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- Title
The Audacity of the Texaco/Calasiatic Award: René-Jean Dupuy and the Internationalization of Foreign Investment Law.
- Authors
Cantegreil, Julien
- Abstract
The Texaco Overseas Petroleum Company and California Asiatic Oil Company v. The Government of the Libyan Arab Republic awards refer to concession contract provisions and a political context that are now obsolete. Thus, this article argues on the one hand that the award on the merits, delivered in January 1977, provides an unparalleled opportunity to survey almost every facet of the world of international investment arbitration of the past. On the other hand, the award must nevertheless also be read as forward-looking. By fostering a shift from the traditional hegemony of national jurisdiction in international investment law to the internationalization of international contracts, the article underlines that the award on the merits remains the finest example of René-Jean Dupuy's long-lasting contribution to international law doctrine. By way of conclusion, it suggests that it provides the very best expression and point of entry into Professor Dupuy's understanding and shaping of what he coined ‘la communauté’.
- Subjects
LIBYA; ACTIONS &; defenses (Law); FOREIGN investment laws; CALIFORNIA Asiatic Oil Co.; TEXACO Overseas Petroleum Co.; DUPUY, Rene-Jean; INTERNATIONAL law
- Publication
European Journal of International Law, 2011, Vol 22, Issue 2, p441
- ISSN
0938-5428
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/ejil/chr039