201709.29

AG’s Opinion in the Achmea case

in Geen categorie Tags: Achmea, arbitral tribunals, CJEU, intra-EU BITs, Opinion

The poison pill for maintaining intra-EU BITs arbitration The long-awaited Opinion of Advocate General (AG) Wathelet in the Achmea case has resulted in an unexpected and rather surprising Opinion. Many observers (including the present writer) had expected that the AG would hammer the final nail on the coffin of intra-EU BITs and arbitral tribunals based…

201706.01

Blogpost on the CJEU’s Opinion on EU-SING FTA

in Kluwer Arbitration Blog Tags: CJEU, EU-SING FTA, exclusive competence, mixed competence, Opinion

Read my blogpost published on the Kluwer Arbitration blog on the CJEU’s Opinion on EU-SING FTA. The Court opinied that the EU-SING FTA must be signed and ratified as a mixed agreement, i.e., by the EU and all its Member States. This will further delay the entering into force of that agreement and gives national,…

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