Originally from: French International Arbitration Law Reports

 

 

 

THE COUR DE CASSATION, FIRST CIVIL CHAMBER, rendered the following decision:

 

Upon the petition filed by Mr. Abrahim Rahman Golshani, residing at 609, Biscayne Drive, West Palm Beach, Florida (USA),

 

With the Cour de cassation to overturn the decision rendered on 28 June 2001 by the Court of Appeal of Paris (1st chamber, Section C), in favor of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, having its headquarters at the Bureau for International Legal Services, 140 avenue Forsat Shomali, Tehran (Iran),

 

respondent before the Cour de cassation;

 

In support of its challenge, the claimant relies solely on the argument appended to this decision:

 

In light of the information communicated to the general Prosecutor;

 

THE COURT, constituted in accordance with Article L. 131-6-1 of the Code of Judicial Organisation (Code de l'organisation judiciaire), at a public hearing of 7 June 2005, in the presence of: Mr Ancel, President. Mr. Pluyette, conseiller rapporteur, Messrs. Gueudet, Taÿ, Rivière, conseillers, Messrs. Trassoudaine, Chauvin, Mrs. Chardonnet, Mrs. Trapero, Mrs. Ingall-