Work Area: Human Rights

A United Nations tribunal has told states they must take all necessary measures to reduce carbon emissions to protect the world’s oceans.  

21 May 2024

A Singapore court has upheld the enforcement of a US$20 million ICC award against Indonesia’s Ministry of Defence over a cancelled satellite project, despite finding there was an arguable case that the underlying contract was procured by fraud.

14 May 2024

A Russian businesswoman who took refuge in an embassy after being convicted of money laundering in Kuwait has been granted permission to participate remotely in Paris set-aside proceedings, where she seeks to revive a US$150 million investment treaty claim against the Gulf state. 

25 April 2024

Following Toby Landau KCʼs Alexander Lecture, members of the audience debated his idea about the need to re-politicise investor-state arbitration in light of the expanding nature of disputes, allowing more consideration of context and input from stakeholders. 

12 April 2024

The documentary film which inspired Toby Landau KC’s Alexander Lecture provides “a rare look” at the human impact of arbitration and has been declared “essential viewing” for arbitrators and arbitration practitioners by critics of investor-state dispute settlement.

12 April 2024

Simmons & Simmons has joined the rush of firms targeting the Saudi Arabian market by entering a joint venture with Riyadh-based practitioner Amer Al Amr – with construction disputes partner Niall Clancy relocating from Dubai to the kingdom. 

20 February 2024

Days after ruling in a related case between the two countries, the International Court of Justice has declined to hear claims that Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine breached a convention against genocide.  

05 February 2024

Gibson Dunn partner Robert Spano has argued that a refusal by an EU member state court to recognise and enforce an ICSID award on the basis of the Achmea decision may be a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights. Theo Tyrrell and Nika Madyoon of Gibson Dunn report.

24 November 2023

The International Court of Justice has granted Armenia further provisional measures relating to Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan seized the territory in a lightning offensive in September.

17 November 2023

A UN report has severely criticised the impact of investment arbitration on climate action and human rights – calling it “not fit for purpose in the twenty-first century” and recommending states withdraw their consent to arbitration under investment treaties.

02 November 2023