IIAPP - Chevron v Ecuador (No 1)

Chevron v Ecuador (No 1)

Year of Claim: 2006

Basis for Claim: US-Ecuador BIT

Respondent State: Ecuador

Claimants

Name of Claimant 1: Chevron Corporation

Primary Nationality of Claimant: USA

Outcome

Tribunal accepted jurisdiction over claim and decided that respondent state violated treaty. Award on damages pending as of 1 August 2010.

Policy Areas: environmental protection (pollution of rainforest), administration of justice (civil lawsuits)

Rules Used: UNCITRAL

Arbitrators

Böckstiegel, Karl-Heinz, Brower, Charles, van den Berg, Albert Jan

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Treaty

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