Re: The CHinese are very, very shrewd
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Feb 19, 2011 11:32PM
Crystallex International Corporation is a Canadian-based gold company with a successful record of developing and operating gold mines in Venezuela and elsewhere in South America
This is the link to the actual treaty between Canada and Venezuela. http://www.sice.oas.org/bits/caven1_e.asp
While the PR did ask for either the reinstatement or compensation, the treaty talks about either compensation or return of seized property -- but KRY didn't lose property that it claimed to own. KRY is asking for the reinstatement of a contract. The relevant clause states that the reward can only be compensation or the return of seized property.
ARTICLE XII: Settlement of Disputes between an Investor and the Host Contracting Party
9. A tribunal may award, separately or in combination, only:
A tribunal may also award costs in accordance with the applicable arbitration rules.
Where an investor brings a claim under this Article regarding loss or damage suffered by an enterprise the investor directly or indirectly owns or controls any award shall be made to the affected enterprise