IIAPP - ADF v USA

ADF v USA

Year of Claim: 2000

Basis for Claim: NAFTA

Respondent State: United States of America

Claimants

Name of Claimant 1: ADF Group Inc.

Primary Nationality of Claimant: Canada

Outcome

Tribunal accepted jurisdiction over claim, but decided that respondent state did not violate treaty. Tribunal split arbitration costs between claimant and respondent state.

Policy Areas: international trade (Buy America), transportation (highways), public contracting (highway construction, federal aid)

Rules Used: ICSID AF

Arbitrators

Feliciano, Florentino P., de Mestral, Armand, Lamm, Carolyn B.

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Treaty

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