Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal Reports: Volume 34 (Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal Reports)

Annotation The Tribunal, concerned principally with U.S. nationals' claims against Iran, is the most important international claims tribunal in over half a century. Its jurisprudence will contribute significantly to international law. The series includes the only complete and fully indexed report of this unique Tribunal's decisions. It is essential for practitioners in the field of international claims, academics in private and public international law, comparative law professionals, and government and law libraries. Each volume contains a detailed consolidated index and tables of cases covering the whole series to date COVER......Page 1 HALF-TITLE......Page 3 DEDICATION......Page 6 TITLE......Page 7 COPYRIGHT......Page 8 CONTENTS......Page 9 EDITORIAL NOTE......Page 11 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 12 ALPHABETICAL......Page 13 AWARD ON AGREED TERMS......Page 14 ARRANGED ACCORDING TO CASE NUMBER......Page 15 ALPHABETICAL......Page 16 DECISIONS......Page 32 AWARDS......Page 34 AWARDS ON AGREED TERMS......Page 41 INTERIM AWARDS......Page 46 INTERLOCUTORY AWARDS......Page 47 ORDERS......Page 48 REFUSAL CASES......Page 51 ARRANGED ACCORDING TO CASE NUMBER......Page 53 DECISIONS......Page 61 AWARDS......Page 62 INTERIM AND INTERLOCUTORY AWARDS......Page 68 AWARDS......Page 71 George E. Davidson (Homayounjah)......Page 73 ii. procedural history......Page 75 1. The Dual Nationality of the Claimant......Page 80 2.1 The Parties’ Contentions......Page 81 2.2 The Tribunal’s Findings......Page 84 1.1 The Claimant’s Contentions......Page 86 1.2 The Respondent’s Contentions......Page 89 1.3 The Tribunal’s Findings......Page 92 2.1 The Parties’ Contentions......Page 94 3.1 The Claimant’s Contentions......Page 95 3.2 The Respondent’s Contentions......Page 98 3.3 The Tribunal’s Findings......Page 102 4.1 The Parties’ Contentions......Page 104 4.2 The Tribunal’s Findings......Page 106 v. interest......Page 107 vii. award......Page 108 The Islamic Republic of Iran......Page 109 i. introduction......Page 111 1. The Tribunal’s Decision in Case No. A21......Page 112 2. The Gould Enforcement Proceedings in the United States......Page 113 a. The Tribunal’s Award in Avco......Page 114 b. The Avco Enforcement Proceedings......Page 116 1. Iran......Page 117 2. The United States......Page 120 iii. jurisdiction......Page 124 A. The Claim Related to the Nonenforcement of the Award in Avco and the Alleged Undue Delay......Page 125 B. The Claim Related to the 24 Cost Awards......Page 131 Concurring Opinion of Koorosh H. Ameli......Page 132 Separate Opinion of Assadollah Noori and Mohsen Aghahosseini......Page 134 Separate Opinion of Richard C. Allison......Page 135 Kamran Hakim......Page 137 i. introduction......Page 139 ii. late-filed documents......Page 140 iii. facts and contentions: nationality......Page 143 1) The Velenjak Property......Page 144 2) 77 Pirasteh Street......Page 145 3) The Vanak Property......Page 147 4) Pars Machine Manufacturing Company (“PMMC”)......Page 148 5) Pars Machine Company, Pars Union Company, Emerson Electric Company and Ranel Frigo Company......Page 151 1) Nationality......Page 152 2) Other Jurisdictional Issues......Page 153 1) The Velenjak Property......Page 154 2) 77 Pirasteh Street......Page 156 3) The Vanak Property......Page 157 4) Pars Machine Manufacturing Company......Page 158 5) Pars Machine Company, Pars Union Company, Emerson Electric Company and Ranel Frigo Company......Page 162 1) Standard of Compensation......Page 163 a. Experts’ Opinions......Page 164 c. Equipment and Machinery......Page 165 a. Introduction......Page 166 b. Land and Building......Page 167 c. Equipment and Machinery......Page 168 f. Conclusion on Valuation......Page 169 ix. costs......Page 170 x. award......Page 171 Ford Aerospace & Communications Corporation......Page 172 The Islamic Republic of Iran......Page 175 i. introduction......Page 178 ii. proceedings......Page 180 A. The Issues......Page 181 2. The United States Submission of the 23 June 1997 Memorandum Opinion of the United States.........Page 182 1. Factual Background......Page 183 b. Claim B......Page 188 g. Claim H......Page 189 1. Factual Background......Page 190 a. Iran’s Position......Page 193 b. The United States Position......Page 195 c. The Tribunal’s Decision......Page 198 2. Claim B......Page 211 a. The Parties’ Positions......Page 212 b. The Tribunal’s Decision......Page 214 a. The Parties’ Positions......Page 215 b. The Tribunal’s Decision......Page 216 a. The Parties’ Positions......Page 217 b. The Tribunal’s Decision......Page 218 a. The Parties’ Positions......Page 219 b. The Tribunal’s Decision......Page 222 a. The Parties’ Positions......Page 224 b. The Tribunal’s Decision......Page 225 a. The Parties’ Positions......Page 226 b. The Tribunal’s Decision......Page 227 1. Iran’s Position......Page 229 2. The United States Position......Page 230 a. The Foremost/OPIC lawsuit during the period from 11 April 1986 until 1 April 1988......Page 231 b. The Foremost/OPIC lawsuit from 1 April 1988 onward......Page 232 vii. award......Page 235 case no. a15(iv) claim d......Page 240 case no. a24......Page 242 Dissenting and Partly Concurring Opinion of Bengt Broms......Page 247 AWARD ON AGREED TERMS......Page 253 Brown & Root, Inc., Brown & Root, S.A. and Brown & Root International Ltd.......Page 255 Joint Request for Arbitral Award on Agreed Terms......Page 258 Settlement Agreement......Page 259 INDEX......Page 269 The Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal, concerned principally with the claims of US nationals against Iran, is the most important international claims tribunal to have sat in over half a century. Its jurisprudence is bound to make a uniquely important contribution to international law and, in particular, the law relating to aliens. The series is the only complete and fully indexed report of the decisions of this unique Tribunal. These Reports are essential for all practitioners in the field of international claims, academics in private and public international law and comparative lawyers as well as all Governments and law libraries. Each volume contains a detailed consolidated index and tables of cases covering the whole series to date. The Tribunal, concerned principally with USG nationals' claims against Iran, is the most important international claims tribunal to have sat in over half a century. Its jurisprudence will contribute significantly to international law. The series is the only complete and fully indexed report of this unique Tribunal's decisions