ORAL ARGUMENT NOT YET SCHEDULED
Nos. 23-7031, 23-7032
NEXTERA ENERGY GLOBAL HOLDINGS B.V., ET AL.,
Petitioners-Appellees,
v.
KINGDOM OF SPAIN,
Respondent-Appellant.
9REN HOLDING S.A.R.L.,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
KINGDOM OF SPAIN,
Defendant-Appellant.
On Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Case Nos. 1:19-cv-1618 and 1:19-cv-1871
Hon. Tanya S. Chutkan
Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky
BakerHostetler LLP
45 Rockefeller Plaza, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10111
212.589.4200
[email protected]
Counsel for Amici Curiae
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Pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 29(a) and D.C. Circuit Rule 29(b), amici curiae, scholars and practitioners of public international law and investor-state dispute settlement, including Prof. Crina Baltag, Prof. Diane Desierto, Dr. Richard Happ, Prof. Veronika Korom, Prof. Dr. Nikos Lavranos, Prof. Dr. Christoph Schreuer, Prof. Frédéric Sourgens, and Prof. Dr. Christian Tietje, hereby notify this Court of their intent to file an amicus curiae brief in support of the Appellees in the above-captioned appeals.
All parties to these appeals have consented to the filing of this brief.
Amici are scholars and practitioners of public international law and investor-state dispute settlement. Amici will address the public international law obligations of Contracting States under the International Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States, Mar. 18, 1965, 17 U.S.T. 1270 (the “ICSID Convention” or “Washington Convention”). Amici's scholarship and experience in the fields of public international law in general and investor-state dispute settlement in particular prepare them to be of respectful assistance to the Court in its consideration of the issues presented by these cases.
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Dated: June 26, 2023
Respectfully submitted,
By: /s/ Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky
Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky
BakerHostetler LLP
45 Rockefeller Plaza, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10111
212.589.4200
[email protected]
Counsel for Amici Curiae
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Pursuant to Rule 26.1 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure and Rule 26.1 of the Rules of this Court, all amici curiae are individual natural persons and are not required to file a disclosure statement pursuant to these rules.
Dated: June 26, 2023
Respectfully submitted,
By: /s/ Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky
Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky
BakerHostetler LLP
45 Rockefeller Plaza, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10111
212.589.4200
[email protected]
Counsel for Amici Curiae
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I certify that on June 26, 2023, the foregoing was electronically filed with the Clerk of the Court for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit through the Court’s CM/ECF system. I furthermore certify that counsel of record for all parties are registered as ECF Filers and that they will be served by the CM/ECF system.
Dated: June 26, 2023
Respectfully submitted,
By: /s/ Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky
Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky
BakerHostetler LLP
45 Rockefeller Plaza, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10111
212.589.4200
[email protected]
Counsel for Amici Curiae