With contributions from many leading experts in the field, private practitioners, academics, government and government officials, this text objectively addresses all issues. Through pragmatic and reliable analysis, this book provides the reader with an authoritative understanding of all aspects of this ever-changing topic. Talk to us about the recent publication of arbitration under international investment agreements: A Guide to Key Issues. The book describes the most important procedural, judicial and substantive aspects of investment arbitration in a practical and accessible way. The book covers all phases of investor-state arbitration from A to Z and gives an overview of the most important topics. Katia Yannaca-Small is an independent lawyer and arbitrator and associate professor of international investment law and arbitration at the Gould School of Law at the University of Southern California (USC). Until recently, she was an attorney at Shearman and Sterling LLP, where she represented and advised corporations, states and government entities in commercial and investor-state litigation. Katia was also senior legal advisor to the OECD on international investment, where she developed the International Agreement on Investment and the Arbitration Programme. She also served as Senior Counsel at ICSID, where she administered large-scale investor-state arbitrations, proposed and developed ICSID`s first comprehensive outreach plan, and developed a course on ICSID procedure for government officials and practitioners. Although recent developments in the practice and arbitration of investment agreements have already produced an abundant scientific literature, Arbitration Under International Investment Agreements: A Guide to the Key Issues is a useful complement to existing work by focusing on some of the central issues at the heart of the subject. Written by renowned practitioners, the guide offers a welcome insight into the practice of investment arbitration at a time when this area of law continues to grow exponentially. The volume consists of twenty-six chapters, which are written in. Investor-state arbitration is a form of dispute settlement that gives foreign investors the opportunity to claim damages or discriminatory practices, most of which are due to breaches of contractual obligations by host governments.
Given the high level of public interest in these cases, the arbitral awards of these tribunals are the subject of much scrutiny and debate. As a result, an up-to-date knowledge of key issues in investment arbitration is essential for those working in this area, especially given the rapid evolution of international investment law. Arbitration under IIAs: A Guide to Key Issues describes the most important procedural and substantive aspects of investment arbitration in a practical and accessible manner. The text covers all stages of investor-state arbitration and provides a comprehensive overview of key issues, including the role of precedents, counterclaims, third-party funds, bitrifurkation, burden of proof in terms of jurisdiction, attribution, breach of contract and contract, fair and equitable treatment, indirect expropriation and leads to the application of investment surcharges. The text also describes the conflicts and challenges faced by arbitrators from a practical perspective and provides a comprehensive overview of investor-state arbitration. With contributions from many leading experts in the field, private practitioners, academics, government and government officials, this text objectively addresses all issues. Through pragmatic and reliable analysis, this book provides the reader with an authoritative understanding of all aspects of this evolving topic. “When the first edition of this text was published seven years ago, it quickly became an authoritative reference work for practitioners, academics and courts on investor-state issues. As evidenced by the breadth and depth of the topics covered in this case, investment agreements and arbitration continue to raise new legal issues. The publisher is an expert in this field and has dealt with investment law and procedure from different angles of an international organization, an arbitration institution, a law firm that represents both states and investors in individual cases, and as a law professor. Their knowledge and expertise are evident everywhere.
In addition, the contributing authors are all well known in this discipline, with backgrounds and knowledge that bring an intelligent and up-to-date perspective on the most important issues in the field. Given this combination, it is certain that this edition will be as authoritative as the first edition. Meg Kinnear, ICSID Secretary General “For practitioners, arbitrators and academics struggling to keep up with the ever-accelerating developments in investor-state arbitration, the second edition of Katia Yannaca-Small`s arbitration under international investment agreements is a must. Contributors treat the substance and process – and everything in between – with admirable depth and breadth. – Lucy Ferguson Reed, Professor and Director, Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore Admission is free. Email [email protected] to sign up. L.A. . .