This dispute concerned Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide’s (“Fraport”) application for annulment of an ICSID award issued on 16 August 2007. This arbitral award had been the result of a dispute in relation to a concession agreement for the construction and operation of a terminal at the international airport in Manila. In 2002, Respondent, […]
Arbitrage Relatif à la Mer de Chine Meridionale
En 2013, les Philippines avaient introduit devant la Cour Permanente d’arbitrage de la Haye une requête visant à déclarer illégale les revendications territoriales de la Chine sur les eaux stratégiques de la mer de Chine méridionale. En effet, depuis 2009, Pékin assure que 80% de la zone lui appartient en vertu d’une « ligne de neuf traits », […]
States That Are Not Parties To The New York Convention
The Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, commonly called the New York Convention, entered into force on 7 June 1959 and is the bedrock of modern international arbitration. This important international convention requires courts of the 159 contracting States (with Sudan becoming the latest member in 2018) to give effect to […]
The Growth of International Arbitration in Asia
Hong Kong and Singapore have long been fierce rivals for the title of Asia’s leading financial centre, and they are now also battling to become Asia’s dominant seat for international commercial arbitrations, the leading form of international dispute resolution. This rivalry is personified by their competing arbitral institutions, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), […]