Howard, Needles, Tammen and Bergendoff (HNTB), Claimant v. The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, The Ministry of Roads and Transportation, Bank Tejarat, Respondents

Abstract

Disputes — Arbitration — Procedure — Competence — Iran — United States Claims Settlement Declaration — Forum selection clause — Contracts containing provisions for settlement of disputes by Iranian courts — Cases arising therefrom outside the jurisdiction of the Iran–United States Claims Tribunal — Interpretation — Choice of law clause — Whether choice of Iranian law equivalent to submission to the sole jurisdiction of the Iranian courts — The law and practice of the Iran–United States Claims Tribunal