The Lena Goldfields Arbitration: The Historical Roots of Three Ideas

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V. Veeder’s article “The Lena Goldfields Arbitration: The Historical Roots of Three Ideas,” published in International and Comparative Law Quarterly. Its abstract states that a financially distressed English company commenced arbitration against the Soviet Union on 12 February 1930 under an ad hoc arbitration clause in a written concession agreement, that the Soviet Union withdrew from the proceedings, and that a substantial monetary award was issued in the company’s favour on 2 September 1930.