WNC Factoring Limited (United Kingdom) v. The Czech Republic
Permanent Court of Arbitration · Interstate and investor-state (PCA) · International · 1976
Why it matters
WNC Factoring Limited (Private entity ) v. The Czech Republic, an arbitration administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. The matter is known as the WNC Factoring Limited v. The Czech Republic. For a student, the PCA is the oldest institution for resolving international disputes, and its cases range from boundary and treaty disputes between states to investor-state and commercial arbitrations. This is a worked example of how international arbitration operates above the level of any single national court.
Summary
WNC Factoring Limited (Private entity ) v. The Czech Republic, an arbitration administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. The matter is known as the WNC Factoring Limited v. The Czech Republic. For a student, the PCA is the oldest institution for resolving international disputes, and its cases range from boundary and treaty disputes between states to investor-state and commercial arbitrations. This is a worked example of how international arbitration operates above the level of any single national court.
The detail
Parties: WNC Factoring Limited (Private entity ) v. The Czech Republic
Case number: 2014-34
Outcome: Status: Concluded
Applicable law: The applicable treaty, contract or arbitration rules; see the original.
Issues in play: Public international law / investment law
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