However in May, 2009 an international arbitration tribunal under the auspices of the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes ("ICSID") unanimously ordered that the government of Ecuador and Petroecuador halt seizures of crude oil against Perenco.
The Bank for International Settlement had been established in 1930 to try and manage the fast-collapsing international Gold Standard.
They are the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the International Development Association (IDA), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
More specifically, the World Bank investment court, called the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
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The bare facts of that case are public because it was filed at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, which works with a modicum of transparency.
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Mr Rosatti has said that the government, which is in dispute with several foreign companies, will appeal to the court against unfavourable rulings at the World Bank's International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes.
In short, the question of international involvement in the post-war settlement is open, at best.
Since 1993 the Olympic Truce has been codified in a series of United Nations resolutions stating that member states should pursue "the peaceful settlement of all international conflicts".
It also urges the United Nations and the wider international community to act more decisively in protecting the peace settlement.
As for the BBX name, RIM could continue to fight Basis International in the courts, or pursue a settlement with the firm.
"The objective of the EU remains to achieve a comprehensive, negotiated, long-term settlement which restores international confidence in the exclusively peaceful nature of the Iranian nuclear programme, while respecting Iran's legitimate right to the peaceful use of nuclear energy under the Non-Proliferation Treaty, " the EU statement said.
Since the deal was announced, many other investors in the mortgage-backed securities it covers, like American International Group, have objected in court to the settlement, including a large number of investors who raced to the court house at the end of August to submit their disapproval before a deadline.
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In this context, we underscored the importance of maritime security, freedom of navigation and over flight, unimpeded lawful commerce, respect for international law, continued constructive dialogue and peaceful settlement of disputes in accordance with the universally recognized principles of international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
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"I believe that the escalation of the military build-up in Aleppo and the surrounding area is further evidence of the need for the international community to come together to persuade the parties that only a political transition, leading to a political settlement will resolve this crisis and bring peace to the Syrian people, " he said in a statement.
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Unlike most of his peers, who lived a comfortable colonial existence in Shanghai's international settlement, Crow reported on floods up the Yangzi, negotiated the release of hostages from a Shandong warlord and slept in inns so grim he would stand his bed legs in kerosene to keep centipedes at bay.
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The settlement and licensing agreement that ended two-plus years of international litigation between Motorola and the BlackBerry maker is news with a predictable ending.
The Justice Department last year reached a far smaller fair-lending settlement with two American International Group Inc.
An oil embargo imposed by the European Union in July and other measures that have included cutting Iran off from international financial-settlement mechanisms and maritime insurance are hurting hard.
Just as the US was supposed to act as a guarantor for the settlement blocs, so, from Livni's perspective, Fatah forces and an international force comprised of European and perhaps US military units were supposed to protect Israel from Gaza in the aftermath of withdrawal from the area.
Of course, like other central banks, the Federal Reserve continues to monitor systemically important payment and settlement systems and to compare their performance with international standards for reliability, efficiency, and safety.
It notes that the United Nations Charter accords primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security to the Security Council, but that Chapter VIII of the document encourages the development of pacific settlement of local disputes through regional arrangements.
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