Although NML Ltd won an investment arbitration against Argentina many years ago, it has yet to succeed in enforcing its award against the country. The latest judicial decisions in NML Ltd’s attempts to enforce the award were rendered recently by the French Cour de Cassation, which elaborated on the French conception of sovereign immunity from […]
The Secretariat’s Guide to ICC Arbitration (2012)
Jason Fry, Simon Greenberg, Francesca Mazza THE SECRETARIAT’s GUIDE TO ICC ARBITRATION A Practical Commentary on the 2012 ICC Rules of Arbitration from the Secretariat of the ICC International Court of Arbitration With the assistance of Benjamin Moss Contents Foreword Preface Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: A Step-by-Step Overview of ICC Arbitration Procedure Chapter 3: […]
Myanmar becomes the 149th State party to the New York Convention
I am pleased to inform you that the Myanmar, which has been gradually re-entering the international community, has deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards. With an accession made without any reservation, Myanmar becomes the 149th State party to the Convention, which spans all major […]
The Enforcement of International Arbitration Awards in New York
Sylvana Sinha’s recent article provides a very good explanation of current US jurisprudence concerning the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards in New York, where many foreign arbitral awards are in practice enforced in the US. It analyzes the current judicial interpretation of the common law doctrine forum non conveniens, as well as the possibility of enforcement […]