Matthew Morantz

I tweet about international arbitration/litigation, IP and public international law.

[Matthew Morantz @MatthewMorantz]

Sadly-familiar facts include that: "For approx. 9-10 mins., [police officers] kept E.P. [a child with autism] pinned face down on the ground, handcuffed and shackled, using their own bodyweight to restrain him... E.P. expired on the scene.”

Link: https://t.co/XtB5VK79JJ (2/2)

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Last week, @CivilRights submitted an impt. Statement of Interest in an E.D. La. civil action: Lou v. Sheriff Lopinto et al. The DOJ's statmnt. addresses appln. of the Americans w/ Disabilities Act to law enfrcmnt. interactns w/ people experiencing disability-related crises (1/2)

[Matthew Morantz @MatthewMorantz]

The 30th @VisMootVienna problem is now out! https://t.co/30KR9iJSDp

[Matthew Morantz @MatthewMorantz]

Is service of a summons required to apply to a court for an order confirming a foreign arbitration award? In a case of first impression, the Second Circuit held this week that it is not. Full opinion here: https://t.co/B0bpKJWpUI

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@YoungICCA Essay competition winner Lilit Nagapetyan speaking on confidentiality at
#ICCAEdinburgh2022

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Prof. Lucy Reed, @ICCAArbitration President delivering plenary talk on the topic of "AI vs IA: End of the Enlightenment?" at #ICCAEdinburgh2022

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Today the Delhi High Court set aside a US$560 million ICC arbitration award rendered in 2015, on grounds it "suffers from patent illegalities and fraud and is in conflict with the Public Policy of India." (Antrix Corp. Ltd v. Devas Multimedia Pvt. Ltd).
https://t.co/MlORcxwjyb

[Matthew Morantz @MatthewMorantz]

Neat opinion from the 11th Circuit re. the FSIA's expro exception reminds that "'expropriation has a very precise meaning.' And to establish jurisdiction under the FSIA, the plaintiffs must show to the court that []actions satisfy that precise meaning." https://t.co/SM1vCY3ySj

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Unanimous #SCOTUS shuts door on 28 USC § 1782 discovery in aid of int'l arb: "only a gov'l or intergov'l adjud. body constitutes a 'foreign or int'l tribunal' [...]. Such bodies are those that exercise gov'l auth. conferred by 1 nation or multiple nations" https://t.co/OrimuqEkej

[Matthew Morantz @MatthewMorantz]

We'll be speaking w/ @CIJ_ICJ President, H.E. Judge Yusuf on Thurs. @ 3PM CEST. Topics we plan to cover: place of @UN Charter in int'l dispute settlement; ICJ's 75th anniversary; & Court's new policy on participation of judges in #internationalarbitration. https://t.co/VBIDURRA8K

[Matthew Morantz @MatthewMorantz]

Never thought I would see the day when ARSIWA, Twitter, and the WTO intersect. But here it is... Good catch @MPaparinskis.

[Martins Paparinskis @MPaparinskis]

A propos nothing in particular, do tweets count as State conduct for the purpose of attribution under international law of State responsibility?

@wto panel in Saudi Arabia—IP says yes, for ‘the tweets [that] are in fact governmental tweets’ https://t.co/ud4xHnXH9E

[Matthew Morantz @MatthewMorantz]

Heartbreaking end to a brilliant life & career -- and just one more indicator of the extreme pressure weighing on Big Law managers these days. https://t.co/Gu2Tgwodk8

[Matthew Morantz @MatthewMorantz]

Good primer in this thread by @bruno_faucher on US Republican legislators' request to initiate (some form of) State-to-State dispute proceedings v. China for #COVID19 damages

[Bruno Gélinas-Faucher @bruno_faucher]

GOP lawmakers ask US Gov to bring case against China to the #ICJ over #COVID19 damages - many things to unpack… /n

https://t.co/NPJaFZmY4B

#InternationalLaw #DisputeSettlement

[Matthew Morantz @MatthewMorantz]

Remember this day. 4/20/2020 marks the first time, ever, that the price of US crude oil futures fell below zero. Yes, you read that right. Negative. Prices. At this moment, sellers are paying BUYERS $37.63 for each barrel of WTI they agree to accept w/ May 2020 physical delivery.

[Bloomberg @business]

BREAKING: WTI crude oil futures trade at negative price for first time https://t.co/pOSyH6AVtP

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As I imagine to be the case for many of you out there, Prof. Dolzer's masterful book was my first introduction to the enchanting world of investment arbitration. With his passing, the world has lost yet another great legal mind. Rest in peace. https://t.co/vqoDsi2ide

[Stefan Talmon @StefanTalmon]

It is with great sadness that I have to report that Rudolf Dolzer, Director of the Institute for Public International Law at the University of Bonn from 1996 to 2009, passed away on Friday. He was a titan of general international law and a pioneer of international investment law.

[Matthew Morantz @MatthewMorantz]

#ICSID tribunal in Mr. Eyre & Montrose Devt. v. Sri Lanka declines jurisdiction.

No evidence of contribution/risk in acquiring lake-side land --> no protected #investment. Shareholder claims are "parasitical" --> also fail.

Award, ¶¶ 292, 297-303, 306: https://t.co/VTVtZQPxts

[Matthew Morantz @MatthewMorantz]

Mourning the loss of V.V. Veeder today - a giant in the field of international law who could make just about anything sound fascinating. He leaves behind a legacy built up over decades of pioneering scholarship and decisions: https://t.co/cZSTvqlIyR

[Global Arbitration Review @GARalerts]

Kazakhstan defeats SIAC claim over road project: https://t.co/LceIlwG9fm #Law #Arbitration

[AFP News Agency @AFP]

#BREAKING Dutch court upholds shareholder appeal in $50bn Yukos case: statement

[Matthew Morantz @MatthewMorantz]

Great @ICC_arbitration #YAF luncheon training on valuation of early-stage investments, hosted by @AlstonBirdLLP, and supported by @ogeltdm w/ @DanaMacGrath (@BenthamIMF); Ben Love (@reedsmithllp); Preeti Bhagnani (@WhiteCase); Kiran Sequeira (Versant Partners); & Rajat Rana (A&B)