Attorney-General of Canada v. S. D. Myers Inc.; United Mexican States (Intervener)

Abstract

Arbitration — Challenge to award — Arbitration tribunal constituted under North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”), Chapter 11 — UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules — Arbitral awards in S. D. Myers Inc. v. Government of Canada — First Partial Award on Liability — Second Partial Award on Damages — Final Award on Costs — Canada liable for breach of NAFTA obligations — Respondent awarded damages and costs — Canada applying to set aside NAFTA Chapter 11 arbitration awards

Relationship of international law and municipal law — Application for judicial review of NAFTA Chapter 11 arbitration awards — Court’s jurisdiction for judicial review — Article 34 of Commercial Arbitration Code 1985 — Grounds for judicial review — Whether arbitral awards dealing with dispute not contemplated by NAFTA Chapter 11 — Whether arbitral awards exceeding scope of arbitration agreement in Part B of Chapter 11 — Whether arbitral awards contravening public policy of Canada — Principle of non-intervention in an arbitral award within jurisdiction of Tribunal

Treaties — Interpretation and application — NAFTA — Chapter 11 — Objectives of NAFTA — Purposive interpretation — Article 2.01 of NAFTA — Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, 1969, Article 31 — Principles of international law — Application of NAFTA — NAFTA Chapter 11 and Chapter 12 rights and obligations — Whether mutually exclusive — The law of Canada