Investment Arbitration Reporter

By Prof. Andrew Newcombe, Faculty of Law, University of Victoria

Recent articles

Alexeyev, Andriy & Voitovich, Sergiy. “Tokios Tokelės Vector: Jurisdictional Issues in ICSID Case Tokios Tokelės v. Ukraine” (2008) 9:6 Journal of World Investment & Trade.

Bachand, Frédéric. “Overcoming Immunity-Based Objections to the Recognition and Enforcement in Canada of Investor-State Awards” (2009) 26:1 Journal of International Arbitration.

Belz, Matthew. Comment, Provisional Application of the Energy Charter Treaty: Kardassopoulos v. Georgia and Improving Provisional Application in Multilateral Treaties, 22 EMORY INT'L L. REV. 727 (2008)

Ben Hamida, Walid “La prise en compte de l'intérêt général et des impératifs de développement dans le droit des investissements" (2008) 4 Journal du Droit international.

Bjorklund, Andrea K. “Investent Treaty Arbitral Decisions as Jurisprudence Constante” UC David Legal Studies Research Paper No. 158. Available on http://papers.ssrn.com.

Brower, Charles N. and Stephan W. Schill. “Is arbitration a threat or a boon to the legitimacy of international investment law?” (2009) 9 Chi. J. Int'l L. 471-498.

Burgstaller, Markus. “European Law and Investment Treaties” (2009) 26:2 Journal of International Arbitration.

Cox, Jason. “Note. Regulation of foreign direct investment after the Dubai Ports controversy: has the U.S. government finally figured out how to balance foreign threats to national security without alienating foreign companies?” (2008) 34 J. Corp. L. 293-315.

D'Allaire, Dominque. “The Nationality Rules under the Energy Charter Treaty: Practical Considerations” (2009) 10:1 Journal of World Investment & Trade.

Gathii, James Thuo. “War’s Legacy in International Investment Law”. Available on http://papers.ssrn.com.

Gazzini, Tarcisio. “General Principles of Law in the Field of Foreign Investment, (2009) 10:1 Journal of World Investment.

Grušić, Ugliješa.“The Evolving Jurisdiction of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes” (2009) 10:1 Journal of World Investment & Trade.

Chen Huiping, “The Investor-State Dispute Settlement Mechanism: Where to Go in the 21st Century?” (2008) 9:6 Journal of World Investment & Trade.

Manciaux, Sébastien. “The Notion of Investment: New Controversies” (2008) 9:6 Journal of World Investment & Trade.

Malintoppi, Loretta. “Remarks on Arbitrators' Independence, Impartiality and Duty to Disclose in Investment Arbitration” (2008) 7:3 The Law and Practice of International Courts and Tribunals.

Meyers, Daniel S. “In defense of the international treaty arbitration system” (2008) 31 Hous. J. Int'l L. 47-81.

Nottage , Luke & Miles, Kate, “"Back to the Future" for Investor-State Arbitrations: Revising Rules in Australia and Japan to Meet Public Interests” (2009) 26:1 Journal of International Arbitration.

Oni Ayodele, “Expropriation and Takings of Mineral Rights in Nigeria from an International Perspective: A Doctrinal and Legal Comparative with North America”. Available on http://papers.ssrn.com.

Orakhelashvili, Alexander. “Principles of Treaty Interpretation in the NAFTA Arbitral Award on Canadian Cattlemen” (2009) 26:1 Journal of International Arbitration.

Park, Innwon & Park, Soonchan. “Reform Creating Regional Trade Agreements and Foreign Direct Investment: Applications for East Asia” (2008) 13:5 Pacific Economic Review 550-566.

Turinov, Anna, “"Investment" and "Investor" in Energy Charter Treaty Arbitration: Uncertain Jurisdiction” (2009) 26:1 Journal of International Arbitration.

Ranjan, Prabhash. “Definition of Investment in Bilateral Investment Treaties of South Asian Countries and Regulatory Discretion” (2009) 26:2 Journal of International Arbitration.

Ripinsky, Sergey. “Assessing Damages in Investment Disputes: Practice in Search of Perfect” (2009) 10:1 Journal of World Investment & Trade.

Sara Vadi, Valentina. “The Challenge of Reconciling Underwater Cultural Heritage and Direct Foreign Investment: A Case Study” (2007) XVII Italian Yearbook of International Law 143.

Schill, Stephan. “Most-Favored-Nation Clauses as a Basis of Jurisdiction in Investment Treaty Arbitration—Arbitral Jurisprudence at a Crossroads” (2009) 10:2 Journal of World Investment & Trade.

Schreiber, Will. “Realizing the Right to Water in International Investment Law: An Interdisciplinary Approach to BIT Obligations” (2008) 48(2) Natural Resources Journal.

Sloane, Robert D. “Breaking the Genuine Link: The Contemporary International Legal Regulation of Nationality” (2009) 50(1) Harvard International Law Journal.

Tsatsos, Dr. Aristidis. Burden of Proof in Investment Treaty Arbitration: Shifting?, Humboldt Forum Recht, Nr. 6, 2009, available at: http://www.humboldt-forum-recht.de/media/Druckansicht/pdf/2009-06.pdf.

Yackee, Jason Webb. “Bilateral investment treaties, credible commitment, and the rule of (international) law: do BITs promote foreign direct investment?” (2008) 42 Law & Soc'y Rev. 805-831.

Yackee, Jason Webb. “Pacta Sunt Servanda and State Promises to Foreign Investors Before Bilateral Investment Treaties: Myth and Reality. Fordham International Law Journal (forthcoming). Available on http://papers.ssrn.com.

Youngshin Bac & Jai S. Mah, “The Post-Crisis Development of Foreign Direct Investment Policies of Korea” (2009) 9:6 Journal of World Investment & Trade.

Recent Books

Graham Coop & Clarissa Ribeiro, eds. Investment Protection and the Energy Charter Treaty (Juris, 2008).

Julien Fouret & Dany Khayat. Recueil des Commentaires des Décisions du CIRDI (2002-2007) (Editions Bruylant, 2009).

Nick Gallus. The Temporal Scope of Investment Treaties (London: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, 2009).

Richard Happ & Noah Rubins. Digest of ICSID Awards and Decisions 2003-2007 (Oxford 2009).

Andrew Newcombe & Lluis Paradell. The Law and Practice of Investment Treaties: Standards of Treatment (Kluwer Law International, 2009).

Sergey Ripinsky with Kevin William. Damages in International Investment Law (London: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, 2009).

Catherine Rogers, ed. The Future of Investment Arbitration (Oxford, 2009).

Karl P Sauvant & Lisa Sachs. The Effect of Treaties on Foreign Direct Investment: Bilateral Investment Treaties, Double Taxation Treaties and Investment Flows (Oxford, 2009).

Wenhua Shan & Norah Gallagher. Chinese Investment Treaties: Policies and Practice (Oxford, 2009).

Kenneth J Vandevelde, U.S. International Investment Treaties (Oxford, 2009).

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