This paper outlines the law and practice of international commercial arbitration in Japan, including comparative … sets out general patterns, noting some recent increases in international arbitration caseloads in Japan, but also possible … reasons behind comparatively low levels of arbitration activity. It also outlines the historical development of Japan …

This paper offers the first detailed English-language analysis of international investment arbitration law and practice ….Part 3 outlines the first two treaty-based claims filed against Thailand, especially the 2009 arbitration award in favour …. However, Part 3 also examines cases where the Thai government has been subject to arbitration claims under concessions or …

Concerns about growing delays and (especially) costs in International Commercial Arbitration (ICA) have spread from … Conference 2011 – Investment and Innovation' held in Sydney.These include: choosing institutional arbitration and appropriate … the arbitration …

considerable diversity in treaty provisions (especially regarding investor-state arbitration or ISA) increases transaction costs …

This paper addresses treaty-based investor-state arbitration (ISA) and other forms of investor-state dispute settlement … Packaging Act 2011 (outlined in Part 4). This arbitration is ongoing and may at least partially succeed. By contrast, Japan …

controversial area of investor-state arbitration. The latter analysis draws partly on innovations and experiences in DTT arbitration …

Treaty-based investor-state arbitration (ISA) has gradually become a more established part of the legal landscape in …

ISDS arbitration panels …

settlement (ISDS), particularly the binding arbitration mechanism since 2010. The paper concludes by highlighting some key …