BG Group plc v. Republic of Argentina: Difference between revisions

2014 United States Supreme Court case

BG Group plc v. Republic of Argentina, 572 U.S. 25 (2014), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that a court of the United States that is reviewing an arbitration award made under a treaty should interpret and apply “threshold” provisions concerning arbitration using the framework developed for interpreting similar provisions in ordinary contracts.^[1]

Background

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Opinion of the court

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The Supreme Court issued an opinion on March 5, 2014. The court decreed that United States courts should review treaties’ arbitration provisions using the framework developed for interpreting similar provisions in ordinary contracts. Under that framework, the local litigation requirement in this case was a matter for arbitrators primarily to interpret and apply. The court remanded and ordered the lower court to review the arbitrator’s interpretation with deference.^[1]

Later developments

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References

External links

• Text of BG Group plc v. Republic of Argentina, 572 U.S. 25 (2014) is available from: Justia

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