UNITED STATES 1084

United States District Court, District of Columbia, 18 February 2025, Case No. 22-cv-2100 (JMC)

(Global Voice Group SA v. Republic of Guinea)

 

18 - 02 - 2025

UNITED STATES 1084

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Summary

The District Court denied confirmation of an ICC award, finding that neither the arbitration exception nor the waiver exception to a foreign state’s general immunity from suit under the US Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) applied because Guinea was not a signatory to the relevant contracts containing arbitration agreements.

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The court discusses issues relating to the quality of the parties, as physical or legal persons against whom enforcement of an arbitral award is sought, including the incapacity of a State to enter into an arbitration agreement, and questions relating to sovereign immunity. For the related defenses to enforcement, see Art. V(1)(a).

 "Persons, whether physical or legal" (paragraph 1) (including sovereign immunity)
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