Investment Arbitration in Eastern Europe: In Search of a Definition of Expropriation

Price: $150.00 1076 pages. 1 Hardcover Volume. Index. Appendices. One CD-Rom. Published February 2007.
ISBN-13: 978-1-933833-00-2 / ISBN-10: 1-933833-00-9

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

INTRODUCTION

I.  Background

II.  Expropriation
     1.  Introduction
     2.  Indirect Expropriation

III.  Current State of International Law with Respect to Expropriation
      1. Introduction
      2. Rules of Attribution
          2.1  Introduction
          2.2  Applicability of the ILC Articles
          2.3  General Rules of Attribution
          2.4  Attribution and Federal States
      3. The International Minimum Standard
          3.1  Public Purpose
          3.2  Non-Discrimination (National Treatment)
          3.3 Compensation

IV.  Bilateral Investment Protection Treaties
     1. Introduction
     2. The Sedelmayer Case
         2.1  The Background
         2.2  The Dispute
         2.3  Comments
     3. The 1998 Financial Crisis in Russia
         3.1 Introduction
         3.2 Measures Taken by the Russian Federation
         3.3 Do the Measures Amount to Expropriation?
     4. The Tradex Case
         4.1 The Background
         4.2 The Dispute
         4.3 Comments
     5. The Land Use Permit Case
         5.1 The Background
         5.2 The Dispute
         5.3 Comments
     6. The SwemBalt Case
         6.1 The Background
         6.2 The Dispute
         6.3 Comments
     7. Golden Shares in Russia Companies
         7.1 The Background
         7.2 Do Golden Shares Constitute Indirect Expropriation?
     8. The Estonian Bank Licence Case
         8.1 The Background
         8.2 The Dispute
         8.3 Comments
     9. The Lauder Cases
         9.1 The Background
         9.2 The Dispute
         9.3 The Stockholm Award
         9.4 The London Award
         9.5 Comments
    10. The Moldovan Case
         10.1 The Background
         10.2 The Dispute
         10.3 Comments
    11. The Ukrainian Case
         11.1 The Background
         11.2 The Dispute
         11.3 Comments  
    12. The Refinery Case
         12.1 The Background
         12.2 The Dispute
         12.3 Comments 
    13. The Romanian Case
         13.1 The Background
         13.2 The Dispute
         13.3 Comments

V. The Energy Charter Treaty
    1. Introduction
    2. The First ECT Arbitral Award
         2.1 The Background
         2.2 The Dispute
         2.3 Comments
    3. The Second ECT Arbitral Award
         3.1 The Background
         3.2 The Dispute
         3.3 Comments

VI.  Concluding Remarks

Index

Appendices on CD-ROM

Appendix 1 - Sedelmayer v. Russian Federation
Appendix 2 - Tradex v. Republic of Albania
Appendix 3 - SwemBalt AB v. Republic of Latvia
Appendix 4 - Genin v. Republic of Estonia
Appendix 5 - Lauder v. Czech Republic
Appendix 6 - CME v. Czech Republic
Appendix 7 - Link - Trading v. Republic of Moldova
Appendix 8 - Generation Ukraine, Inc. v. Republic of Ukraine
Appendix 9 - The Refinery Case
Appendix 10 - Noble Ventures, Inc. v. Republic of Romania
Appendix 11 - Nykomb v. Republic of Latvia
Appendix 12 - Petrobart Ltd. v. Kyrgyz Republic

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