Legal Opinion
Rusoro Mining Ltd. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venez.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 1, 2018No. Civil Case No. 16–cv–02020 (RJL)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICHARD J. LEON, United States District Judge
For the third time in as many years, Respondent Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ("Venezuela") finds itself before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia opposing the confirmation of an arbitral award flowing from its expropriation of foreign gold-mining assets.1 In this case, Venezuela seeks to persuade the Court that the arbitral tribunal, constituted pursuant to provisions of the bilateral investment treaty between Canada and Venezuela, exceeded the scope of its authority in awarding damages to Rusoro Mining Limited ("Rusoro") for…
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