‘To ICSID or not to ICSID' is not the (relevant) question. The two types of enforcement which are often presented as ‘good versus bad', namely ICSID versus New York Convention enforcement, do not affect a claimant's chances of success as much as often portrayed. The grounds for this...

The international developments over the last century, the implementation of international rules and the interaction between different fields of international law have fascinated many legal minds. The expansion of international investment law in particular is occurring at such speed and in such a...

An investment chapter in TTIP offers an unprecedented opportunity to reform and improve the system of investment law. If the EU and the US seize this opportunity, it would set an important precedent in treaty-drafting, allowing for the incorporation of public policy objectives, thereby...