{"id":17062,"date":"2026-04-21T18:48:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T16:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/?p=17062"},"modified":"2026-04-21T18:48:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T16:48:30","slug":"new-tribunal-constituted-for-rockhopper-v-italy-resubmission-with-meg-kinnear-as-chair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2026\/04\/21\/new-tribunal-constituted-for-rockhopper-v-italy-resubmission-with-meg-kinnear-as-chair\/","title":{"rendered":"New Tribunal Constituted for Rockhopper v. Italy Resubmission, with Meg Kinnear as Chair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new tribunal has been constituted for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2026\/01\/19\/rockhopper-launches-new-icsid-arbitration-after-award-annulment\/\">resubmission<\/a> of the long-running <a href=\"https:\/\/icsid.worldbank.org\/cases\/case-database\/case-detail?CaseNo=ARB\/17\/14\">Rockhopper v. Italy<\/a> <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips67'>ECT<\/span> dispute over Italy&#8217;s ban on offshore hydrocarbon extraction, with former <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips18'>ICSID<\/span> Secretary-General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iareporter.com\/articles\/meg-kinnear-is-tapped-to-chair-rockhopper-v-italy-resubmission-tribunal\/\">Meg Kinnear<\/a> appointed as chair. The outcome of the resubmission will be a key indicator of how tribunals handle state bans on hydrocarbon extraction justified on environmental grounds. A finding against Italy on the resubmission could expose other states to substantial liability for similar fossil-fuel phase-out measures, while a ruling in Italy&#8217;s favour would reinforce states&#8217; right to restrict extraction for environmental reasons. 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