The Bank for International Settlement had been established in 1930 to try and manage the fast-collapsing international Gold Standard.
At the time, Shanghai was divided into three parts: the Chinese city, the British-led International Settlement and the French Concession, the latter two legacies of the Opium Wars in the 19th century.
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Unlike most of his peers, who lived a comfortable colonial existence in Shanghai's international settlement, Crow reported on floods up the Yangzi, negotiated the release of hostages from a Shandong warlord and slept in inns so grim he would stand his bed legs in kerosene to keep centipedes at bay.
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More specifically, the World Bank investment court, called the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
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The bare facts of that case are public because it was filed at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, which works with a modicum of transparency.
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An oil embargo imposed by the European Union in July and other measures that have included cutting Iran off from international financial-settlement mechanisms and maritime insurance are hurting hard.
They are the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the International Development Association (IDA), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
But you still have yet to explain why News International arrived at a settlement sum that was so out of keeping with those negotiated in similar invasion-of-privacy cases.
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Mr Rosatti has said that the government, which is in dispute with several foreign companies, will appeal to the court against unfavourable rulings at the World Bank's International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes.
However in May, 2009 an international arbitration tribunal under the auspices of the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes ("ICSID") unanimously ordered that the government of Ecuador and Petroecuador halt seizures of crude oil against Perenco.
In this context, we underscored the importance of maritime security, freedom of navigation and over flight, unimpeded lawful commerce, respect for international law, continued constructive dialogue and peaceful settlement of disputes in accordance with the universally recognized principles of international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
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Since 1993 the Olympic Truce has been codified in a series of United Nations resolutions stating that member states should pursue "the peaceful settlement of all international conflicts".
"The objective of the EU remains to achieve a comprehensive, negotiated, long-term settlement which restores international confidence in the exclusively peaceful nature of the Iranian nuclear programme, while respecting Iran's legitimate right to the peaceful use of nuclear energy under the Non-Proliferation Treaty, " the EU statement said.
The Justice Department last year reached a far smaller fair-lending settlement with two American International Group Inc.
And he also brushed off international criticism of Israel's settlement plans.
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Just as the British ignored their international legal obligations to facilitate Jewish settlement of the Land of Israel when they felt it served their interests to favor the Arabs, so today governments routinely ignore their international legal obligations if abiding by them runs contrary to their perception of their interests.
In short, the question of international involvement in the post-war settlement is open, at best.
These governments have long insisted that all Israeli settlement activity is illegal under international law.
Since then, every Israeli leader has continued to allow settlement expansion, in contravention of international law, without a serious American reaction.
As for the BBX name, RIM could continue to fight Basis International in the courts, or pursue a settlement with the firm.
The recent settlement approvals do not mean building will commence quickly, but they may heighten tensions between Israel and its Western allies, never mind its Palestinian neighbors who are hoping the international community puts more pressure on Israel over the settlement issue.
Since the deal was announced, many other investors in the mortgage-backed securities it covers, like American International Group, have objected in court to the settlement, including a large number of investors who raced to the court house at the end of August to submit their disapproval before a deadline.
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It also urges the United Nations and the wider international community to act more decisively in protecting the peace settlement.
Of course, like other central banks, the Federal Reserve continues to monitor systemically important payment and settlement systems and to compare their performance with international standards for reliability, efficiency, and safety.
Settlement activities on the Palestinian Territory are contrary to international law.
He also won't accept that it's a settlement at all - with all the connotations of illegality under international law.
The settlement and licensing agreement that ended two-plus years of international litigation between Motorola and the BlackBerry maker is news with a predictable ending.
Israeli police have evicted Palestinian and international activists from an area of the West Bank where Israel is planning fresh settlement building.
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If it did, then they would be able in theory to pursue Israel for its settlement policies on the West Bank - widely seen as a clear breach of international law.
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