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ICSID case UNCT/13/2 (Interpretation decision)

ICSID · Investment (ICSID and treaty) · International (investor-state)

Why it matters

Spence International Investments, LLC and others v. the Republic of Costa Rica

Summary

Spence International Investments, LLC and others v. the Republic of Costa Rica

The detail

Parties: Spence International Investments, LLC and others v. the Republic of Costa Rica

Case number: Case No. UNCT/13/2

Outcome: Interpretation decision in case UNCT/13/2. See the original for the disposition and any quantum.

Applicable law: UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules; the applicable trade agreement; ICSID-administered.

Issues in play: A foreign investor's treaty protections against a sovereign state's right to regulate.

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