Sovereign Choices and Sovereign Constraints: Judicial Restraint in Investment Treaty Arbitration
By Gus Van Harten.
Description
Investment arbitrators rely on sovereignty for their legal status just as investor-state disputes usually stem from disagreements about the role of the state in society. As a result, investment arbitration is a vehicle for the exercise of sovereign authority and a site for contesting sovereign choices. This book investigates and evaluates the decision-making record and policy trajectory of international investment arbitration, from theoretical, doctrinal, and empirical perspectives.It analyzes the extent to which the system used to resolve disputes impacts on the role of government, affecti...
ISBN(s)
0199678642, 9780199678648
