Commodity arbitration involving international trade is one the oldest segments of international commercial arbitration, which has become more sophisticated and organized over the years. Commodity markets arose with the increase of trade volume, first in Great Britain in the nineteenth century, especially during the Victorian era, then in the rest of the world. Today, London […]
Investor’s Consent to ICSID Arbitration Under Côte d’Ivoire’s Investment Code
A request for acceptance of the investment constitutes valid evidence of the investor’s consent to ICSID arbitration under Côte d’Ivoire’s Investment Code. This is the finding of the arbitral tribunal in an ICSID arbitration initiated by an Ivoirian company, Société Resort Company Invest Abidjan, and two French nationals, Stanislas Citerici and Gérard Bot, against the Republic of […]
International Arbitration in Africa
Many practitioners and arbitrators are unfamiliar with international arbitration in Africa and have very little actual experience with it. Yet, sub-Saharan Africa is one of the regions where the use of international arbitration to resolve international disputes is expanding the most swiftly in the world. This should come as no surprise, as the International Monetary […]