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American Manufacturing and Trading, Inc v Republic of Zaire, ICSID Case No ARB/93/1

Year (case):
1993
Year (treaty):
1984
Time period:
1950-2000
Jurisdiction/region:
West Africa
State/territory:
Congo (Democratic Republic of)
Dispute resolution method:
Arbitration
Classification:
Investor-State
Topics:
State responsibility
State responsibility Attribution of conduct
State responsibility War damages
Protection of foreign investment Full protection and security
Legal instrument:
Treaty USA-Zaire BIT (1989)
Presiding or sole arbitrator:
Sompong Sucharitkul (Thailand)
Other members of tribunal/commission:
Kéba Mbaye (Senegal);Heribert Golsong (Germany)
Nationality of arbitrator:
Thailand
Germany
Senegal
Citation:
American Manufacturing and Trading, Inc v Republic of Zaire (1993) ICSID Case No ARB/93/1
Link to source:
https://icsid.worldbank.org/cases/case-database/case-detail?CaseNo=ARB/93/1
Description:
The dispute concerns whether looting by Zaire’s armed forces constituted a breach of the BIT. The tribunal held that states are responsible for safeguarding foreign investments from actions by their own military or security forces.

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