltd. (“Quiborax”) will continue with its claim against Bolivia at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Dispute […]

Confusion about Settlement Agreement leads to Dismissal of Case Between Dutch Companies and Azerbaijan

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F-W Oil Interests Inc. v. Republic of Trinidad & Tobago: A «Relatively Mundane Dispute» after all?

By Elizabeth Whitsitt November 3, 2009 More than three years ago, on March 3, 2006, Texas-based energy company, F-W Oil Interests Inc. (“FWO”) lost its fight against the Republic of […]

An ICSID Tribunal Introduces Innovative Steps Into Non-Disputing Party Procedure

  By Elizabeth Whitsitt October 11, 2009 In a high-profile arbitration involving mining interests owned by Piero Foresti, Laura de Carli and others versus the Republic of South Africa, an […]

Chevron launches investment-treaty claim against Ecuador

By Damon Vis-Dunbar 2 October 2009 Correction: The original headline in this article stated that Chevron Corporation alleges a denial of justice on the part of Ecuador. Chevron explains that […]

Oral arguments held in ICJ dispute over pulp mills on the River Uruguay

By Fernando Cabrera Diaz 2 October 2009 Oral arguments have been held at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the dispute between Argentina and Uruguay over the latter’s authorization […]

Ad Hoc Committee confirms Argentina is on the hook to Azurix for US$165 Million

By Elizabeth Whitsitt 2 October 2009 Marking a final setback for Argentina in its protracted dispute with US-based water services firm Azurix Corp, on 1 September 2009 an ad hoc […]

El Salvador government considers ban on mining as permit freeze leads to CAFTA arbitration

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Tribunal dismisses claim by Europe Cement against Turkey; Claimant ordered to bear cost of the arbitration

By Damon Vis-Dunbar 2 September 2009 An ICSID tribunal has rendered a decision after finding itself in the unusual position of facing requests from both the Claimant and Respondent for […]

Greenpeace pressures German government for transparency in Vattenfall dispute

By Damon Vis-Dunbar 15 July 2009 Arbitration proceedings between the Government of Germany and the Swedish energy utility Vattenfall should be conducted transparently, argue a coalition of non-governmental organizations. Greenpeace […]

Arbitrators clash on question of interpretation in Hrvatska Electroprivreda d.d. v. The Republic of Slovenia

By Elizabeth Whitsitt 15 July 2009 On 12 June 2009 the majority of a Tribunal convened pursuant to a Request for Arbitration under the ICSID Arbitration Rules issued a partial […]

Glamis Gold Ltd. v. United States of America: Tribunal sets a high bar for establishing breach of “Fair and Equitable Treatment” under NAFTA

By Elizabeth Whitsitt and Damon Vis-Dunbar 15 July 2009 A protracted dispute between the United States of America and Glamis Gold Ltd., a Canadian gold mining company, was settled in […]

ICSID tribunal accepts Ecuador’s objections to jurisdiction in dispute with electricity firm

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Venezuela consents to arbitration in new BIT with Russia

By Fernando Cabrera Diaz 15 July 2009 A new bilateral investment treaty between Venezuela and Russia provides consent to international arbitration for settling disputes pursuant to the treaty, despite President […]