Investor-state disputes : prevention and alternatives to arbitration
- New YorkUS UN 2010
- xxviii, 129 p.
Analyses the specificities of investor-State disputes and advantages and disadvantages of ISDS through international arbitration, in order to introduce the quest for alternative approaches. Introduces alternative approaches in further detail and highlights their possible advantages and challenges. Discusses the incorporation of alternative means into IIAs; reviews existing rules and forums that support the use of alternative approaches in such agreements. Explores existing DPPs that States have adopted to avoid and prevent disputes. Includes recommendations and lays out possible ways forward.