The Enforcement of Arbitral Awards Based on an International Investment Agreement within the EU: Remaining Avenues in Post-Achmea Times - A United States Perspective

Punerea în executare a hotărârilor arbitrale întemeiate pe un acord internaţional de protejare a investiţiilor intra UE: căi încă posibile în perioada post-Achmea - o perspectivă din Statele Unite ale Americii

Adelheid SUTENDI, LL.M.

ABSTRACT

According to the current case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU"), arbitral awards ("Awards") based on an intra-European Union ("EU") investment arbitration agreement cannot be enforced within the EU. Nevertheless, such awards have been issued and enforced outside the EU.

This paper analyses the remaining enforcement options in the United States ("US"), taking into account the recent decision of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ("DC Circuit") of 16 August 2024.Any jurisdictional questions regarding the enforcement of intra-EU investment...