Reshaping The Investor State Dispute Settlement System

Author : Jean E. Kalicki
Publisher : Hotei Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9004291105
Total Pages : 1043 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reshaping the Investor-State Dispute Settlement System written by Jean E. Kalicki and published by Hotei Publishing. This book was released on 2015-02-04 with total page 1043 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Reshaping the Investor-State Dispute Settlement System: Journeys for the 21st Century, editors Jean E. Kalicki and Anna Joubin-Bret offer for the first time a broad compendium of practical suggestions for reform of the current system of resolving international investment treaty disputes. The increase in cases against States and their challenge to public policy measures has generated a strong debate, usually framed by complaints about a perceived lack of legitimacy, consistency and predictability. While some ideas have been proposed for improvement, there has never before been a book systematically focusing on constructive paths forward. This volume features 38 chapters by almost 50 leading contributors, all offering concrete proposals to improve the ISDS system for the 21st century.

Author : Alan M. Anderson
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
ISBN 13 : 9403518103
Total Pages : 441 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Investor-State Dispute Settlement System written by Alan M. Anderson and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2020-11-27 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investor-State disputes are increasing and damage awards are often significant. It is thus no surprise that the investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) system has come under scrutiny. Perceptions have arisen that ISDS is inconsistent, lacks transparency, and is simply unfair. This book delves into the ongoing worldwide debate and discussions regarding the ISDS system. Drawing contributors from around the world, the authors provide insights on critical topics and address the key question facing the ISDS system and the international community it serves: Should the present ISDS system be reformed, replaced, or simply remain as is? The contributors represent points of view ranging from academia to practice to governmental entities, addressing such topics as: the possible consequences of wholesale replacement or elimination of the current ISDS system; mediation as an alternative to resolve ISDS disputes; the creation of a multinational investment court or appellate review mechanism; lack of an early dismissal mechanism to eliminate meritless claims; issues regarding arbitrators, including their appointment and ethical obligations; how investors may retain their right to pursue claims for violations of investment protection following termination of an agreement; a State’s right to assert a counterclaim against an investor-claimant; the role of ISDS in promoting and protecting renewable energy production; the liability of State-controlled entities; the effects and implications of third-party funding; the duty to mitigate damages in the light of excessive damages awards; and improvements and issues relating to post-award enforcement, duration, and cost of ISDS. This book considers the ongoing deliberations and reform measures proposed by UNCITRAL’s Working Group III and provides insights into how several geographic regions and economic cooperation areas have sought to address the question of reform of the ISDS system, including the European Union, the Middle East, and the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. With its much-needed and deeply informed balancing of investor and State rights and duties, this book will be welcomed by all who practise in the ISDS field, including arbitrators, State governments and non-governmental organizations, regional economic organizations, and international investors.

Author : Scott Miller
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442240733
Total Pages : 41 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Investor-State Dispute Settlement written by Scott Miller and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-02-02 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) is a provision in Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) and other international investment agreements that allows investors to enter arbitration with states over treaty breaches. ISDS has become controversial in the United States and our negotiating partners; critics, including some governments, have argued that ISDS is unnecessary, while others insist it is illegitimate as public policy. Treaty-based investment protection represents a major advance in the fair treatment of aliens and the peaceful resolution of disputes. Given the alternatives, withdrawing from investment treaties—the logical conclusion of the critics’ position—would likely have negative consequences for economic growth and the rule of law. This report is an empirical review of ISDS, based on the record of disputes under existing investment treaties.

Author : Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030441644
Total Pages : 125 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Investor-State Dispute Settlement and National Courts written by Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-01-01 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book examines the multiple intersections between national and international courts in the field of investment protection, and suggests possible modes for regulating future jurisdictional interactions between domestic courts and international tribunals. The current system of foreign investment protection consists of more than 3,000 international investment agreements (IIAs), most of which provide for investment arbitration as the forum for the resolution of disputes between foreign investors and host States. However, national courts also have jurisdiction over certain matters involving cross-border investments. International investment tribunals and national courts thus interact in a number of ways, which range from harmonious co-existence to reinforcing complementation, reciprocal supervision and, occasionally, competition and discord. The book maps this complex relationship between dispute settlement bodies in the current investment treaty context and assesses the potential role of domestic courts in future treaty frameworks that could emerge from the States current efforts to reform the system. The book concludes that, in certain areas of interaction between domestic courts and international investment tribunals, the "division of labor" between the two bodies is not always optimal, producing inefficiencies that burden the system as a whole. In these areas, there is a need for improvement by introducing a more fruitful allocation of tasks between domestic and international courts and tribunals - whatever form(s) the international mechanism for the settlement of investment disputes may take. Given its scope, the book contributes not only to legal analysis, but also to the policy reflections that are needed for ongoing efforts to reform investor-State dispute settlement.

Author : Jonathan Bonnitcha
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019871954X
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Political Economy of the Investment Treaty Regime written by Jonathan Bonnitcha and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investment treaties are some of the most controversial instruments of global economic governance. This book integrates legal, economic, and political perspectives to offer the first comprehensive analysis of the political economy of the investment treaty regime, and contextualises the investment treaty regime in its broader socio-economic context.

Author : Martin Khor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789670747286
Total Pages : 17 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Summary of Public Concerns on Investment Treaties and Investor-state Dispute Settlement written by Martin Khor and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Shaheeza Lalani
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9004282254
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Role of the State in Investor-State Arbitration written by Shaheeza Lalani and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 2015-01-08 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edited by Shaheeza Lalani and Rodrigo Polanco Lazo, The Role of the State in Investor-State Arbitration is a collection of contributions from lawyers, arbitrators and political scientists on the development of the concept of the “State” in a field that currently presents an increasing number of controversial disputes: Investor-State Arbitration. The book analyzes the limits of the host State as a regulator, studying issues such as attribution and the role of State-Owned Enterprises and sub-State entities; the changing role of the home State in Investor-State disputes, including its direct participation in Investor-State arbitration and State to State dispute settlement; and the overall role that both home and host States can play in the improvement of Investor-State Dispute Settlement.

Author : Rodrigo Polanco
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108473385
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Return of the Home State to Investor-State Disputes written by Rodrigo Polanco and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-10 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the role of home states to investment disputes and questions whether it represents a return to diplomatic protection.

Author : Marc Bungenberg
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3662597322
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From Bilateral Arbitral Tribunals and Investment Courts to a Multilateral Investment Court written by Marc Bungenberg and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-09-11 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book considers the potential setup for a future Multilateral Investment Court (MIC). The option of an MIC was first discussed by the EU Commission in 2016 and has since been made an official element of the EU Common Commercial Policy. In 2017, UNCITRAL also decided to discuss the possibility of an MIC, and on 20 March 2018, the Council of the EU gave the EU Commission the mandate to negotiate the creation of an MIC. The “feasibility study” presented here is intended to contribute to a broader discussion on the options for a new international court specialized in investment protection. The cornerstones of such a new permanent court are a strict orientation on the rule of law, reduced costs of investment protection, transparency considerations, aspects of consistency in case law, and the effective enforceability of MIC decisions.

Author : Borzu Sabahi
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004363033
Total Pages : 70 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book International Investment Law and Arbitration written by Borzu Sabahi and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-07-17 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International Investment Law and Arbitration: History, Modern Practice, and Future Prospects explores international law on foreign investment: its creation, functioning and evolution.