Urbaser v Argentina
| Urbaser v Argentina | |
|---|---|
| Court | International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes |
| Decided | 18 December 2016 |
| Citation | ARB/07/26 |
Urbaser v Argentina is a 2016 award of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).[1]
It was the first award to directly examine the application of the human right to water to an investment dispute regarding a privatized water supply and sanitation service.[2]
Background
A Spanish company, Urbaser (the investor), was one of the main shareholders of a concession Aguas Del Gran Buenos Aires SA (AGBA) that provided water services in Buenos Aires. As a result of the economic crisis experienced by Argentina between 1998 and 2002, Argentina introduced emergency measures that impacted the financial position of the investment.[3]
References
Citations
- ↑ "Urbaser v. Argentina – Investment Treaty News". Retrieved 2026-01-15.
- ↑ Guntrip 2018, p. 40.
- ↑ Levashova 2020, p. 118.
Bibliography
- Guntrip, Edward (2018). "Private Actors, Public Goods and Responsibility for the Right to Water in International Investment Law: An Analysis of Urbaser v. Argentina". Brill Open Law. 1 (1). Brill Publishers: 37–60. doi:10.1163/23527072-00101004.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC BY 4.0 license. - Levashova, Yulia (2020). "The Right of Access to Water in the Context of Investment Disputes in Argentina: Urbaser and Beyond". Utrecht Law Review. 16 (2). Utrecht University: 110–124. doi:10.36633/ulr.572. This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC BY 4.0 license.