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Investor-State Dispute Settlement is Source of Contention in Proposed Pacific Trade Pact

By Beth Graham - March 3, 2015

A group of lawmakers led by Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren have recently expressed concerns over a proposed Trans-Pacific trade partnership between the United States and 11 other nations.

To Publish, or Not to Publish Arbitral Awards: That is the Question…

By Beth Graham - February 4, 2015

Elina Zlatanska, Visiting Research Fellow at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, has authored "To Publish, or Not to Publish Arbitral Awards: That is the Question…," 81 International Journal of Arbitration, Mediation and Dispute Management, Number 1, 2015. In her research paper, Ms. Zlatanska examines some potential pros and cons of establishing a publication mechanism for international commercial arbitral awards.

Houston-Based Oil Co. Withdraws Request for ICSID Arbitration Against Venezuela

By Beth Graham - January 29, 2015

A Houston-based oil and gas company has withdrawn its mid-January request for arbitration before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (“ICSID”). On January 16th, Harvest Natural Resources, Inc. reportedly asked the ICSID to consider its case against the Government of Venezuela in an effort to protect its 32 percent stake in the Petrodelta joint oil and gas venture.

Non-Judicial Means of Collective Redress in Europe

By Beth Graham - December 15, 2014

S.I. Strong, Associate Professor at the University of Missouri School of Law, has published a book chapter entitled Non-Judicial Means of Collective Redress in Europe in Collective Redress in Europe (Oxford University Press, anticipated 2015); University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2014-29.

Use and Perception of International Commercial Mediation and Conciliation

By Beth Graham - November 26, 2014

Professor S.I. Strong, Associate Professor at the University of Missouri School of Law has published “Use and Perception of International Commercial Mediation and Conciliation: A Preliminary Report on Issues Relating to the Proposed UNCITRAL Convention on International Commercial Mediation and Conciliation,” University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2014-28.

A Fair Fight: Professional Guidelines in International Arbitration

By Beth Graham - October 20, 2014

Professor William W. Park, R. Gordon Butler Scholar in International Law at the Boston University School of Law has published a thoughtful article entitled, A Fair Fight: Professional Guidelines in International Arbitration, Forthcoming, 30 Arbitration International 409 (2014); Boston Univ. School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 14-53.

ConocoPhillips Seeks ICC Arbitration Against Venezuelan State Oil Company

By Beth Graham - October 10, 2014

ConocoPhillips has reportedly filed for arbitration against the Venezuela state oil company, Petroleos de Venezuela (“PDVSA”). According to ConocoPhillips’ request to the International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”), PDVSA failed to pay the company the contractual compensation owed to it over the Petrozuata and Hamaca heavy crude oil projects.

Arbitrability Decisions Before, During and After Arbitration

By Beth Graham - August 23, 2014

John James Barcelo III, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of International and Comparative Law and Elizabeth and Arthur Reich Director, Leo and Arvilla Berger International Legal Studies Program at Cornell University Law School, has authored Arbitrability Decisions Before, During, and After Arbitration, Liber Amicorum (2015), Forthcoming; Cornell Legal Studies Research Paper No. 14-24. In his publication, Professor Barcello examines the three pri

Improving Judicial Performance in Matters Involving International Arbitration

By Beth Graham - July 30, 2014

University of Missouri School of Law Associate Professor S.I. Strong has published a chapter entitled Improving Judicial Performance in Matters Involving International Arbitration in Selected Topics in International Arbitration: Liber Amicorum, Julio César Betancourt, 2014, Forthcoming; University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2014-19.

Contractual Waivers of Investment Arbitration: Wa(I)ve of the Future?

By Beth Graham - April 19, 2014

Professor S.I. Strong, Associate Professor at the University of Missouri School of Law has published Contractual Waivers of Investment Arbitration: Wa(I)ve of the Future?, 29 ICSID Review-Foreign Investment Law Journal 2014, Forthcoming; University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2014-13.