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In Arbitrability

Argentina: New Legal Framework Allows for International Arbitration and Dispute Boards in Public-Private Partnership Projects

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A recent legal framework in the Argentine Republic allows for domestic or international arbitration and dispute boards for public-private partnerships, and is expected to increase its use in such type of projects, especially for infrastructure. On November 30, 2016, Law no. 27.328 (“Law”) on Public-Private Partnership Contracts (“PPP Contracts”) was published in the Official Gazette. The Law now broadly allows for PPP Contracts between the National Government and private parties to agree for domestic or…

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In Arbitration Procedure

The double requirement that the arbitrator be independent and impartial

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INTRODUCTION 1. Several International Tribunals have come to the conclusion that “[t]he requirements of independence and impartiality serve the purpose of protecting the parties against arbitrators being influenced by factors other than those related to the merits of the case.”2. Taking such statement as a starting point, this paper will focus on the importance that this double requirement has, both for resolving particular disputes as well as for the whole arbitration system itself. For that…

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In Argentina

Hong Kong and Latin America: the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre discusses opportunities and risks in Latin America

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Report on the Changing Global Markets Forum – Opportunities & Risks in Latin America – Held on 14 October 2014 at the HKIAC’s headquarters in Hong Kong Last week, South American visitors wandering around the Admiralty district in central Hong Kong would recognize, with certain familiarity, the barricades formed by student demonstrations. Such scenes are recurrent in Rio de Janeiro or Buenos Aires; still, they are more striking when framed by the futuristic architecture of…

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