The recent explosion of investment treaty arbitration marks a revolutionary change in both international and public law, above all because it demonstrates how s

This book demonstrates how the public international law character of investment treaty arbitration has impacted on the dispute settlement procedure.

International investment law is one of fastest-growing areas of international law, but it is plagued by the vagueness of many investors' rights and unpredictabl

Transnational investment involves a variety of actors (States, public and private legal entities, and natural persons) whose relationships are governed by rules

In the process of resolving disputes, it is not uncommon for parties to justify actions otherwise in breach of their obligations by invoking the need to protect