Work Area: Human Rights

A US court has temporarily restrained President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing measures targeting WilmerHale and Jenner & Block while the law firms challenge their legality. 

31 March 2025

A Syrian-French national who was convicted for his role in Malaysia’s 1MDB scandal has lost a US$750 million ICSID claim against Kuwait over court actions targeting his publishing business, despite the tribunal finding due process violations in some of the legal proceedings against him. 

18 March 2025

A Swiss court has upheld an UNCITRAL tribunal’s decision to dismiss a US$200 million investment treaty claim against Venezuela because the claimant’s dominant and effective nationality was Venezuelan rather than Spanish. 

12 March 2025

The Court of Appeal in London has upheld an earlier ruling that refused to enforce a €855 million Spanish court judgment over a major oil spill, finding a related arbitral award made enforcement contrary to English public policy. 

16 December 2024

A number of well-known international arbitration lawyers have appeared at a hearing before the International Court of Justice in a landmark case about the responsibility of states to tackle climate change. 

13 December 2024

The European Court of Human Rights has upheld a Polish roadbuilder’s complaint against North Macedonia over its courts’ refusal to enforce an ICC award – while declining to grant pecuniary damages.  

29 November 2024

Qatari state-funded broadcaster Al Jazeera has quietly settled a US$150 million ICSID claim that it lodged against Egypt eight years ago over a crackdown on its local operations.

27 November 2024

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Russian laws requiring many media outlets to register as "foreign agents" are arbitrary and violate human rights – upholding the appeal of a US-funded media group that had previously threatened Russia with a treaty claim.  

23 October 2024

Two high-profile former British judges have resigned from the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal in the past few weeks, citing the political situation in the special administrative region.

20 June 2024

High-profile international arbitration practitioners and academics have signed a petition calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and urging Israel to ensure provision of humanitarian aid to Palestinians.

30 May 2024