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Investment arbitration has become the primary means of settling
disputes between states and foreign investors. The majority of
those arbitration proceedings take place before tribunals of the
International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes
(ICSID). This book provides the reader with a reliable reference
guide containing concise summaries of the facts and holdings of
ICSID Tribunals in the years 1974-2002. This period saw some of the
most controversial and interesting ICSID awards and decisions, such
as those in the Tradex, Metalclad, and Salini cases. This
jurisprudence has significantly influenced the application of the
ICSID Convention and been the subject of much scholarly debate. The
summaries provide quick access to the details of the case, removing
the need to read the full text of the award or decision until its
relevance is known. Extensive cross-references and footnotes allow
easy navigation and facilitate in-depth research by giving a
valuable starting point. The book also includes analytical chapters
tracing the development of procedural and substantive issues and
assessing the 'precedent' value of the decisions. By analysing the
awards and decisions in the light of subsequent developments, the
authors also identify those which have withstood the test of time.
Investment arbitration has become the primary means of settling
disputes between states and foreign investors. The majority of
those arbitration proceedings take place before tribunals of the
International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes
(ICSID). This book provides the reader with concise summaries of
the facts and holdings of ICSID Tribunals in the years 2003-2007.
Extensive cross-references and footnotes allow the reader to find
other awards confirming or rejecting certain holdings, and
analytical chapters explain the development of the jurisprudence.
Since the average length of an ICSID award exceeds 100 pages, and
nearly 20 new decisions and awards are published each year, this
book is an indispensable tool for the busy practitioner or academic
who needs to be informed about the development of the law.
The increasing importance of international investment has been
accompanied by the rapid development of a new field of
international law that defines the obligations of host states
towards foreign investors and creates procedures for resolving
disputes in connection with those obligations. The second edition
of Investor-State Arbitration builds on the successful first
edition to include developments in law and practice, and provides
the reader with an even more in-depth expert coverage of all
aspects of this field of international law. The book examines 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 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 more than 2,000 bilateral investment treaties, most of
which were entered into in the last twenty years, is given
dedicated coverage. Investor-State Arbitration represents an
indispensable tool for practitioners working in law firms,
governments, and NGOs involved in this field, as well as for
academics and students who are studying international law.
The second edition of International Investment, Political Risk and
Dispute Resolution explores the multi-layered legal framework for
the protection of foreign investment against political risk. The
authors expertly analyse some of the key issues surrounding this
subject, such as structuring transactions to minimize political
risk, political risk insurance, state responsibility, treaties
protecting foreign investment, and international arbitration
between states and investors. Since the previous edition was
released in 2005, far more attention has been paid to these issues,
in particular investor-state arbitration. All chapters have been
revised to take into account the number of new arbitration awards
that have come to light and the massive volume of commentary on the
subject of international investment arbitration since the first
edition. The authors have carefully considered the latest
theoretical approaches to foreign investment protection and the
most intellectually challenging awards issued in the intervening
decade, as well as the most recent practical guidance on the
procedural recourse available to investors who face political
risks. This book is addressed to a wide audience, and is suitable
as a primer for non-specialist practitioners seeking to familiarize
themselves with international law pertaining to political risk.
While appropriate for practitioner use, this book is also suitable
for undergraduate students or for graduates who intend to
specialize in international investment law.
Provisional measures are an increasingly important mechanism for
investment protection in investment arbitration. There is a
critical mass of jurisprudence as well as numerous cases that have
exhibited novel uses for provisional measures, calling for a
thorough examination. Rubins and Love's work is the first to
provide in-depth coverage of this increasingly important subject
and their work provides an invaluable academic and practical
resource. The book is organized by topic and covers the full range
of jurisprudence to date, using comparative legal analysis to shed
light on each issue. It provides an overview of provisional
measures and their function in investment arbitration, including
the basic legal documents and provisions relevant to the topic. The
authors set out the elements considered in granting provisional
measures, discuss the two key issues of the relationship of
provisional measures with parallel proceedings, analyse the
enforcement of provisional measures, and assess the future
direction and growth of provisional measures in investment
arbitration.
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