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Amicus Curiae Fundación Pachamama and The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)—Chevron v. Ecuador
This amicus curiae brief focuses on the investor-State arbitration under the UNCITRAL arbitration rules with Chevron Corporation as the Claimant, and the Republic of Ecuador as the Respondent.
This amicus curiae brief focuses on the investor-State arbitration under the UNCITRAL arbitration rules with Chevron Corporation as the Claimant, and the Republic of Ecuador as the Respondent.
The brief examines the extraordinary nature of this arbitration and analyzes the orders sought by the Claimant, Chevron, and their implications. It includes a summary of the arguments presented by amicus and describes the background to this arbitration. The brief comes to the conclusion that the Tribunal should dismiss the present arbitration on the basis of a lack of jurisdiction (the tribunal has no jurisdiction under the U.S.-Ecuador Bilateral Investment Treaty), and of a lack of justiciability of the orders sought by the Claimant.
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