Legal Opinion of M. Sornarajah
In El Paso Energy International Company v. The Argentine Republic (ICSID Case No. ARB/03/15)
Opening of the document
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR SETTLEMENT OF INVESTMENT DISPUTES El Paso Energy International Company The Republic of Argentina, Case No. ARB/03/15 Legal Opinion of I, M. SORNARAJAH, declare as follows: 1. I have been asked for my opinion as to the issues raised in the arbitration brought before ICSID arising out of a claim by El Paso against the Republic of Argentina. El Paso alleges that Argentina through measures taken in the course of an economic crisis in the country had violated rights of El Paso arising from the Bilateral Investment Treaty between the United States and Argentina. 2. I begin by stating my competence to provide this opinion. I am currently CJ Koh Professor of Law at the …