Draft Statute of the Multilateral Investment Court

Draft Statute of the Multilateral Investment Court

Author: Marc Bungenberg

Publisher:

Published: 2021-02-15

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13: 9783848770830

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The EU is aiming for a Multilateral Investment Court (MIC) to replace the existing investment arbitration system. Based on the current debates in UNCITRAL and other fora this Draft Statute of an MIC demonstrates that it is possible to have a new system of dispute settlement. For the first time, a complete draft agreement is presented for the design of such an MIC as a new international organization, implementing strict rule of law-requirements for dispute settlement. Besides rule of law-considerations, cornerstones are reduced costs, a permanent bench of judges with an appellate system, transparency, more consistency in case law as well as the effective enforceability of MIC decisions.


From Bilateral Arbitral Tribunals and Investment Courts to a Multilateral Investment Court

From Bilateral Arbitral Tribunals and Investment Courts to a Multilateral Investment Court

Author: Marc Bungenberg

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2019-09-11

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 3662597322

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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.


The ICSID Convention

The ICSID Convention

Author: Christoph Schreuer (juriste)

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 1599

ISBN-13: 0521885590

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This is a practice-oriented guide, including text, commentary, tables and index, for anyone dealing with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).


Principles of International Investment Law

Principles of International Investment Law

Author: Rudolf Dolzer

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2022-01-13

Total Pages: 582

ISBN-13: 019267241X

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This book outlines the principles behind the international law of foreign investment. The main focus is on the law governed by bilateral and multilateral investment treaties. It traces the purpose, context, and evolution of the clauses and provisions characteristic of contemporary investment treaties, and analyses the case law, interpreting the issues raised by standard clauses. Particular consideration is given to broad treaty-rules whose understanding in practice has mainly been shaped by their interpretation and application by international tribunals. In addition, the book introduces the dispute settlement mechanisms for enforcing investment law, outlining the operation of Investor-State arbitration. Combining a systematic analytical study of the texts and principles underlying investment law with a jurisprudential analysis of the case law arising in international tribunals, this book offers an ideal introduction to the principles of international investment law and arbitration, for students, scholars, and practitioners alike.


Towards Consistency in International Investment Jurisprudence

Towards Consistency in International Investment Jurisprudence

Author: Katharina Diel-Gligor

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2017-05-22

Total Pages: 614

ISBN-13: 9004337911

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Investor-State arbitration is currently a much-debated topic, both within the legal community and in the public at large. In Towards Consistency in International Investment Jurisprudence, Katharina Diel-Gligor addresses the alleged proliferation of inconsistent decision-making in this field – one of the main points of concern raised in the ongoing discussions. After exploring whether such criticism is appropriate at all, she goes on to examine the different causes, forms, and manifestations of the inconsistencies that exist through a detailed analysis of ICSID arbitration. The author then canvasses possible approaches to reform and concludes that an ICSID preliminary ruling system – the practicalities of which are set out in the study – is a suitable means for enhancing consistency in investment arbitration and moving towards a jurisprudence constante.


The Political Economy of the Investment Treaty Regime

The Political Economy of the Investment Treaty Regime

Author: Jonathan Bonnitcha

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 019871954X

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Investment treaties are some of the most controversial but least understood instruments of global economic governance. Public interest in international investment arbitration is growing and some developed and developing countries are beginning to revisit their investment treaty policies. The Political Economy of the Investment Treaty Regime synthesises and advances the growing literature on this subject by integrating legal, economic, and political perspectives. Based on an analysis of the substantive and procedural rights conferred by investment treaties, it asks four basic questions. What are the costs and benefits of investment treaties for investors, states, and other stakeholders? Why did developed and developing countries sign the treaties? Why should private arbitrators be allowed to review public regulations passed by states? And what is the relationship between the investment treaty regime and the broader regime complex that governs international investment? Through a concise, but comprehensive, analysis, this book fills in some of the many "blind spots" of academics from different disciplines, and is the first port of call for lawyers, investors, policy-makers, and stakeholders trying to make sense of these critical instruments governing investor-state relations.


The Origins of International Investment Law

The Origins of International Investment Law

Author: Kate Miles

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-10-24

Total Pages: 499

ISBN-13: 1107039398

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An examination of the origins of international investment law and their continued resonance in the twenty-first century.


International Investor Obligations

International Investor Obligations

Author: Patrick Abel

Publisher: Nomos Verlag

Published: 2022-11-24

Total Pages: 373

ISBN-13: 3748933177

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Das internationale Investitionsschutzrecht steht seit Jahren in der Kritik: Genießen Investoren internationale Rechte ohne korrespondierende Verantwortlichkeit? Dieses Buch stellt diese Sicht infrage. Vielmehr lassen sich der Vertrags- und Schiedspraxis bereits heute Investorenpflichten entnehmen, die das Buch normtheoretisch als direkte und indirekte Pflichten erschließt. Diese verpflichten Investoren etwa auf Menschenrechte und Umweltschutz. Sie sind potentiell geeignet, das Rechtsgebiet verstärkt auf das Ziel nachhaltiger Entwicklung auszurichten und Investorenverhalten international zu regulieren. Das Buch stellt diese Entwicklung in den allgemeineren Kontext der seit 1945 stattfindenden Individualisierung des Völkerrechts.