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Preliminary Material
Preface
Acknowledgements
Summary of Contents
Table of Contents
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Main Text
I Introduction
Preliminary Material
A Overview
1.01
1.02
1.03
1.04
B The Importance of Investment Flows for Capital Importers and Exporters
1.05
1.06
1.07
1.08
1.09
1.10
1.11
C BITs and ISDS as Mechanisms to Provide Security, Attract and Protect Foreign Investment
1.12
1.13
1.14
1.15
1.16
1.17
D Early Experiences with the ISDS, Backlash, and Possible Reform
1.18
1.19
1.20
1.21
1.22
1.23
1.24
1.25
1.26
1.27
1.28
1.29
1.30
1.31
1.32
E Topics Covered in the Second Edition
1.33
1.34
1.35
1.36
1.37
1.38
1.39
II History and Limitations of the Traditional System for Resolving Investment Disputes
Preliminary Material
A Harm Suffered by Foreign Investors
2.01
2.02
2.03
2.04
B Barriers to Recovery by Foreign Investors
1 Barriers in Host Country Courts
2.05
a Local Bias
2.06
b State Immunity
2.07
2.08
2.09
2.10
c Inefficient Local Courts
2.11
d Calvo Doctrine
2.12
2.13
2.14
2 Barriers in Foreign Investors’ Home Courts
2.15
a Jurisdiction
2.16
2.17
b Foreign Sovereign Immunity
2.18
2.19
2.20
c Act of State Doctrine
2.21
2.22
d Choice of Law
2.23
3 Political Barriers: The New International Economic Order
2.24
2.25
2.26
2.27
2.28
2.29
C Traditional Remedies for Foreign Investors
2.30
1 Gunboat Diplomacy
2.31
2.32
2.33
2.34
2 Diplomatic Espousal
a Practice of Espousal
2.35
2.36
2.37
2.38
b The Limitations of Espousal
2.39
i Exhaustion of Local Remedies
2.40
2.41
2.42
ii Nationality of the Investor
2.43
2.44
2.45
D Some Early Investment Protection Regimes
2.46
1 Jay Treaty (1794)
2.47
2.48
2.49
2 Ad Hoc Arbitration
2.50
2.51
3 Binational Claims Commissions
2.52
2.53
2.54
4 Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation Treaties
2.55
5 Lump Sum Settlement Agreements
2.56
2.57
2.58
6 Investment Guarantee Programmes
2.59
2.60
7 The Algiers Accords
2.61
2.62
E Limitations of Historic Dispute Settlement Processes
2.63
2.64
2.65
2.66
III The Modern System of Investor-State Arbitration
Preliminary Material
A Origins
3.01
3.02
3.03
3.04
3.05
3.06
3.07
3.08
3.09
3.10
B ICSID and Its Central Role in the Modern System of Investor-State Arbitration
3.11
3.12
3.13
3.14
C Bilateral Investment Treaties
3.15
3.16
3.17
3.18
3.19
3.20
3.21
D Multilateral Investment Treaties and Investment Chapters of Free Trade Agreements
3.22
1 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and Its Successor
3.23
3.24
3.25
3.26
3.27
3.28
2 Energy Charter Treaty
3.29
3.30
3.31
3.32
3.33
3.34
3.35
3.36
3 The Dominican Republic–Central American–United States Free Trade Agreement
3.37
3.38
4 The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
3.39
3.40
3.41
5 Multilateral Investment Agreements among Islamic Countries
3.42
6 Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), TPP-11, TTIP, and Other Agreements
3.43
3.44
3.45
3.46
3.47
3.48
3.49
E National Investment Legislation
3.50
3.51
IV Commonly Used Procedural Rules
Preliminary Material
A Introduction
4.01
4.02
4.03
B ICSID Rules
4.04
4.05
C UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules
4.06
4.07
4.08
4.09
4.10
4.11
4.12
4.13
4.14
D Stockholm Chamber of Commerce Rules
4.15
4.16
4.17
4.18
4.19
E International Chamber of Commerce Rules
4.20
4.21
4.22
F Permanent Court of Arbitration
4.23
4.24
G Comparison of the ICSID and UNCITRAL Rules
4.25
4.26
4.27
4.28
4.29
1 ICSID Convention Requirements and the ICSID Screening Role
4.30
4.31
2 Place of Arbitration
4.32
4.33
3 Language of Arbitration
4.34
4 Appointment of Arbitrators
4.35
4.36
5 Governing Law
4.37
4.38
4.39
6 Mechanisms for Early Dismissal of Frivolous Claims
4.40
4.41
4.42
7 Cost and Speed
4.43
4.44
4.45
4.46
4.47
4.48
8 Interim Measures
4.49
4.50
9 Emergency Arbitrator
4.51
4.52
4.53
4.54
10 Challenge and Enforcement of Awards
4.55
4.56
4.57
4.58
11 Consolidation and Mass (or Multiparty) Claims
4.59
4.60
4.61
4.62
4.63
4.64
12 Transparency and Amici Curiae
4.65
4.66
4.67
4.68
4.69
4.70
V National Court Interference: Anti-Arbitration Injunctions
Preliminary Material
A Introduction
5.01
5.02
5.03
B Anti-Arbitration Injunctions in Investment Treaty and ICSID Arbitration
5.04
5.05
5.06
5.07
5.08
5.09
5.10
C Bases for Court Intervention in International Commercial Arbitration
5.11
D Anti-Arbitration Injunctions in Non-ICSID Investment Arbitrations
5.12
5.13
5.14
5.15
5.16
5.17
5.18
5.19
5.20
5.21
5.22
5.23
5.24
VI The Course of an Investment Arbitration: Overview of the Procedure
Preliminary Material
A Introduction
6.01
B Applicable Procedural Rules
6.02
6.03
6.04
6.05
6.06
6.07
C Waiting Periods
6.08
6.09
6.10
6.11
D Local Remedies
6.12
6.13
6.14
E Notice of Claim and Request for Arbitration
6.15
1 Notice of Claim
6.16
6.17
2 Request for Arbitration
6.18
6.19
6.20
6.21
6.22
6.23
6.24
6.25
F Dynamics on the Host State Side Upon Receiving a Notice of Claim
6.26
6.27
6.28
G Third Party Funding
6.29
6.30
H ‘Registration’ or Approval by Arbitral Institution
6.31
6.32
6.33
I Default of a Party
6.34
6.35
6.36
J Composition of Tribunal
1 Qualifications of Arbitrators
6.37
6.38
6.39
6.40
6.41
6.42
6.43
2 Arbitrator Selection Procedures
6.44
6.45
6.46
K Powers of Arbitral Tribunals
1 Overview
6.47
6.48
2 Inherent Powers of Arbitral Tribunals
6.49
6.50
3 Powers Related to Decision-Making
4 Powers to Safeguard Against Misconduct and Perceived Improprieties
5 Powers of Revision
L Seat of Arbitration
6.51
6.52
M Language of Arbitration
6.53
N Initial Session of the Tribunal
6.54
O Jurisdictional Phase
1 Bifurcation of Proceedings
6.55
6.56
6.57
6.58
6.59
6.60
6.61
6.62
6.63
6.64
6.65
6.66
2 Standard of Proof with Respect to Merits at Jurisdiction Phase: Oil Platform Test
6.67
6.68
6.69
6.70
3 Jurisdiction and Admissibility
6.71
6.72
2 The Recognition of the Distinction between Jurisdiction and Admissibility in Recent Awards: A Move towards a Consistent Approach?
6.73
6.74
P Merits Phase
1 Briefing
6.75
2 Host State Defences
6.76
6.77
6.78
6.79
3 Counterclaims
a Overview
6.80
6.81
6.82
6.83
6.84
b Ratione Materiae Jurisdiction
6.85
6.86
6.87
6.88
c Ratione Personae Jurisdiction
6.89
6.90
d Connection between Counterclaim and Primary Claims
6.91
6.92
6.93
6.94
6.95
e Additional Case Studies
6.96
6.97
6.98
6.99
6.100
6.101
Q Witness Statements and Other Evidence
6.102
6.103
1 Witness Statements
6.104
2 Document Production from Parties to the Dispute
6.105
6.106
6.107
6.108
6.109
6.110
3 Evidentiary Privileges
6.111
6.112
6.113
6.114
6.115
6.116
6.117
6.118
6.119
6.120
6.121
6.122
6.123
6.124
6.125
4 Burden and Standard of Proof
6.126
6.127
6.128
6.129
6.130
6.131
6.132
6.133
6.134
6.135
5 Evidence Collection from Third Parties
6.136
6.137
6 US Procedures and Evidence Taking from Third Parties
6.138
6.139
6.140
6.141
6.142
6.143
6.144
6.145
6.146
R Damages Phase
6.147
S Hearings
6.148
T Posthearing Briefs
6.149
U Award
6.150
6.151
6.152
6.153
V Enforcement and Challenge of Award
6.154
6.155
VII Special Procedures: Applications and Motions
Preliminary Material
A Introduction
7.01
B Challenge of Arbitrators
7.02
1 Qualities Required of an Arbitrator
7.03
7.04
2 Arbitrators’ Duty to Disclose
7.05
7.06
7.07
7.08
7.09
7.10
7.11
7.12
3 Challenge Procedure Under the ICSID Rules
7.13
7.14
7.15
4 Applicable Standard
7.16
7.17
7.18
7.19
5 ICSID Case Studies
7.20
7.21
7.22
7.23
7.24
7.25
7.26
7.27
7.28
7.29
7.30
7.31
7.32
7.33
7.34
7.35
6 Challenge of Arbitrators Under the UNCITRAL Rules
7.36
7.37
7.38
7.39
C Early Dismissal of Frivolous Claims
7.40
7.41
7.42
7.43
D Arbitrator-Ordered Interim Relief
7.44
1 Provisional Measures Under the ICSID Convention
a Legal Framework
7.45
7.46
7.47
b Effect of ICSID Recommendation
7.48
c Standard for Granting Interim Relief in ICSID Cases
7.49
2 Granting Interim Relief Under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules
a Legal Framework
7.50
7.51
7.52
b Standard for Granting Interim Relief Under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules
7.53
7.54
3 Requests for Interim Relief: Case Studies
7.55
a Obtaining Evidence
7.56
7.57
b Financial Guarantees and Security for Costs
7.58
7.59
7.60
c Preserving Confidentiality
7.61
7.62
7.63
7.64
d Enjoining Parallel Proceedings
7.65
7.66
7.67
7.68
7.69
7.70
7.71
7.72
7.73
7.74
7.75
7.76
7.77
7.78
7.79
7.80
E Amicus Curiae Submissions and Transparency
7.81
7.82
7.83
7.84
7.85
7.86
7.87
7.88
7.89
7.90
7.91
7.92
7.93
7.94
7.95
7.96
7.97
7.98
F Consolidation, Multiparty and Mass Claims
1 Introduction
7.99
7.100
7.101
7.102
7.103
7.104
2 Consolidation in ICSID
7.105
7.106
7.107
7.108
7.109
7.110
7.111
3 UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules and Joinder of Proceedings
7.112
7.113
7.114
7.115
7.116
7.117
4 North American Free Trade Agreement Article 1126
7.118
7.119
7.120
7.121
7.122
7.123
7.124
7.125
7.126
5 Consolidation Provisions in Modern Investment Treaties
7.127
7.128
7.129
6 Mass Claims
7.130
7.131
7.132
7.133
7.134
7.135
7.136
7.137
VIII Governing Law in Investment Disputes
Preliminary Material
A Introduction
8.01
B The Choice of Law and Conflict Resolution Provisions
8.02
8.03
8.04
8.05
8.06
8.07
8.08
8.09
8.10
C Public International Law
8.11
8.12
8.13
1 International Investment Treaties and Their Interpretation
8.14
8.15
8.16
8.17
8.18
8.19
8.20
8.21
2 Customary International Law
8.22
8.23
3 General Principles of Law
8.24
4 The Role of Precedent
8.25
D Host State Law
8.26
1 Treatment of Host State Law Under ICSID Article 42(1)
8.27
8.28
8.29
8.30
8.31
8.32
8.33
8.34
2 Treatment of Host State Law in Non-ICSID Cases
8.35
8.36
8.37
8.38
8.39
IX Consent to Arbitral Jurisdiction
Preliminary Material
A Introduction
9.01
B Fundamental Concepts Relating to Consent
1 Methods of State Consent to Arbitration
9.02
9.03
2 Methods of Accepting the State’s Offer to Arbitrate
9.04
9.05
9.06
3 Irrevocability of Consent
9.07
4 Legality of Investments as a Condition of Consent
9.08
9.09
9.10
9.11
9.12
C Methods of State Consent to Arbitration
1 Investment Protection Treaties Containing Consent to Arbitration
9.13
9.14
9.15
9.16
9.17
9.18
9.19
9.20
2 Arbitration Clauses in Investment Contracts
9.21
9.22
9.23
9.24
3 National Investment Legislation
9.25
9.26
9.27
9.28
9.29
9.30
9.31
9.32
9.33
4 Investment Arbitration Based on a Compromis
9.34
9.35
9.36
9.37
9.38
9.39
9.40
X Notion of Investment
Preliminary Material
A Introduction
10.01
10.02
B Admission, Establishment, and Protection of Pre-Investment Activities
10.03
10.04
10.05
10.06
10.07
10.08
10.09
10.10
10.11
C Definition of Investment in Investment Treaties
1 Non-Exhaustive Lists in Investment Treaties
10.12
10.13
2 Exhaustive Lists in Investment Treaties
10.14
10.15
3 2004 US Model BIT Approach
10.16
10.17
10.18
10.19
D Definition of Investment and Its Implications for the Jurisdiction of Arbitral Tribunals Under the ICSID Convention
1 Travaux Preparatoires of the ICSID Convention Regarding the Notion of Investment Under Article 25
10.20
10.21
10.22
10.23
10.24
2 Dual Jurisdictional Requirements for Submission of a Case to Arbitration Under the ICSID Convention
10.25
10.26
10.27
E Characteristics of Investment Under Article 25 of the ICSID Convention
1 Overview
10.28
10.29
10.30
10.31
10.32
10.33
2 Duration of an Activity
10.34
10.35
10.36
10.37
3 Assumption of Risk
10.38
10.39
10.40
4 Significant Contribution of Resources to the Host State
10.41
10.42
5 Contribution to Economic Development of the Host State
10.43
10.44
10.45
10.46
10.47
10.48
10.49
F The Concept of Unity of Investment Under the ICSID Convention
10.50
10.51
10.52
G Contribution, Duration, and Risk in Non-ICSID Cases: Romak v. Uzbekistan and Its Progeny
10.53
10.54
10.55
10.56
10.57
H Survey of Other Non-ICSID Cases on Meaning of Investment
10.58
10.59
10.60
10.61
10.62
10.63
10.64
XI Investors
Preliminary Material
11.01
11.02
A Natural Persons
1 National Laws
11.03
11.04
2 Customary International Law
11.05
11.06
11.07
11.08
11.09
11.10
3 Investment Treaties and the ICSID Convention
11.11
11.12
11.13
11.14
11.15
11.16
4 Claims of Dual Nationals
11.17
11.18
11.19
11.20
11.21
11.22
11.23
11.24
B Legal Persons
1 Investment Treaty Provisions
11.25
11.26
11.27
11.28
11.29
11.30
11.31
11.32
11.33
2 Denial of Benefits
11.34
3 Local Companies Controlled by Foreign Investors under the ICSID Convention
11.35
11.36
11.37
11.38
11.39
11.40
4 Standing of Companies Controlled by Nationals of the Host State
11.41
a Tokios v. Ukraine
11.42
11.43
11.44
11.45
11.46
11.47
11.48
11.49
b TSA v. Argentina
11.50
11.51
11.52
11.53
11.54
C Shareholder Losses, Standing, and Scope of Recovery
1 Direct, Reflective, and Derivative Losses
11.55
2 Standing
a Customary International Law
11.56
11.57
11.58
11.59
11.60
11.61
b Investment Treaties
11.62
11.63
11.64
11.65
11.66
3 Scope of Recovery
a Standard Investment Treaties: Direct and Reflective Loss
11.67
11.68
11.69
11.70
b Direct, Reflective, and Derivative Losses Under NAFTA and its Progeny
11.71
11.72
D Change of Nationality and Treaty Shopping
11.73
1 Continuity of Nationality Under Customary International Law
11.74
2 Change of Nationality and Investment Treaties
11.75
11.76
11.77
3 Change of Nationality and the ICSID Convention
11.78
11.79
11.80
11.81
11.82
4 Treaty Shopping
11.83
11.84
XII Jurisdiction Ratione Temporis
Preliminary Material
12.01
12.02
12.03
12.04
12.05
A Application to Acts before a Treaty’s Entry into Force
1 Non-Retroactivity of Treaty Obligations
12.06
12.07
12.08
12.09
12.10
12.11
2 Continuous Acts
12.12
12.13
12.14
12.15
3 Composite Acts
12.16
12.17
4 Provisional Application
12.18
12.19
12.20
12.21
5 Article 18 of the Vienna Convention
12.22
12.23
12.24
12.25
12.26
6 Claims Based on Norms Besides the Treaty itself
12.27
12.28
12.29
12.30
B Disputes Arising Before a Treaty’s Entry into Force
12.31
12.32
12.33
12.34
12.35
C Laches and Extinction
12.36
12.37
12.38
12.39
12.40
12.41
D Termination and Survival or Sunset Clauses
12.42
12.43
12.44
12.45
12.46
12.47
12.48
12.49
XIII Exhaustion of Local Remedies
Preliminary Material
A Exhaustion of Local Remedies and the Notion of Futility
1 Overview
13.01
13.02
13.03
13.04
13.05
13.06
2 Finnish Ships Arbitration and the ‘Obvious Futility’ Test
13.07
13.08
3 The International Law Commission: John Dugard’s Formulation of the Test for Exhaustion of Local Remedies and Exceptions
13.09
13.10
13.11
13.12
4 Case Studies
a Interhandel Case (Switzerland v. United States)
13.13
b Loewen v. United States
13.14
13.15
13.16
13.17
13.18
13.19
B Pursuit of Local Remedies in Investment Treaty Arbitration
1 Recourse to Local Courts as a Procedural Requirement
13.20
13.21
2 Exhaustion as a Substantive Element of an International Wrong Involving Judicial Conduct
13.22
13.23
13.24
a Loewen, Denial of Justice, and Exhaustion
13.25
13.26
b Judicial Expropriation and Exhaustion
13.27
13.28
XIV Election of Forum: Treaty Arbitration, National Courts or Contract Arbitration
Preliminary Material
A Overview
14.01
B Treaty Claims, Contract Claims, and Jurisdiction of International Tribunals
14.02
14.03
14.04
C Fork in the Road and Waiver Provisions: Treaty Texts
1 Fork in the Road
14.05
14.06
14.07
2 Waiver Provisions
14.08
14.09
14.10
3 The Policy Behind Fork in the Road and Waiver Provisions
14.11
14.12
4 Case Studies on Fork in the Road Clauses and Applicable Tests
a Overview
14.13
14.14
14.15
b Cases Applying the ‘Triple Identity’ Test
14.16
14.17
14.18
14.19
14.20
14.21
14.22
14.23
14.24
c Cases Applying ‘Fundamental Basis’ of the Claim Test
14.25
14.26
5 Case Studies on Waiver Provisions (Choice of Forum with Respect to Measures)
14.27
14.28
14.29
14.30
14.31
14.32
D Contractual Forum Selection Clauses
1 Overview
14.33
14.34
14.35
2 Vivendi v. Argentina Annulment Decision (2002)
14.36
14.37
3 Post-2002 Vivendi Jurisprudence on Contractual Forum Selection Clauses
14.38
14.39
14.40
14.41
14.42
14.43
XV Umbrella Clauses
Preliminary Material
A Introduction
15.01
15.02
B Historical Background and Various Formulations of Umbrella Clauses
15.03
15.04
C Arbitral Decisions Involving Umbrella Clauses
15.05
15.06
15.07
15.08
15.09
15.10
15.11
15.12
15.13
D Conclusion
15.14
15.15
15.16
15.17
15.18
15.19
XVI State Responsibility, Attribution, and Circumstances Precluding Wrongfulness
Preliminary Material
A Introduction
16.01
16.02
B Attribution
16.03
16.04
1 Attribution of Conduct of State Organs to the State (Article 4 of the ILC Articles)
16.05
16.06
16.07
16.08
2 Attribution of Conduct of Persons or Entities Exercising Elements of Governmental Authority (Article 5 of the ILC Articles)
16.09
16.10
16.11
16.12
16.13
16.14
16.15
16.16
3 Attribution of Conduct Directed or Controlled by a State (Article 8 of the ILC Articles)
16.17
16.18
16.19
16.20
16.21
16.22
16.23
16.24
C Circumstances Precluding Wrongfulness Under Customary International Law
1 Overview
16.25
16.26
2 Necessity (Article 25 of the ILC Articles)
16.27
16.28
16.29
16.30
16.31
16.32
16.33
16.34
16.35
16.36
16.37
3 Countermeasures (Article 22 of the ILC Articles)
16.38
16.39
16.40
4 Consequences of Invoking a Circumstance Precluding Wrongfulness (Article 27 of the ILC Articles)
16.41
16.42
16.43
16.44
D Non-Precluded Measures Clauses
16.45
16.46
16.47
16.48
16.49
16.50
16.51
16.52
16.53
16.54
16.55
16.56
16.57
16.58
XVII Discrimination: National Treatment, Most-Favoured Nation Treatment, and Discriminatory Impairment
Preliminary Material
17.01
A National Treatment
1 Introduction
17.02
17.03
2 Application of the National Treatment Standard
17.04
17.05
a Relevant Class of Comparators: Like Circumstances
17.06
17.07
17.08
17.09
17.10
17.11
17.12
17.13
17.14
17.15
17.16
17.17
17.18
17.19
17.20
17.21
b Relevant Standard of Treatment: No Less Favourably
17.22
17.23
17.24
17.25
17.26
17.27
17.28
17.29
17.30
c Proof of Discriminatory Intent Based on Nationality
17.31
17.32
17.33
B Most Favoured Nation Treatment
1 Overview
17.34
17.35
17.36
17.37
17.38
2 Scope and Interpretation of Most Favoured Nation Clauses
17.39
17.40
3 Most Favoured Nation Exceptions and Carve-Outs
17.41
17.42
17.43
17.44
17.45
17.46
4 Application of Most Favoured Nation Clauses to Substantive and Procedural Rights
17.47
17.48
a Procedural Rights: Maffezini v. Spain and Plama v. Bulgaria
17.49
17.50
17.51
17.52
17.53
b Procedural Rights: Post-Maffezini
17.54
17.55
17.56
17.57
c Most Favoured Nation and Importation of Substantive Rights
17.58
17.59
17.60
17.61
17.62
17.63
d Recent Trend: Most Favoured Nation Cannot Import Substantive Provisions; Rather it Only Protects Against Actual Discrimination
17.64
17.65
17.66
17.67
17.68
17.69
C Discriminatory Impairment
17.70
17.71
17.72
17.73
17.74
17.75
17.76
17.77
17.78
17.79
XVIII Expropriation
Preliminary Material
18.01
18.02
A Historical Overview of Expropriation
1 Introduction
18.03
18.04
18.05
2 Pre-Second World War Period
18.06
18.07
18.08
18.09
3 Post-Second World War Period Until Present
18.10
18.11
18.12
18.13
18.14
18.15
18.16
B Identification of Investments and Property Protected against Expropriation
1 Overview
18.17
18.18
18.19
18.20
18.21
18.22
2 Contractual Rights
18.23
18.24
18.25
18.26
3 Intellectual Property Rights
18.27
18.28
18.29
C The Role of Investment Treaties
18.30
18.31
18.32
18.33
18.34
18.35
18.36
18.37
18.38
18.39
D Indirect or Regulatory Expropriation
1 Overview
18.40
18.41
18.42
18.43
18.44
18.45
18.46
18.47
18.48
2 Relevant Factors for Identifying an Indirect Expropriation
18.49
a The Effect of the Government Measures
18.50
18.51
18.52
18.53
18.54
18.55
18.56
18.57
18.58
b The Intent, Purpose, Nature, or Character of the Governmental Act or Measure
18.59
18.60
18.61
18.62
18.63
18.64
18.65
18.66
18.67
c Legitimate Reliance on Government Representations
18.68
18.69
18.70
18.71
d Duration of Effect of Act or Measure
18.72
e Domestic Remedies Sought
18.73
18.74
f Transfer of Investment Benefit to the Government or to Third Parties
18.75
18.76
g Other Factors
18.77
18.78
E The US Approach to Indirect or Regulatory Expropriation
18.79
18.80
18.81
18.82
18.83
18.84
18.85
18.86
18.87
18.88
18.89
18.90
XIX ‘Fair and Equitable Treatment’, ‘Full Protection and Security’, and ‘War Clauses’
Preliminary Material
A Introduction
19.01
19.02
B Fair and Equitable Treatment
19.03
1 History
19.04
19.05
19.06
2 Interpretative Approaches: Autonomous FET Clauses versus FET Clauses Embodying the Minimum Standard
19.07
19.08
19.09
19.10
19.11
3 FET (and FPS) and its Relation to the Minimum Standard Under Customary International Law
19.12
19.13
19.14
19.15
19.16
19.17
19.18
19.19
4 Application and Content of the ‘Fair and Equitable’ Treatment
a Overview
19.20
19.21
19.22
19.23
b Legitimate or Reasonable Expectations
i Concept
19.24
19.25
ii Application and Criticism
19.26
19.27
19.28
19.29
19.30
c Arbitrary Treatment
19.31
19.32
19.33
19.34
19.35
19.36
19.37
19.38
19.39
19.40
19.41
d Consistency and Stability
19.42
19.43
19.44
19.45
19.46
19.47
19.48
19.49
19.50
19.51
19.52
19.53
19.54
19.55
19.56
19.57
19.58
19.59
e Transparency
19.60
19.61
19.62
19.63
19.64
19.65
19.66
19.67
19.68
f Coercion, Harassment, Intimidation
19.69
19.70
19.71
19.72
g Discrimination
19.73
19.74
19.75
h Proportionality
19.76
19.77
19.78
i Denial of Justice, Due Process, and Effective Means
i Overview
19.79
19.80
19.81
19.82
19.83
19.84
19.85
19.86
19.87
19.88
19.89
19.90
ii Additional Case Studies
19.91
19.92
19.93
19.94
19.95
19.96
19.97
19.98
19.99
C Full Protection and Security
19.100
1 Historical Development of the Obligation to Ensure Protection and Security
19.101
19.102
19.103
19.104
2 Modern Investment Treaties and the Meaning of Protection and Security
19.105
19.106
19.107
3 Case Studies
19.108
19.109
19.110
19.111
D War Clauses and Their Relation to Full Protection and Security
19.112
19.113
19.114
19.115
19.116
19.117
19.118
19.119
19.120
19.121
19.122
19.123
19.124
XX Transfers
Preliminary Material
A Introduction
20.01
20.02
20.03
20.04
B The IMF Articles of Agreement and Other Multilateral Instruments Regulating Transfers
20.05
20.06
20.07
20.08
C Transfer Provisions in Investment Treaties
1 Overview
20.09
20.10
20.11
2 The Scope of Transfer Provisions
20.12
20.13
20.14
20.15
20.16
3 Transfers in Kind
20.17
20.18
20.19
4 Currency Convertibility and Exchange Rates
20.20
20.21
20.22
20.23
20.24
D Balance of Payments and Other Exceptions
20.25
20.26
20.27
20.28
20.29
20.30
XXI Compensation, Damages, and Restitution
Preliminary Material
A Introduction
21.01
21.02
B The Treaty Standards of Compensation
21.03
21.04
21.05
21.06
C The Reparation Principle and the Chorzów Factory Standard
21.07
21.08
21.09
21.10
21.11
1 Restitution and Other Non-Pecuniary Remedies
21.12
21.13
21.14
21.15
21.16
21.17
21.18
21.19
21.20
21.21
21.22
2 Assessment of Compensation Pursuant to the Chorzów Factory Standard
21.23
21.24
21.25
21.26
D Effect of Legality and Illegality of State Conduct on Compensation
21.27
21.28
21.29
E Limitations on Compensation
21.30
1 Causation
21.31
21.32
21.33
21.34
21.35
21.36
21.37
21.38
21.39
2 Contribution to Injury
21.40
21.41
21.42
3 Mitigation of Losses
21.43
4 Speculation and Uncertainty of Damages
21.44
21.45
21.46
5 Double Recovery
21.47
6 Equity and Discretion
21.48
F Quantification of Damages
21.49
21.50
21.51
1 Fair Market Value
21.52
21.53
2 Valuation Date
21.54
21.55
21.56
21.57
3 Use of Hindsight
21.58
21.59
21.60
21.61
4 Approaches to Quantification of Damages
21.62
a Market-based Approach
21.63
b Income-based Approach
21.64
21.65
21.66
21.67
i Forecasting Net Future Cash Flows
21.68
21.69
ii Calculating a Discount Rate
21.70
21.71
iii Country Risk as an Element of the Discount Rate
21.72
21.73
21.74
21.75
c Asset-based Approaches
21.76
d Loss of Chance
21.77
21.78
21.79
21.80
21.81
21.82
21.83
21.84
G Moral Damages
21.85
21.86
21.87
21.88
21.89
21.90
21.91
21.92
21.93
H Interest
1 Overview
21.94
21.95
2 Pre-award and Post-award Interest
21.96
21.97
3 Legal Bases for Awarding Interest
a Investment Treaties
21.98
21.99
21.100
21.101
21.102
b Reparation Principle
21.103
21.104
21.105
21.106
21.107
21.108
21.109
c National Legislation
21.110
21.111
21.112
21.113
21.114
21.115
d Contract Terms
21.116
21.117
21.118
e Other Sources
21.119
4 Interest Rate
21.120
21.121
21.122
21.123
21.124
21.125
5 Date from Which Interest Accrues
21.126
21.127
21.128
21.129
6 Compounding Interest
21.130
21.131
21.132
21.133
21.134
21.135
I Allocation of Arbitration and Legal Costs
1 Introduction
21.136
21.137
21.138
21.139
21.140
21.141
21.142
2 Cost Awards under the UNCITRAL Rules
21.143
21.144
21.145
21.146
21.147
21.148
21.149
21.150
21.151
21.152
3 Cost Awards under the ICSID Rules
21.153
21.154
21.155
21.156
21.157
21.158
21.159
21.160
21.161
4 Calculation of Government Legal Fees
21.162
XXII Annulment, Set Aside, and Refusal to Enforce
Preliminary Material
22.01
22.02
A Annulment of ICSID Awards
1 Overview
22.03
22.04
22.05
22.06
22.07
22.08
2 Stay of Enforcement of ICSID Awards
a Overview
22.09
22.10
22.11
22.12
b Stay of Enforcement and Parallel Proceedings
22.13
22.14
22.15
22.16
22.17
22.18
22.19
22.20
22.21
3 Grounds for Annulment
22.22
22.23
22.24
a Article 52(1)(a): The Tribunal Was Not Properly Constituted
22.25
22.26
22.27
22.28
b Article 52(1)(b): The Tribunal Manifestly Exceeded Its Powers
22.29
22.30
i Manifest Excess of Powers Related to Jurisdiction
22.31
22.32
22.33
22.34
22.35
22.36
ii Manifest Excess of Powers Related to the Applicable Law
22.37
22.38
22.39
22.40
22.41
22.42
22.43
22.44
22.45
22.46
22.47
22.48
22.49
22.50
22.51
c Article 52(1)(c): Arbitrator Corruption
22.52
d Article 52(1)(d): Serious Departure from a Fundamental Rule of Procedure
22.53
22.54
22.55
22.56
22.57
22.58
22.59
22.60
22.61
22.62
22.63
e Article 52(1)(e): Failure to State the Reasons on Which the Award Was Based
22.64
22.65
22.66
22.67
22.68
22.69
22.70
B Setting Aside and Blocking Enforcement of Non-ICSID Awards
1 Overview
22.71
22.72
22.73
22.74
22.75
22.76
22.77
22.78
2 Stay of Enforcement of Non-ICSID Awards
22.79
22.80
22.81
3 Grounds for Setting Aside or Refusing to Enforce Non-ICSID Awards
a Invalidity of the Agreement to Arbitrate
22.82
i The Netherlands
22.83
22.84
22.85
22.86
22.87
ii United States
22.88
22.89
22.90
22.91
22.92
22.93
iii Sweden
22.94
b Inability to Present the Case
22.95
22.96
22.97
c Excess of Authority
22.98
22.99
22.100
i Canada
22.101
22.102
22.103
22.104
22.105
22.106
22.107
22.108
ii Singapore
22.109
22.110
22.111
22.112
22.113
22.114
22.115
iii Sweden
22.116
22.117
22.118
22.119
22.120
22.121
iv United States
22.122
22.123
22.124
22.125
d Irregularity in the Conduct of Proceeding
i Irregularity in the Composition of the Tribunal
(A) The Netherlands
22.126
(B) Sweden
22.127
22.128
22.129
(C) United States
22.130
ii Irregularity in the Procedure
22.131
22.132
22.133
22.134
e Award Has Been Set Aside at the Seat of Arbitration
22.135
22.136
22.137
22.138
f Non-arbitrability
22.139
22.140
22.141
g Public Policy
22.142
22.143
22.144
22.145
i Czech Republic
22.146
22.147
22.148
ii France
22.149
22.150
22.151
iii The Netherlands
22.152
22.153
22.154
22.155
22.156
iv Sweden
22.157
v United Kingdom
22.158
22.159
22.160
22.161
vi United States
22.162
22.163
vii Compatibility with European Union Law: Impact of the Decision of the CJEU in Achmea v. Slovak Republic
22.164
22.165
22.166
22.167
22.168
22.169
h ‘Manifest Disregard of the Law’ and Other ‘Substantive’ Grounds
22.170
22.171
22.172
XXIII Enforcement and Execution
Preliminary Material
A Introduction
23.01
23.02
B Terminology: Confirmation, Recognition, Enforcement, and Execution
23.03
C Legal Framework Governing Recognition and Enforcement of Awards
1 New York Convention
23.04
23.05
2 The ICSID Convention
23.06
23.07
23.08
23.09
23.10
D Execution of Awards
1 Overview
23.11
23.12
2 Sovereign Immunity
23.13
23.14
23.15
23.16
23.17
23.18
23.19
3 Case Studies
a Belgium
23.20
b Sweden
23.21
23.22
23.23
23.24
c United Kingdom
23.25
23.26
23.27
23.28
d United States
23.29
23.30
23.31
4 Execution Against Assets of State-Owned Entities
23.32
a Canada
23.33
23.34
23.35
23.36
23.37
b France
23.38
23.39
c United States
23.40
23.41
23.42
23.43
23.44
23.45
Further Material
Selected Bibliography
Index
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Borzu Sabahi, Noah Rubins, Don Wallace
From:
Investor-State Arbitration (2nd Edition)
Borzu Sabahi, Noah D Rubins, Don Wallace, Jr
Previous Edition (1 ed.)
Content type:
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Product:
Investment Claims [IC]
Published in print:
11 September 2019
ISBN:
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