Split Panel Upholds Russia’s Challenges To Arbitrators In Ukrainian Vessel Dispute

Mealey's ( April 22, 2024, 10:36 AM EDT) -- THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Two members resigned from a Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) tribunal hearing arbitral claims brought against the Russian Federation by Ukraine for the 2018 detention of three Ukrainian vessels and 24 servicemen after a split panel upheld challenges against them for lack of impartiality after they signed an international law association’s declaration condemning Russia’s military actions in Ukraine....