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German court exercises universal jurisdiction: Implications for corporate criminal liability under international law

On 24 February 2021, the Higher Regional Court (Oberlandesgericht) of Koblenz sentenced a former Syrian secret police officer to a prison term of four and a half years for aiding and abetting crimes against humanity (judgment...more

3/1/2021 / Criminal Liability , Criminal Prosecution , EU , Germany , International Jurisdiction , International Standards , Jurisdiction

CJEU judgment changes landscape for investor-State arbitration in the EU

On 6 March 2018 the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued its judgment in Case C-284/16 Slovak Republic v Achmea BV. The CJEU ruled that investor-State arbitration clauses in investment treaties concluded...more

4/3/2018 / Arbitration , Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) , EU , Foreign Judgments , International Arbitration , Investor-State Arbitration , Jurisdiction , Member State , Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)

Enforcing awards against states – is it becoming more difficult?

Enforcing awards against states – is it becoming more difficult? Energy companies frequently face disputes against states. If successful in such disputes, claimants have to enforce the award or judgment against the state's...more

6/22/2017 / Energy Sector , Jurisdiction , Jury Awards , Sovereign Immunity

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