Published on 11 November 2020 in Client Alerts
Volterra Fietta Partner Robert Volterra and Counsel Álvaro Nistal have published an article on GAR concerning the ground-breaking ICSID award recently issued in Interocean v. Nigeria, which addresses legal issues that are highly relevant to numerous other investor-State disputes. The article, which can be found here, provides useful guidance on the public international law norms applicable to State liability arising from actions of State entities and domestic courts.
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