Sudan v Turriff Construction Company (Sudan) Limited, PCA Case 1966-1
Year (case):
1970Year (treaty):
19591966
Time period:
1950-2000Jurisdiction/region:
East Africa
State/territory:
Sudan
Document language:
English
Dispute resolution method:
Arbitration
Classification:
Investor-StateLegal instrument:
Treaty
Agreement on the use of the Nile Waters (1959)
Special agreement
Presiding or sole arbitrator:
L. Erades (Netherlands)
Other members of tribunal/commission:
R. J. Parker (United Kingdom);K. Bentsi-Enchill (Ghana)Nationality of arbitrator:
NetherlandsUnited Kingdom
Ghana
Citation:
Sudan v Turriff Construction Company (Sudan) Limited, PCA Case 1966-1, summary in P Hamilton et al., The Permanent Court of Arbitration: International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution: Summaries of Awards, Settlement Agreements and Reports (Kluwer Law International, 1999) 164
Description:
The dispute concerns whether Sudan breached its contractual obligations by replacing Turriff, the contracted builder, with its own workforce. The parties had entered into a contract under which Turriff was to construct housing for Sudan, but14 days after Turriff gained access to the site, Sudan brought in its own workers to carry out the works. The claimant requested compensation for damages and unpaid remuneration.