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Amicus Curiae Interventions

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Pacific Rim mining company argues that El Salvador’s investment statute should be read in light of international jurisprudence May 15, 2013

Tribunal nixes requests by Canadian arbitration lawyer and an unrelated NGO to intervene as amicus curiae in Apotex v. USA NAFTA arbitration Mar 19, 2013

ANALYSIS: Electrabel ruling examines relations between EU law and Energy Charter Treaty and rejects European Commission’s suggestion that case should not be arbitrated Dec 10, 2012

Several arbitration industry interests weigh in with support for BG’s effort to overturn vacature of $185 million Argentine award Sep 2, 2012

Amicus submission rejected in Zimbabwe case; human rights law held inapplicable to ICSID proceedings Jun 27, 2012

ANALYSIS: Tribunal’s reading of amicus curiae tests could make life difficult for antagonistic amici - and those seeking to raise novel concerns such as human rights law Jun 27, 2012

Parties in NAFTA pharmaceuticals arbitration trade arguments on jurisdiction, as tribunal rejects amicus participation Dec 1, 2011

Tribunal rules that mining company failed to waive local court proceedings, thus precluding CAFTA arbitration against El Salvador; hearings in a parallel case loom Mar 15, 2011

Hungary prevails in first of three Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) arbitrations over power pricing disputes; arbitrators affirm that “politics” is not a dirty word Sep 28, 2010

ANALYSIS: ECT’s stability clause does not immunize foreign investors from legal changes in Hungary; arbitrators see no clash between ECT and Hungary’s EU law obligations Sep 28, 2010

South Africa not prepared to let claimant walk away from ICSID claim without further conditions Nov 30, 2009

NGOs permitted to intervene in South Africa mining case and for second time at ICSID petitioners to see documents Oct 14, 2009

South Africa mining arbitration sees another amicus curiae intervention Sep 2, 2009

FREE: NGOs seek leave to intervene in ICSID arbitration arising out of South Africa’s treatment of foreign mining companies Jul 21, 2009

Canadian indigenous association writes to tribunal in support of claimants in NAFTA tobacco arbitration Feb 28, 2009

ANALYSIS: human rights law arguments figure prominently in NAFTA dispute over indigenous tobacco enterprise Feb 10, 2009

ICSID tribunal will permit European Commission to file legal brief in Energy Charter Treaty arbitration Dec 11, 2008

Claimant in garbage disposal dispute with Canada seeks closed-door hearings and wants amicus curiae to pay $25,000 fee Nov 12, 2008

Claimant and Canada exchange arguments in claim brought by US citizen for alleged expropriation of waste disposal business Nov 12, 2008

European Commission seeks to intervene as amicus curiae in ICSID arbitrations over Hungary's long-term power pacts Sep 17, 2008

IN-DEPTH: Other treaty breaches, including of Fair and Equitable Treatment standard, upheld in Biwater v. Tanzania Jul 28, 2008

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