Investment, Investment Arbitration, Investment law, Investment protection, Investment Treaties, Investor, Investor-State arbitration, ISDS
The Investor-State Dispute Settlement System: The Road To Overcoming Criticism
Recent events such as the NAFTA re-negotiations have drawn leading newspapers around the world to turn their attention to ISDS tribunals. Often in an effort to make their stories sensational, they speak of “obscure tribunals,” “secret trade court,” and “justice behind closed doors,” most of the time giving it an unfair and biased image. In…