Abdulqawi Yusuf - ARBITRATOR PROFILE AND APPOINTMENTS
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RECENT IAREPORTER COVERAGE ABOUT Abdulqawi Yusuf
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Analysis: ICJ upholds Armenia’s objections to jurisdiction rationibus temporis et materiae against part of Azerbaijan’s racial discrimination claims, while allowing claims pertaining to the deployment of landmines and booby traps to proceed to the merits
Nov 19, 2024 -
Analysis: ICJ rejects Azerbaijan’s preliminary objections in CERD dispute initiated by Armenia, finding that negotiations aimed at settling the dispute became futile and that Azerbaijan’s allegedly racially motivated acts, if proven, are capable of falling under CERD; dissenting judges would have dismissed Armenia’s claims for lack of jurisdiction
Nov 19, 2024 -
Analysis: ICJ issues Advisory Opinion on Israel-Palestine conflict, finding that Israel’s continued occupation of Palestine violates international rules governing conduct by occupying power and non-discrimination, and should be ended immediately with an obligation to make reparations
Jul 22, 2024 -
International Court of Justice sees no ground to indicate provisional measures aimed at limiting Germany’s supply of weapons to Israel
Apr 30, 2024 -
Analysis: International Court of Justice issues additional provisional measures in South Africa v. Israel case
Mar 29, 2024 -
Analysis: ICJ considers clean hands doctrine inapplicable in inter-state disputes, finds violations of CERD and ICSFT by Russia in the aftermath of Crimea’s annexation, and decides that Russia breached provisional measures order - but several claims are dismissed
Feb 09, 2024 -
Analysis: International Court of Justice upholds jurisdiction over claim for declaration that Russia wrongly accused Ukraine of genocide, but sees no ground to adjudicate Russia’s invasion of Ukraine under Genocide Convention
Feb 07, 2024 -
ICJ finds that Russia breached Convention for Suppression of Financing of Terrorism, CERD, and provisional measures ordered by the court – but rejects a majority of the grounds advanced by Ukraine
Jan 31, 2024 -
Analysis: International Court of Justice issues provisional measures order against Syria, directing the state to ensure compliance with the Convention against Torture and preserve evidence of potential violations
Nov 17, 2023 -
Tribunal in waste management dispute with Egypt dismissed claims on the merits, seeing no sovereign conduct capable of breaching the BIT
Jun 25, 2023 -
International Court of Justice allows 32 countries to intervene in the Genocide Convention case between Ukraine and Russia; US application, however, is rejected
Jun 13, 2023 -
In Guyana v. Venezuela, ICJ finds that argument based on Monetary Gold principle is not covered by res judicata, but is unconvinced that this principle applies to the case
Apr 07, 2023 -
International Court of Justice finds that it has jurisdiction to examine facts that occurred after the instrument of consent had ceased to be in force
Apr 22, 2022 -
Analysis: ICJ orders Russia to suspend military operations based on the Genocide Convention; a minority of judges disagrees on the scope of the court's prima facie jurisdiction and the plausibility of Ukraine’s rights
Mar 17, 2022 -
ICJ issues provisional measures under Genocide Convention, ordering Russia to immediately suspend military operations in Ukraine
Mar 16, 2022 -
Analysis: International Court of Justice rules on compensation for unlawful war conduct, emphasizing that causation and burden of proof may vary depending on the circumstances
Feb 22, 2022 -
ICJ awards 325 million USD to the Democratic Republic of Congo over past military invasion
Feb 09, 2022 -
In Qatar v. UAE ICJ case, 11-6 majority finds that Convention against racial discrimination does not apply to differential treatment based on current nationality
Feb 04, 2021 -
Iran’s case against the United States at the ICJ is allowed to proceed, as judges dismiss abuse of process objection and leave “essential security” defence for the next stage
Feb 04, 2021 -
ICJ President reveals that ICJ judges will not participate in investor-state arbitration in the future
Oct 27, 2018 -
Analysis: In a striking new award, ICSID tribunal rules that Achmea judgment does not cast shadow over ICSID-based arbitration; but efforts to empanel ad-hoc committees to review such intra-EU BIT awards keeps getting harder
Oct 11, 2018 -
[UPDATED] In a provisional measures ruling, International Court of Justice orders US to modify sanctions against Iran - and US responds that it will terminate treaty
Oct 03, 2018 -
Crowded out of spotlight due to myriad of high-profile claims against Indian state, a series of BIT claims by Indian investors advance with less fanfare
Sep 24, 2018 -
Egyptian official confirms victory in Veolia case at ICSID, as company remains silent
May 30, 2018 -
Egypt round-up: a new investment treaty claim by Future Pipe International B.V. lands at ICSID, as at least seven other arbitrations moved forward
Aug 27, 2017 -
ANALYSIS: ICSID committee highlights importance of public reason-giving by investment tribunals, in part-annulling Tidewater award
Dec 29, 2016 -
Breaking: ad-hoc committee finds that tribunal failed to state reasons in Venezuela award and annuls part of damages award
Dec 28, 2016 -
ANALYSIS: unpacking the recent annulment decision in SAUR v. Argentina
Dec 21, 2016 -
Ad-hoc committee rejects Argentina's attempt to annul award in favour of water concession investor
Dec 19, 2016 -
In a first, an ICSID Annulment Committee finds that it has discretion to stay enforcement of part of an award
Mar 03, 2016 -
In-depth: exploring the reasons why an ICSID annulment committee has declined Romania's bid to annul Micula award
Feb 28, 2016 -
European Commission's arguments before Micula annulment committee are dismissed, but E.C. says that its non-enforceability arguments are gaining purchase in member-state courts
Feb 28, 2016 -
Breaking: Controversial arbitral award against Romania is upheld, thus affirming $250+ million compensation for Micula brothers
Feb 26, 2016 -
ICSID names six to hear two efforts by Venezuela to annul unfavourable arbitral awards
Sep 16, 2015 -
Recent post-award developments in the Micula v. Romania I case
Sep 10, 2015 -
Argentina round-up: ICSID ad-hoc committee declines to annul 2012 award in Daimler case; three panelists chosen to hear challenge to SAUR award
Jan 08, 2015 -
As Micula brothers sue European Commission, an ICSID Ad-Hoc Committee weighs in on EC's latest plea to be heard in Micula v. Romania
Dec 10, 2014 -
Stay is lifted on $250 million ICSID award after Romania fails to give assurance that award would be paid in the event of non-annulment
Oct 08, 2014 -
New twists in EU injunction of Romania: European Commission offers more details, as ICSID ad-hoc committee gives Romania an ultimatum
Aug 19, 2014 -
European Commission enjoins Romania from paying ICSID award, thus throwing a wrench into enforcement of intra-EU BIT ruling
Aug 07, 2014 -
Annulment is not an appeal: ICSID ad hoc committee dismisses Paraguay's application to annul SGS v. Paraguay award
Jun 13, 2014 -
ICSID panelists in place in Courts v. Madagascar arbitration and Micula v. Romania (annulment) proceedings
May 15, 2014 -
In a first for ICSID: claimant is cleared to seek enforcement of arbitral award while annulment proceedings remain ongoing
Jun 04, 2013 -
Arbitral tribunal is convened to review Egypt’s treatment of French investor, Veolia, in waste management concession
Feb 14, 2013 -
Personnel picked for several ICSID annulment committees; Philip Morris v. Australia case leads to resignation of a pair of arbitrators
Dec 21, 2012 -
AES fails in bid to annul arbitral award, but Hungary faces two more pending claims arising out of power-purchase fracas
Jul 03, 2012 -
Compensation terms for Guinean investor still unresolved as ICJ-imposed deadline looms in Congolese dispute
May 15, 2011 -
ICSID panels convened in disputes over Uruguay’s tobacco policies, Venezuelan airport concession, Polish health-care venture, and Hungarian energy investment
Mar 30, 2011