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No jurisdiction over BIT claims if investor fails to state a prima facie case

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No jurisdiction over BIT claims if investor fails to state a prima facie case

by Antony Crockett, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
In Achmea BV v The Slovak Republic (PCA Case No. 2013-12), the tribunal considered the respondent’s objection that it lacked jurisdiction on the ground that the claimant had failed to establish a prima facie cause of action under the Netherlands – Slovak Republic bilateral investment treaty (BIT).

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Resource ID 5-571-6207
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Published on 18-Jun-2014
Resource Type Legal update: case report
Jurisdiction
  • International
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