Source: Law.com
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The two maps below chart the hot spots of international arbitration: the countries with most disputants. They plot the 261 cases from our 2011 Arbitration Scorecard according to the location of parties involved. [See the Focus Europe feature article, "High Stakes" for complete analysis.]
The Treaty Arbitration map shows the respondent nations that face the most arbitrations arising out of investment treaties or legislation. Argentina remains the favorite target, defending itself in a slew of arbitrations filed by foreign investors after the country’s 2002 peso devaluation.
The Contract Arbitration map tracks cases by the location of both claimants and respondents. It’s dominated by purely commercial disputes, but also includes a sprinkling of state-investor claims grounded in contracts. Leading the pack are the United States and the western European nations, reflecting disputes between multinationals and their business partners in emerging markets.
All arbitrations were active in 2009-2010. The treaty arbitrations tracked had at least $100 million in dispute, and the contract arbitrations had at least $500 million at stake.
To see a list of arbitrations for each country, please click on that country’s outline on the map.
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