Sentences with phrase «african states»

The main goal for African states is to demonstrate the transparency of state policy, the absence of corruption and thus attract Western investment.

Second, thanks to disastrous banking policies, many African states suffer from high rates of inflation e.g. Zimbabwe, Nigeria, South Sudan and many others.

BitX is in the midst of carrying out an expansion plan that will bring its services to 12 new markets, ranging from Brazil to Turkey, and including several African states like Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa.

At the same time, Venezuela, Greece and African states will allow payments in bitcoins.

African states have signed 25 bilateral investment treaties with countries from Europe, Eurasia, the Middle East, Asia, North America and South America since the beginning of 2015.

Whereas in the past many African states did not invest enough in their legal spend upfront, the more sophisticated parties are now increasingly aware of the importance of spending now to save later.

acting on behalf of leading NGOs against the Gambia under the human rights provisions of the Economic Community of West African States treaty

Current and recent instructions in the field of public international law include disputes before the International Court of Justice, the ICSID and ICC tribunals, the European Court of Human Rights, the Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States, and the domestic courts of the United Kingdom, the Gambia and the Republic of Turkey.

Weller is referring to Art. 4 (h) of the Constitutive Act of the African Union, which has been ratified by all 53 African states have signed the Act.

«It is often observed that it is very easy to get into court in African states and can be much more difficult to get out of court,» with proceedings taking many years, he said; there being a variety of legal traditions across the continent, from common, to civil and Islamic law, as well as hybrids, such as those in South Africa and Mauritius.

Daele said «like many other states, African states do not seem to be in favour of transparency in investor - state arbitrations» because many cases involve politically sensitive matters, and the rise of democracy actually makes some governments less likely to want transparency as it may affect their electoral prospects.

However, Davis noted a trend towards «relatively well - resourced arbitration centres in a number of African states, supported by international arbitration bodies» such as in Nigeria, Rwanda, Kenya and Mauritius.

Companies and institutions looking outwards to developing markets in African states to make investments

We shall also keep in mind the New York Convention (which has been adopted by more than half of all African states) and consider the general ease or difficulty found with enforcing arbitral awards on the African continent.

The SALI Club will look to explore the legal landscape and in particular consider the use and effectiveness of International Investment Agreements («IIAs»), in particular, Bilateral Investment Treaties («BITs») executed between Asian and African States giving investors the ability to obtain arbitration awards which may be enforced against state assets.

In addition, Morocco's civil procedural code, similar to that in many West African states, has been inspired by French law.

He has strong contacts with counsel based in various African states specialising in international arbitration particularly in Nigeria and Mauritius where the SALI Club also has its African associate office.

We are calling for applications from English - speaking lawyers based in countries that are members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to participate in a forthcoming litigation workshop on the right to freedom of expression, digital rights, and the Internet.

The Court, whose judgments are binding on African States, decided in favor of Mr. Konaté, ruling that his imprisonment for defamation violated the right to freedom of expression in Article 9 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples» Rights, ordering Burkina Faso to revise its law to be consistent with the Charter and to pay compensation to Mr. Konaté.

Hesse has advised African states and oil, gas and energy companies on dispute resolution relating to upstream activities, international tenders, refinery projects, farm - out agreements, and the resolution of conflicts in other contracts in the petroleum and petrochemical industries.

Commissioner Mimica made the following statement: «The peaceful democratic change in The Gambia is the result of the determination of the Gambian people, as well as the regional and international coordinated efforts of the Economic Community of West African States.

You'll find the relevant documents from the United Nations, as well as those from the various and lesser - known (here) regional organizations, such as the Economic Community of West African States and the South Asian Association for Regional Co-Operation.

It's not difficult to see that allegation — currently, the ICC has 9 cases and / or active investigations against African states, and none against any «Western» states.

That two African states decide to sign a bilateral investment treaty is not only an expression of support for such deals: it also shows the path forward in the balancing of investment protection and state interests, in a manner compatible with sustainable development.

«Shaping Africa's Borders and International Law: African States» Delimitation of Territorial and Maritime Boundaries,» April 14, 2012 (Albany Law School)(co-author with Tafadzwa Pasipanodya)

African States are not devoid of talent and possess all the necessary requisites and characteristics that facilitate their contribution to the edifice of international arbitration.

Energy consumption and economic growth: Evidence from the economic community of West African States (ECOWAS).

At the first international conference ever held in Guinea - Bissau, deputies from Economic Community of Western African States (ECOWAS) member countries Burkina -LSB-...]

Ibrahima Dia, a senior U.N. and African Union official involved in the talks, said the African Development Bank would establish and manage the fund, which is needed as African states individually lack the knowledge and technology to secure their share of global climate funds.

It was always wishful thinking to expect that 194 parties as varied as oil kingdoms, impoverished and dysfunctional African states, low island nations, superpowers and rising powers would someday magically adhere to a grand and legally binding instrument curtailing emissions of gases that, for a long time to come, will be a nearly direct proxy for economic activity.

«When you have the super-rich paying for an immature Rose Period Picasso $ 104m (# 57m), close to the GNP of some Caribbean or African states, something is very rotten: such gestures do no honour to art: they debase it by making the desire for it pathological.»

In the mid 20th century, proxy cold war battles found fertile ground in the power vacuums of various African states emerging into «independence» after colonialism.

The number of national pavilions in Venice remains a small minority of African states seven out of the possible fifty - five (Angola, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Tunisia and Zimbabwe).

On view December 20, 2017 through June 17, 2018, this exhibition explores the varied roles of birds across 19th - and 20th - century African states, societies, and cultures.

Same - sex relations are currently outlawed in at least 34 of the 55 African states, with Nigeria's Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act being among the most strict.

Trade with other African states flourished prior to European contact due to the gold wealth.

Russia, Ukraine are among the world's worst economies along with a score of struggling African states in the emerging countries sector.

An Indonesian Muslim's culture and traditions can look very different from that of a Pakistani Muslim or a Muslim from the African states.

The autonomy of African states on seed policy is limited by trade deals, such as free trade agreements or investment treaties, signed by States.

The security situation in Mali and Nigeria has dominated discussions at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) extraordinary one - day meeting in Accra.

The Economic Community of West African States» court has berated the Nigerian Government for always filing fresh motions in a bid to frustrate a fundamental right enforcement suit filed by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu.

Embattled erswhile National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki stepped up his effort to challenge his continued detention without trial since December 2015 by dragging the Federal Government before the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice.

The governor said this while taking delivery of grains worth over $ 1m donated to the displaced persons in the North - East by the Economic Commission of West African States.

He called on governments of African states to more actively provide money, moral and legal support for anti-corruption agencies.

President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma has praised President John Mahama's performance as the Chairman of the Regional Body, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), describing him as a decisive leader.

Finance blogger, Jerome Kuseh, captures the context in this tweet: «The failure to properly contextualize why Africa needs aid is to play into the historically and economically conservative western ideology which portrays African states as leeches of European nations.»

The 45th Ordinary Session of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads of States and Government starts Thursday in Accra with the menace of Ebola virus expected to feature prominently on the agenda.

The successful mediation process in The Gambia gives true meaning to the relevance of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), former President John Mahama has said in a tweet.

Also, a former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki, has been in the detention of the same agency since December 2015 despite a judgment of the Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States, ordering his release.

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and its Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) have pledged their commitment to peaceful and credible general elections in Liberia, scheduled for 10th October.