James Crawford
Arbitrators, counsel and experts
James Crawford
Arbitrator, judge or committee member · 22Counsel · 10Expert · 1
Record as arbitrator
Outcome for the appointing side: claimant prevailed in 0% of the 1 claimant appointments; respondent prevailed in 75% of the 6 respondent appointments. Published decisions with a clear outcome; mixed outcomes count as half.
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Issues decided most often
Philip Morris 1Marlboro 1tobacco 1Uruguay 1health warnings 1single presentation requirement 180/80 Regulation 1trademarks 1police powers 1public health 1WHO FCTC 1fair and equitable treatment 1margin of appreciation 1umbrella clause 1denial of justice 1Switzerland–Uruguay BIT 1amicus curiae 1
Published cases (33)
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2026
Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation v. Kingdom of Spain
President — appointed by the parties jointly (deceased; vacancy notified 1 June 2021 (award dated 14 November 2022)) · award p. 1
Tribunal: Oscar M. Garibaldi, Andrea Giardina, Anne K. Hoffmann, Oscar M. Garibaldi
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2025
Salini Impregilo S.p.A. v. Argentine Republic
President — chosen by the co-arbitrators · award p. 1
Tribunal: Kaj Hobér, Jürgen Kurtz, Lucinda A. Low
- 2023
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2022
Resolute Forest Products Inc. v the Government of Canada
President · award p. 1
Tribunal: Ronald A. Cass, Celine Levesque, Bernard Hanotiau
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2020
Blusun S.A., Jean-Pierre Lecorcier and Michael Stein v. Italian Republic
President — appointed by the parties jointly · award p. 1
Tribunal: Stanimir A. Alexandrov, Pierre-Marie Dupuy, Ricardo Ramírez Hernández, Makhdoom Ali Khan
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2017
WNC Factoring Limited v. The Czech Republic
Co-arbitrator — appointed by the respondent (Subsequently elected to the International Court of Justice but continued to serve as arbitrator) · award p. 7
Tribunal: Gavan Griffith, Robert Volterra
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2016
Werner Schneider, acting in his capacity as insolvency administrator of Walter Bau Ag (In Liquidation) v. The Kingdom of Thailand, (formerly Walter Bau AG (in liquidation) v. The Kingdom of Thailand)
Counsel for the claimant (Lovells LLP (Frankfurt)) · award p. 1
Tribunal: Ian Barker, Marc Lalonde, Jayavadh Bunnag, Suvarn Valaisathien
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2016
Philip Morris Brands Sàrl, Philip Morris Products S.A. and Abal Hermanos S.A. v. Oriental Republic of Uruguay (formerly FTR Holding SA, Philip Morris Products S.A. and Abal Hermanos S.A. v. Oriental Republic of Uruguay)
Co-arbitrator — appointed by the respondent · award p. 8
Tribunal: Piero Bernardini, Gary B. Born
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2016
Mr. Kristian Almås and Mr. Geir Almås v. The Republic of Poland
President — chosen by the co-arbitrators · award p. 1
Tribunal: Ola Mestad, August Reinisch
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2015
PNG Sustainable Development Program Ltd. v. Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Counsel for the claimant (Clifford Chance) · award p. 2
Tribunal: Gary B. Born, Duncan Kerr, Michael Pryles
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2015
Ping An Life Insurance Company, Limited and Ping An Insurance (Group) Company, Limited v. The Government of Belgium
Counsel for the claimant (Matrix Chambers) · award p. 4
Tribunal: Lord Collins of Mapesbury, Philippe Sands, David A. R. Williams
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2014
U.S. Steel Global Holdings I B.V. v. The Slovak Republic
Co-arbitrator · award p. 1
Tribunal: W. Michael Reisman, Robert Volterra
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2013
CMS Gas Transmission Company v. The Republic of Argentina
Committee member · award p. 1 · award p. 1
Tribunal: Francisco Orrego Vicuña, Marc Lalonde, Francisco Rezek, Francisco Orrego Vicuña
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2013
Railroad Development Corporation v. Republic of Guatemala
Co-arbitrator — appointed by the respondent · award p. 1
Tribunal: Andrés Rigo Sureda, Stuart E. Eizenstat
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2012
Deutsche Bank AG v. Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Counsel for the respondent (Matrix Chambers) · award p. 2
Tribunal: Bernard Hanotiau, Makhdoom Ali Khan, David A. R. Williams
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2010
Compañiá de Aguas del Aconquija S.A. and Vivendi Universal S.A. v. Argentine Republic (formerly Compañía de Aguas del Aconquija, S.A. and Compagnie Générale des Eaux v. Argentine Republic)
Committee member · award p. 2
Tribunal: Francisco Rezek, Thomas Buergenthal, Peter D. Trooboff, L. Yves Fortier
- 2010
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2010
Liman Caspian Oil BV and NCL Dutch Investment BV v. Republic of Kazakhstan
Co-arbitrator — appointed by the respondent · award p. 1
Tribunal: Karl-Heinz Böckstiegel, Kaj Hobér
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2009
Invesmart v. Czech Republic
Counsel for the respondent · award p. 11
Tribunal: Michael Pryles, J. Christopher Thomas, Piero Bernardini
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2009
Trans-Global Petroleum, Inc. v. The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Co-arbitrator — appointed by the respondent · award p. 1
Tribunal: V. V. Veeder, Donald M. McRae
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2008
Jan de Nul N.V. and Dredging International N.V. v. Arab Republic of Egypt
Expert (legal opinion) for the respondent · award p. 11
Tribunal: Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler, Pierre Mayer, Brigitte Stern, Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler
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2008
Saluka Investments B.V. v. The Czech Republic
Counsel for the claimant (Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer) · award p. 1
Tribunal: Sir Arthur Watts KCMG QC, L. Yves Fortier, Peter Behrens, Elihu Lauterpacht
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2007
SGS Société Générale de Surveillance S.A. v. Republic of the Philippines
Co-arbitrator — appointed by the respondent · award p. 4
Tribunal: Ahmed El-Kosheri, Antonio Crivellaro
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2007
Hussein Nuaman Soufraki v. The United Arab Emirates
Counsel for the respondent · award p. 1
Tribunal: L. Yves Fortier, Stephen M. Schwebel, Aktham El Kholy, Florentino P. Feliciano
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2007
MTD Equity Sdn. Bhd. and MTD Chile S.A. v. Republic of Chile
Committee member · award p. 1
Tribunal: Andrés Rigo Sureda, Marc Lalonde, Rodrigo Oreamuno, James H. Carter
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2007
The Channel Tunnel Group Limited and France-Manche S.A. v. United Kingdom and France (The Eurotunnel Arbitration), P
President — chosen by the co-arbitrators · award p. 1
Tribunal: L. Yves Fortier, Gilbert Guillaume, Jan Paulsson
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2006
Eureko B.V. v. Republic of Poland
Counsel for the respondent (Lauterpacht Research Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge) · award p. 3
Tribunal: L. Yves Fortier, Stephen M. Schwebel, Jerzy Rajski
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2006
ADC Affiliate Limited and ADC & ADMC Management Limited v. The Republic of Hungary
Counsel for the claimant (Matrix Chambers) · award p. 4
Tribunal: Neil Kaplan, Charles N. Brower, Albert Jan van den Berg, Allan Philip
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2006
EnCana Corporation v. Republic of Ecuador (formerly EnCana Corporation v. Government of the Republic of Ecuador)
President — chosen by the co-arbitrators · award p. 1
Tribunal: Horacio A. Grigera Naón, Patrick Barrera Sweeney, J. Christopher Thomas
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2004
Waste Management, Inc. v. United Mexican States
President — appointed by the institution (appointed by the ICSID Secretary-General pursuant to Article 1124(2) NAFTA) · award p. 1
Tribunal: Bernardo M. Cremades, Keith Highet, Eduardo Siqueiros T., Benjamin R. Civiletti
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2003
Yaung Chi Oo Trading Pte. Ltd. v. Government of the Union of Myanmar
Co-arbitrator — appointed by the appointing authority · award p. 1
Tribunal: Sompong Sucharitkul, Francis Delon
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2002
Mondev International Ltd. v. United States of America
Co-arbitrator — appointed by the claimant · award p. 1
Tribunal: Sir Ninian Stephen, Stephen M. Schwebel
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1999
Tradex Hellas S.A. v. Republic of Albania
Counsel for the respondent · award p. 1
Tribunal: Karl-Heinz Böckstiegel, Fred F. Fielding, Andrea Giardina, Karl-Heinz Böckstiegel
Compiled with AI from the published awards and decisions in the Forum’s database; it covers public cases only and may contain matching errors. Each entry links to the page it was read from where available. Corrections: info@arbitration.org.