摘要
Vestey集团诉委内瑞拉案系委内瑞拉退出《华盛顿公约》后因投资者申请恢复其于2005年提出的仲裁程序而不得不应诉的国际投资仲裁典型案例。Vestey集团主张就委内瑞拉政府的非法征用行为违反《英国-委内瑞拉双边投资条约》并要求赔偿。仲裁庭在是否具有管辖权、是否构成非法征用、是否按基于资产价值的评估方式确定赔偿标准三个层面均支持了Vestey集团的诉求,认定了委内瑞拉非法征用的事实。本文将从案件事实入手,在简要进行梳理后提炼本案的争议焦点以及双方和仲裁庭的立场与主张,最后对审理过程中的重要国际投资仲裁问题如管辖权认定、非法征用的确定、适用的赔偿标准以及拉美国家退出ICSID的影响进行简要评析。
Vestey Group v.Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is a typical case of international investment arbitration after Venezuela withdrew from the ICSID Convention.This case relates to the application for the resumption of arbitration proceedings initiated by Vestey Group in 2005.The Vestey Group sought compensation for the Venezuelan government's unlawful expropriation in breach of the UK-Venezuela BIT Treaty.The arbitral tribunal upheld the Vestey Group's claim on three levels:whether the arbitral tribunal had jurisdiction,whether Venezuelan government constituted an unlawful expropriation,and whether the arbitral tribunal determined compensation based on an asset value assessment,and found that the Venezuelan expropriation was unlawful.This article will start from the facts of the case,and after a brief review of the case,it will summarize the main points of contention and the positions and claims of the parties,and finally,it will briefly discuss the important international investment arbitration issues involved in the process,such as the determination of jurisdiction,the determination of unlawful expropriation,the applicable compensation standard,and the impact of the withdrawal of Latin American countries from ICSID.
出处
《商事仲裁与调解》
2023年第3期147-161,共15页
Commercial Arbitration & Mediation
基金
中国贸促会法律部《投资仲裁案例分析汇编》项目的部分研究成果,中国贸促会法律部部长刘超担任项目负责人
关键词
仲裁管辖权
非法征用
赔偿标准
ICSID退约
jurisdiction of arbitration
unlawful expropriation
compensation standard
denunciation of ICSID Convention
作者简介
石莹,中国政法大学国际法学院硕士研究生
