The future of investor-state arbitration à la UNCITRAL

Posted by Dr. Barnali Choudhury
On September 23, 2020

UNCITRAL created a working group on investor-state arbitration in response to states’ and other organizations’ concerns of the challenges posed by the much debated role of the investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) system.

International Trade and Tobacco Control: highlights from India

Posted by Dr. Marina Foltea
On March 13, 2017

Adopted by the World Health Organization (WHO) more than a decade ago, the FCTC aims to improve the level of global public health by addressing the risks posed by tobacco consumption. The Convention sets certain general standards for national tobacco control policies while its general requirements are further developed through guidelines adopted occasionally by the […]

In Courts We Trust: The EU’s Proposed International Investment Court

Posted by Dr. Barnali Choudhury
On November 24, 2015

Earlier this month, the EU released its finalised proposal for a new International Investment Court. The proposed Court is designed to replace the investor-state dispute resolution (ISDS) mechanism in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), currently being negotiated by the EU and the US, as well as serve as the new standard for dispute […]

Third Parties Funding In The Investor-State Dispute Settlement

Posted by Prof. Krista Nadakavukaren Schefer
On October 9, 2015

The rise of third party funding of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) brings up all sorts of questions. There are questions of procedure specific to investment arbitration – questions which have already started being addressed by experts. There are questions on how the funder’s nationality might affect the consideration of the investor’s nationality for purposes of […]