The case of War-Risk Insurance Premium Claims presented a unique challenge for the United States-Germany Mixed Commission. At its core, it revolved around whether premiums paid by American companies for war-risk insurance during World War I could be recovered from Germany. These premiums were for protection against potential war hazards that, ultimately, did not […]
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In the early 1930s, the arbitration case between Finnish shipowners and the British government over the use of certain Finnish vessels during World War I provides a rich field of study in international arbitration and the local remedies rule. This case, adjudicated in Stockholm, raises fundamental questions about the exhaustion of local remedies and
On 15 June 1922, Gustave Ador rendered a significant arbitration award regarding the applicability of a tax on war profits, a decision that resonates through the corridors of international arbitration to this day. This case, arbitrated between the French and Spanish governments, addressed whether Spanish nationals residing in France were subject to the French
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In the arbitration case United Technologies International, Inc. v. Islamic Republic of Iran, the Tribunal faced a complex dispute arising from the Iranian Revolution and subsequent geopolitical upheavals. At the heart of the matter were helicopter components that Iran Helicopter Support and Renewal Company (IHSRC) had shipped to United Technologies International, Inc. (UTI) for
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