Rejoinder Opinion of Anne-Marie Slaughter and William Burke-White

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INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR SETTLEMENT OF INVESTMENT DISPUTES EL PASO ENERGY INTERNATIONAL COMPANY - against THE REPUBLIC OF ARGENTINA, Case No. ARB/03/15 WITNESS STATEMENT OF ANNE-MARIE SLAUGHTER and WILLIAM BURKEWHITE WE, ANNE-MARIE SLAUGHTER and WILLIAM BURKE-WHITE, declare as 1. On July 23, 2006 we opined on Argentina’s liability for asserted contractual breaches under the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Argentine Republic Concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investment [hereinafter U.S.-Argentina BIT] and, specifically, Argentina’s invocation of the national security and public order exceptions of Article XI of that treaty. 2. Claimant in this case …