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Philip Morris v. Uruguay (ICSID)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 April 2017

Alejandro A. Escobar
Alejandro A. Escobar*
Affiliation:
Alejandro A. Escobar is a partner in the London office of Baker Botts LLP, where he practices in international law and arbitration. He previously served as senior counsel at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes.
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International Legal Materials , Volume 56 , Issue 1 , February 2017 , pp. 1 - 146
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Copyright © 2017 by The American Society of International Law 

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References

ENDNOTES

1 Philip Morris SARL, Philip Morris Products S.A. and Abal Hermanos S.A. v. Oriental Republic of Uruguay, ICSID Case No. ARB/10/7, Award (July 8, 2016) [hereinafter Award].

2 Agreement Between the Swiss Confederation and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay for the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments, Oct. 7, 1988, 1976 UNTS 389 (entered into force Apr. 22, 1991). Arbitrator Gary Born issued a Concurring and Dissenting Opinion, attached as Annex B of the award [hereinafter Concurring and Dissenting Opinion].

3 Agreement Between the Government of Hong Kong and the Government of Australia for the Promotion and Protection of Investments, Sept. 15, 1993, 1748 UNTS 385 (entered into force Oct. 15, 1993).

4 British American Tobacco and Philip Morris Brands SARL v. Department of Health, High Court Judgment of May 19, 2016, [2016] EWHC 1169 (Admin), and Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Judgment of November 30, 2016, [2016] EWCA Civ 1182.

5 Case T-800/14, Philip Morris v. Commission (Sept. 15, 2016), at http://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf?text=&docid=183340&pageIndex=0&doclang=en&mode=lst&dir=&occ=first&part=1&cid=347176.

6 Australia — Certain Measures Concerning Trademarks and Other Plain Packaging Requirements Applicable to Tobacco Products and Packaging, WT/DS434 (withdrawn May 30, 2016).

7 Written Submission (Amicus Curiae Brief) by the World Health Organization and the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Secretariat (Jan. 28, 2015), available at http://www.italaw.com/sites/default/files/case-documents/italaw7422.pdf; see also Philip Morris SARL, Philip Morris Products S.A. and Abal Hermanos S.A. v. Oriental Republic of Uruguay, ICSID Case No. ARB/10/7, Procedural Order No. 4 (March 24, 2015) (stating the tribunal's reasons for authorizing a written submission by the Pan American Health Organization); Award, supra note 1, ¶¶ 40–46. The Pan American Health Organization's submission is unpublished.

8 Award, supra note 1, ¶ 317 (citing Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Art. 31(3)(c), May 23, 1969, 1155 UNTS 331, 8 ILM 879).

9 Award, supra note 1, ¶ 401.

10 Concurring and Dissenting Opinion, supra note 2, ¶ 5, with discussion at ¶¶ 82–196.

11 Award, supra note 1, ¶ 444–45.

12 Id. ¶ 481.

13 Id. ¶¶ 572, 580.

14 Concurring and Dissenting Opinion, supra note 2, ¶ 12.