Compañiá de Aguas del Aconquija S.A. and Vivendi Universal S.A. v. Argentine Republic, ICSID Case No. ARB/97/3 (formerly Compañía de Aguas del Aconquija, S.A. and Compagnie Générale des Eaux v. Argentine Republic)

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International Investment Agreement (Investor–State)

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Argentina-France BIT

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Argentina-France BIT

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Available documents

Expert Opinion of Prof. Dr. Christoph Schreuer (not public)

[field_claimant_arbitrator] [field_respondent_arbitrator] [field_tribunal_chair] [field_claimant_s_witness] [field_respondent_s_witness] [field_other_witnesses] [field_wto_appellate_body_memb] [field_wto_appellate_body_chai]

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Expert Opinion of Prof. Arthur T. von Mehren (not public)

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21 Nov 2000

Award (English)
Award (Spanish)

[field_claimant_arbitrator] [field_respondent_arbitrator] Thomas Buergenthal [field_tribunal_chair] [field_claimant_s_witness] [field_respondent_s_witness] [field_other_witnesses] [field_wto_appellate_body_memb] [field_wto_appellate_body_chai]

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Award (English)
Award (Spanish)

3 Oct 2001

Decision on the Challenge to the President of the Committee (English)
Decision on the Challenge to the President of the Committee (Spanish)

[field_claimant_arbitrator] [field_respondent_arbitrator] [field_tribunal_chair] [field_claimant_s_witness] [field_respondent_s_witness] [field_other_witnesses] James Crawford, José Carlos Fernández Rozas [field_wto_appellate_body_memb] [field_wto_appellate_body_chai]

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Decision on the Challenge to the President of the Committee (English)
Decision on the Challenge to the President of the Committee (Spanish)

3 Jul 2002

Decision on Annulment (English)
Decision on Annulment (Spanish)

[field_claimant_arbitrator] [field_respondent_arbitrator] [field_tribunal_chair] [field_claimant_s_witness] [field_respondent_s_witness] [field_other_witnesses] Louis Yves Fortier James Crawford, José Carlos Fernández Rozas [field_wto_appellate_body_memb] [field_wto_appellate_body_chai]

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Decision on Annulment (English)
Decision on Annulment (Spanish)

28 May 2003

Decision of the ad hoc Committee on the Request for Supplementation and Rectification of its Decision (English)
Decision of the ad hoc Committee on the Request for Supplementation and Rectification of its Decision (Spanish)

[field_claimant_arbitrator] [field_respondent_arbitrator] [field_tribunal_chair] [field_claimant_s_witness] [field_respondent_s_witness] [field_other_witnesses] Louis Yves Fortier James Crawford, José Carlos Fernández Rozas [field_wto_appellate_body_memb] [field_wto_appellate_body_chai]

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Decision of the ad hoc Committee on the Request for Supplementation and Rectification of its Decision (English)
Decision of the ad hoc Committee on the Request for Supplementation and Rectification of its Decision (Spanish)

14 Nov 2005

Decision on Jurisdiction

[field_claimant_arbitrator] [field_respondent_arbitrator] Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler, Carlos Bernal Verea [field_tribunal_chair] [field_claimant_s_witness] [field_respondent_s_witness] [field_other_witnesses] [field_wto_appellate_body_memb] [field_wto_appellate_body_chai]

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Decision on Jurisdiction

20 Aug 2007

Award (English)
Award (Spanish)

Participants:

Award (English)
Award (Spanish)

4 Nov 2008

Decision on the Argentine Republic’s Request for a Continued Stay of Enforcement of the Award (ICSID Rule 54)

[field_claimant_arbitrator] [field_respondent_arbitrator] [field_tribunal_chair] [field_claimant_s_witness] [field_respondent_s_witness] [field_other_witnesses] Ahmed El-Kosheri Jan Hendrik Dalhuisen, Andreas Jacovides [field_wto_appellate_body_memb] [field_wto_appellate_body_chai]

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Decision on the Argentine Republic’s Request for a Continued Stay of Enforcement of the Award (ICSID Rule 54)

28 Nov 2008

Respondent's Letter Regarding Stay of Enforcement

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Respondent's Letter Regarding Stay of Enforcement

8 Dec 2008

Claimants' Response to Respondent's Letter

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Claimants' Response to Respondent's Letter

14 Jan 2009

Respondent's Letter

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Respondent's Letter

10 Aug 2010

Decision on the Argentine Republic’s Request for Annulment of the Award rendered on 20 August 2007 (English)
Decision on the Argentine Republic’s Request for Annulment of the Award rendered on 20 August 2007 (Spanish)

[field_claimant_arbitrator] [field_respondent_arbitrator] [field_tribunal_chair] [field_claimant_s_witness] [field_respondent_s_witness] [field_other_witnesses] Ahmed El-Kosheri Jan Hendrik Dalhuisen, Andreas Jacovides [field_wto_appellate_body_memb] [field_wto_appellate_body_chai]

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Decision on the Argentine Republic’s Request for Annulment of the Award rendered on 20 August 2007 (English)
Decision on the Argentine Republic’s Request for Annulment of the Award rendered on 20 August 2007 (Spanish)