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Metalclad Corporation v. The United Mexican States, ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/97/1

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Case Type:
International Investment Agreement (Investor–State)
Applicable Treaty:
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) (1994)
Applicable Legal Instruments:
NAFTA
Economic Sector:
Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities
Outcome:
In Favour of Claimant(s)
Amount of Damages:
US $16,685,000
Other Remedy:
After 45 days from the date of the Award, interest shall accrue on the unpaid award or any unpaid part thereof at the rate of 6% compounded monthly.
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30 Dec 1996
Metalclad's Letter Regarding Consent to Arbitration and Waiver of Rights of Disputing Investor and the Enterprise
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Metalclad's Letter Regarding Consent to Arbitration and Waiver of Rights of Disputing Investor and the Enterprise
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Metalclad's Letter Regarding Consent to Arbitration and Waiver of Rights of Disputing Investor and the Enterprise
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2 Jan 1997
Notice of Claim
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8 Sep 1997
Claimant's Memorial- Volume I (English)
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27 Oct 1997
Decision on a Request by the Respondent for an Order Prohibiting the Claimant from Revealing Information
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Decision on a Request by the Respondent for an Order Prohibiting the Claimant from Revealing Information
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Decision on a Request by the Respondent for an Order Prohibiting the Claimant from Revealing Information
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31 Mar 1998
Decision by the Tribunal on a request of the Claimant concerning the filing of the Respondent's Counter-Memorial and its annexes
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Decision by the Tribunal on a request of the Claimant concerning the filing of the Respondent's Counter-Memorial and its annexes
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20 Apr 1998
The Questions of the Reply and the Rejoinder
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22 May 1998
Respondent's Counter-Memorial
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4 Jun 1998
Procedural Order No. 4
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Procedural Order No. 4
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21 Aug 1998
Claimant's Reply (English)
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13 Nov 1998
Procedural Order No. 5
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Procedural Order No. 5
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28 Jul 1999
Submission of the Government of Canada
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28 Jul 1999
Submission of the United States of America
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Submission of the United States of America
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30 Sep 1999
Respondent's Post-Hearing Submission
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9 Nov 1999
Claimant's Post-Hearing Brief
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30 Aug 2000
Introductory Note to the Award of the Tribunal (English)
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Introductory Note to the Award of the Tribunal (English)
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30 Aug 2000
Award (English)
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Award (English)
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Chair/President:
Elihu Lauterpacht
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Benjamin Civiletti, José Luis Siqueiros
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16 Feb 2001
Outline of Argument of Intervenor Attorney General of Canada
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Outline of Argument of Intervenor Attorney General of Canada
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2 May 2001
Challenge to the Arbitral Award
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Challenge to the Arbitral Award
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31 Oct 2001
Supplementary Reasons for Judgment
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