INDUS WATER TREATY OF 1960 by William H. Thompson [February 2013] The Indus Water Treaty (IWT) of 1960 is an example of a mutually beneficial conflict or‚ as Kriesberg and Dayton would define it‚ a constructive conflict. Born of the dissolution of the British Crown Colony of India in 1947‚ the treaty recognized the mutual needs of India and Pakistan‚ and the necessity of ensuring continuing access to the waters of the Indus River System for both nations. Although the
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The gateway matter began with Howsam’s claim that the Dean Witter‚ Inc. misrepresented attributes of interests she bought in four limited partnerships between 1986 and 1994. Howsam’s claim is subject to arbitration and she has decided to use the National Association of Securities Dealers arbitration process which states that no dispute over six years old may be arbitrated. The plaintiff filed with the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals to appeal the District Court decision that Howsam has the right to
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result of EczOut. Debbie was unaware of this risk with the topical cream‚ once she consulted a lawyer she decided to sue the company who manufactures the cream‚ Medi-made. Although‚ Debbie later found out she had unintentionally signed a medical arbitration agreement which she thought at the time had something to do with her medical insurance. Ethical Obligations The patients that use the product EczOut and other prescriptions developed by Medi-made are the companies biggest stakeholders. It is very
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Arbitration is a relatively fast way to arrive upon a decision when two parties are in a dispute. Arbitration has definite benefits such as being flexible and not as formal as a traditional courthouse. Usually‚ arbitration can be scheduled quicker and with less working parts than a trial. In rare instances‚ if all parties involved come to an agreement‚ arbitrators can sometimes create rulings that judges are not allowed to decide. In arbitration‚ both sides present all evidence
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bury hatchet over TNK-BP Shareholders in joint Russian oil venture TNK-BP confirmed they reached an agreement to settle outstanding issues to avoid arbitration. "BP and AAR‚ joint shareholders in TNK-BP‚ today announced that they have reached a comprehensive agreement to settle all outstanding disputes between them‚ including the current arbitrations brought by each against the other‚" a statement released by BP read. Russia’s state-owned oil company Rosneft agreed recently to take on BP’s stake
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Section 00199 2008 Standard Specifications for Construction Disagreements‚ Protests‚ and Claims (Summary) 00199.10 Procedure for Resolving Disagreements - When disagreements arise between the agency and contractor concerning additional compensation and or additional contract time and compensation‚ the contractor will first attempt to come to a resolution through the Engineer of all the issues. If a satisfactory resolution cannot be reached between the contractor and engineer‚ the contractor will
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always the first person (party) to be referred to. If the engineer cannot solve the dispute‚ both acts recommend a method of dispute resolution (by a neutral third party) before referring to arbitration. Arbitration is the last method of dispute resolution that can be used for both acts‚ the decision from arbitration is call an award and binding and enforceable to both the clients and the contractors. There are 5 major differences between 1999 Red Book and NZS 3910:2003. The differences are listed
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to Cheeseman (2010)‚ “Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is methods of resolving disputes other than litigation.” An ADR comes in different forms like negotiation‚ arbitration‚ mediation‚ conciliation‚ mini-trial‚ fact-finding‚ and judicial referee. Arbitration is known to be the most common form of ADR. Although‚ arbitration is the most common form of ADR‚ negotiation is the best ADR to use among a learning team. According to Cheeseman (2010)‚ “Negotiation is a procedure whereby the parties
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petitioners establish their entitlement to Article 78 proceedings to enjoin respondents from applying the new interpretation of the New Car Lemon Law regarding the repair presumptions that consumer vehicle remain defective at the time of trial or arbitration? Rule: New Car Lemon Law‚ which was enacted in 1983 a remedial statue. New Car Lemon law must be liberally construed in favor of the those the statue was enacted to protect new-car consumers. New Car Lemon Law statutory language “four or more times”
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The year is 1938‚ officials are going thought all your family’s precious artifacts‚ taking them without your consent just because you are Jewish. This was the reality for Maria Altman and her family in Austria‚ now under Nazi Germany’s control. The Nazi officials take family heirlooms‚ that are worth thousands‚ a diamond necklace that once belonged to Maria’s aunt‚ a pair of diamond earrings that also belong to Maria’s aunt‚ and paintings. One of these paintings would start a long legal battle to
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