Introduction Unlike other contentious issues under international investment arbitration such as expropriation and jurisdiction, discussions regarding calculation of damages and…
I. Introduction The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (“ICSID”) Convention (also known as the “Washington Convention”) is a…
1. Introduction Investor-State Dispute Settlement (‘ISDS’) is a system in international law whereby foreign investors can initiate arbitration proceedings against…
In international investment arbitration, host states can be held liable to foreign investors under bilateral or multilateral investment treaties. An…
The post is based on the lecture series delivered by Prof. Franceoni F in the summer of 2018 at the…
In investment treaties, the Fair and Equitable Treatment (‘FET’) standard generally protects investors from state measures that are arbitrary, opaque,…
The investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) practice has had a steady growth in recent years and with this rising caseload, a…