Worldwide: International Law

The Romanian State scored a major arbitration victory before the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) within the World Bank in Washington. Noble Ventures, Inc. submitted its claim under the bilateral investment treaty between the United States and Romania to arbitration under the ICSID Convention in August 2001. Noble Ventures` claimed as much as USD 353 million in damages from Romania, challenging Romania’s treatment of Noble Ventures and its investment in Combin

The United States is currently party to 48 Bilateral Investment Treaties, including seven that have been signed but not yet ratified.

Increasingly, contracting parties are including an express duty of "good faith" in their contracts.

The Eurozone remains troubled by the impact of the debt crisis.

Customs has imposed interim dumping and countervailing duties on the import of Aluminium Road Wheels (ARW) from China.

On May 25, 2012, the Minister of Industry announced significant changes to the Canadian federal government’s review and enforcement process under the "Investment Canada Act" (the ICA).

Since taking office on January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump's administration has imposed a series of tariffs on almost all countries, including Canada.

While US President Trump has instituted a pause on his tariffs implemented through executives orders on March 6 and April 2, 2025, many Canadian businesses may be unaware that this reprieve only...

The Finance Act, 2025 has been formally enacted. Amendments pertaining to Customs laws have become effective from 29.03.2025, and those pertaining to GST laws would become effective from a date to be notified by the Central Government.

Article 10 (1) of the European Convention, reflecting the Universal Declaration of Human rights proclaimed by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 10th December 1948, states: Everyone has the right to freedom of expression

Soon after completion of the negotiations the Report of the Working Party on Russia's accession to the WTO became available in English and in Russian.

In December of last year, the Court of Justice of the EU ("CJEU") handed down its ruling in the joined cases of Philips (C446/09) and Nokia (C495/09).