Evidence in International Investment Arbitration

Evidence in International Investment Arbitration
Author: Frédéric Gilles Sourgens
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 325
Release: 2018
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780198753506

Evidence in International Investment Arbitration is a detailed analysis of the law and practice surrounding the use of evidence in economic law proceedings before the ICJ, WTO, ITLOS, and investment arbitration.

Introduction to Investor-State Arbitration

Introduction to Investor-State Arbitration
Author: Yves Derains
Publisher: Kluwer Law International B.V.
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2018-10-17
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9041184015

Today thousands of investors act globally in markets providing services, technology or capital in countries all around the world. This activity can be peacefully accomplished when both the investor and the host State know that the disputes will be resolved under the aegis of the investor-State arbitration regime, wherein an investor is provided with a direct right of action against a State, most commonly stemming from a bilateral or multilateral investment treaty. This book approaches the substantive and sometimes difficult concepts of investor-State arbitration in a clear and concise explanatory fashion. In the course of acquainting the reader with the basic legal concepts and policies of the regime, the authors address such issues as the following: • consent to jurisdiction; • State responsibility; • possible conflict of interests; • mechanisms for reviewing an award; • damages and costs; and • enforcement. The book examines a number of arbitration procedures arising from various perspectives with differing underlying assumptions while highlighting important cases. Given that investor-State arbitration is now under the public watch and facing many challenges, this remarkably clear and concise overview of the regime will prove to be of great value to in-house counsel and other practitioners, as well as to government policymakers and students.x`

Principles of Evidence in Public International Law as Applied by Investor-State Tribunals

Principles of Evidence in Public International Law as Applied by Investor-State Tribunals
Author: Kabir Duggal
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 65
Release: 2019-01-14
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9004390618

In Principles of Evidence in Public International Law as Applied by Investor-State Tribunals, Kabir Duggal and Wendy Cai explore the fundamental principles of evidence and how these principles relate to burden of proof and standard of proof. By tracing the applications of major principles recognized by the International Court of Justice and applied by investor-state tribunal jurisprudence, the authors offer valuable insight into the interpretation, understanding, and nuances of indispensable principles of evidence, an area that has been ignored in both investor-state arbitration and public international law more generally.

Investor-State Arbitration

Investor-State Arbitration
Author: Christopher F. Dugan
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 818
Release: 2011-11-25
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0199374880

Investor-State Arbitration describes the increasing importance of international investment and the necessary development of a new field of international law that defines the obligations of host states and creates procedures for resolving disputes. The authors examine the international treaties that allow investors to proceed with the arbitration of their claims, describe the most-commonly employed arbitration rules, and set forth the most important elements of investor-State arbitration procedure - including tribunal composition, jurisdiction, evidence, award, and challenge of annulment. The authors trace the evolution and rapid development of the field of international investment, including the formation of the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), and the more than 2,000 bilateral investment treaties, most of which were entered into in the last twenty years. The authors explain how this development has led to far greater certainty for foreign investors in dealing with their host countries, as well as how it has incentivized growth in international trade and commerce.

Good Faith in International Investment Arbitration

Good Faith in International Investment Arbitration
Author: Emily Sipiorski
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2019
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780198826446

Good Faith in International Investment Arbitration offers a comprehensive study on both the theory and application of the principle of good faith in the international arbitration process. It is an essential book for both practitioners and academics.

Arbitration Under International Investment Agreements

Arbitration Under International Investment Agreements
Author: Katia Yannaca-Small
Publisher:
Total Pages: 790
Release: 2010
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0195340698

Arbitration Under International Investment Agreements: A Guide to the Key Issues provides a comprehensive analysis of the main issues that arise in investor-state arbitration. The contributing authors take the reader through the intricacies of this procedure before analyzing the main jurisdictional and substantive issues that confront arbitrators. The book concludes with a reflection on the role of precedent in investment arbitration. A diverse group of renowned experts in the field provide comprehensive coverage, making Arbitration Under International Investment Agreements a valuable resource for anyone working in or studying this field of law.

The Selection and Removal of Arbitrators in Investor-State Dispute Settlement

The Selection and Removal of Arbitrators in Investor-State Dispute Settlement
Author: Chiara Giorgetti
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 99
Release: 2019-09-24
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9004416234

The Selection and Removal of Arbitrators in Investor-State Dispute Settlement examines two essential features in investor-state dispute resolution: how arbitrators are selected and removed. Both topics have received increasing scrutiny and criticism, that have in turn generated calls for reforms. In its first part, Professor Chiara Giorgetti, an expert in international arbitration, explains the selection of arbitrators procedurally and comparatively under the most-often used arbitration rules. She then reviews critically arbitrators’ necessary and desirable qualities, and addresses some important and related policy issues, such as diversity and repeat appointments. In her work, she also includes an assessment of the calls to review how arbitrators are appointed, and specifically the proposal by the European Commission to create a permanent tribunal to resolve international investment disputes, the UNCITRAL Working Groups III Reform Process and the rules amendment proposal undertaken by the Secretariat of the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes. In its second part, this monograph examines how arbitrators can be removed and reviews first the applicable provisions, under a variety of arbitration rules, to remove arbitrators who fail to possess the necessary qualities. It then also reviews the relevant case-law on challenges. The monograph assesses appointments and removals in a multifaceted and comprehensive way, and includes a critical assessment of the reasons and calls for reform of the ISDS system.

Investment Treaty Arbitration and International Law - Volume 7

Investment Treaty Arbitration and International Law - Volume 7
Author: Ian A. Laird
Publisher: Juris Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 428
Release: 2014-05-01
Genre: Conflict of laws
ISBN: 1937518418

Is it Time for a Regime Change? Protecting International Energy Investments against Political Risk. The 2013 seventh annual Juris investment arbitration conference put in issue the special role of international energy projects in the development of investor-state arbitration. It is currently one of the most active sectors of investor-state arbitration. The “facts” of the energy sector therefore are particularly well-developed in international jurisprudence. The similarities in the applicable law of investment protection between the energy sector and other sectors tend to hide from view what our panelists repeatedly uncovered: it is the facts of energy disputes that significantly set them apart. The concerns of sovereign dominion over national energy production and the protection of foreign investors in the energy sector against stranding large investments served as a key point of departure for discussions. The four questions that the Conference addressed include: The Energy Sector, Investment Arbitration and the ECT: Carving out a Special Regime? Energy Contracts and BITS – Is it Fair and Equitable to be Under the Umbrella? Mulitparty Investor Disputes in the Energy Sector – Preclusion, Consolidation or Free-For-All? Measure by Measure? Calculating Damages in Energy Disputes The discussion and debate that followed is provided in this book and sure to be of tremendous value to the international business lawyer, litigation specialist or trade and investment law policy expert.

Procedural Issues in International Investment Arbitration

Procedural Issues in International Investment Arbitration
Author: Jeffery Commission
Publisher: Oxford International Arbitrati
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780198729037

"Procedural issues are an area of increasing complexity and concern in modern investment arbitration, and one in which very little guidance currently exists. Indeed, there are a number of important points of departure from the procedural rules commonly adopted in the context of international commercial arbitration. [This book]...address this gap, examining the most prevalent and controversial procedural issues that arise in investment arbitrations conducted under the ICSID, UNCITRAL, and other arbitral rules...[This] book takes the reader through an investment arbitration in chronological order, identifying each key procedural issue in turn and providing details of the relevant precedents. It charts the process of an arbitration from applicable law and first sessions right through to post-hearing applications and costs."--

Corruption in International Investment Arbitration

Corruption in International Investment Arbitration
Author: Aloysius P. Llamzon
Publisher: Oxford International Arbitrati
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780198714262

This is the first comprehensive study of corruption in international investment arbitration. The book considers the limited effectiveness of efforts to combat transnational corruption in international law and the emergence of international investment arbitration as a singular means foreffective control of corruption within the international legal order. The case law on corruption by investment tribunals is studied exhaustively, jurisprudential trends are identified, and reforms aimed at enhancing the effectiveness and fairness of investment arbitration as a mechanism to combatcorruption are proposed.Divided into three parts, part I focus on the phenomenon of corruption in foreign investment and attempts at its control through international law. Part II analyses the available case law in international investment arbitration dealing with corruption. Llamzon identifies nine distinct trendsemerging from the case law and provides a table summarizing the key areas of corruption decision-making and each relevant tribunal's approach, which is an invaluable tool for practitioners engaging in "live" issues of corruption within arbitral proceedings. Part III reflects on the implications ofthese trends for both the "supply" and "demand" sides of corruption in international law, and proposes a integrative framework of decision for corruption issues in international investment arbitration.