Disputes arising from foreign investment activities are on the increase, and with them a growing awareness among practitioners of a greater variety of settlemen

This volume celebrates the first fifty years of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) by presenting the landmark cases that hav

Cross-border direct investment constitutes a substantial sector of the international financial market and is also an important vehicle for the transfer of techn

Investor-State disputes are increasing and damage awards are often significant. It is thus no surprise that the investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) system

Since the recent international crises, the role and significance of international financial institutions (IFI) have been challenged. Some have argued that globa