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Switzerland1 May 2024 Glencore International A.G. v. Republic of Colombia ICSID Case No. ARB/21/30 · documents: 22 Open case record → United States23 October 2026 Genentech, Inc. v. Novartis Pharma Ag District Court, District of Columbia, No. Civil Action No. 2025-1783 · Genentech, Inc. v. Novartis Pharma Ag · documents: 1 Open case record → Peru1 June 2022 Freeport-McMoRan Inc. v. Republic of Peru ICSID Case No. ARB/20/8 · documents: 62 Open case record →

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Put a question to the published awards and decisions in the database. The assistant explains the point, then shows what tribunals have decided, case by case, with a link to the page of each award it relied on. Free for signed-in members.

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Contemporary Issues in International Arbitration and Mediation: The Fordham Papers 2007 Arthur W. Rovine BRILL · 2008 Compensation for Damage in International Investment Arbitration: Practical Guide Mikael Ouaniche, Stéphane Prigent Bruylant · 2022-09-09 Gender and Justice in Family Law Disputes: Women, Mediation, and Religious Arbitration Samia Bano Brandeis University Press · 2017-05-02

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