Investment treaty arbitration has various flaws, but one flaw that is acknowledged by both foreign investors and States who use the dispute resolution system is that, in practice, it can be incredibly expensive. The costs of investment treaty arbitration can be unbearable for certain States, who have far better uses for public funds, and they […]
محكمة لندن للتحكيم الدولي
تأسست محكمة لندن للتحكيم الدولي في عام1892 فهي تعد أقدم مؤسسات التحكيم في العالم.[1] دور محكمة لندن للتحكيم الدولي محكمة لندن للتحكيم الدولي “المحكمة” تعد واحدة من المؤسسات الدولية الرائدة في العالم لحل النزاعات التجارية.[2] مثل غيرها من مؤسسات التحكيم الدولية ، توفر المحكمة خدمات شاملة لتسوية المنازعات الدولية وذلك وفقا للقواعد الخاصة بها الصادرة […]
Proving Corruption in Investment Arbitration – Lao Holdings v. The Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Defenses based on alleged corruption-related activities by investors have become popular by States in investment arbitration. Given the seriousness of such accusations, one of the most important tasks for arbitral tribunals is undoubtedly to sort out legitimate defenses based on well-established facts of corruption from unfounded insinuations. Therefore, the approach undertaken by arbitral tribunals regarding […]
Interest in International Investment Arbitration
In international investment arbitration interest may represent a significant portion of a final award and it is not uncommon for interest to exceed actual damages.[1] While not being an independent remedy, interest represents an important element of compensation.[2] The main purpose of an award of interest is “to compensate the damage resulting from the fact that, […]
La expropiación en el arbitraje de inversión
El marco jurídico internacional que rige la inversión extranjera consiste en una vasta red de acuerdos internacionales de inversión (AII) complementados por las normas generales del derecho internacional, y aunque otros tratados internacionales interactúan con esta red de manera poco importante, los AII son los principales instrumentos de derecho internacional público que rigen la promoción […]