When an investor sues a state for alleged breaches of its obligations under an investment treaty or a trade agreement with investment provisions, all that should matter for who wins the case are the merits of the claim itself. Alas, investor-to-state dispute settlement (ISDS) does not take place...

The chapter refers to the issue of oil prices in the context of international investment arbitrations whose jurisdiction is based on bilateral investment treaties (BITs) or the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). It first analyzes State and industry practice and as well as the legal conclusions of...

This open access book considers the potential setup for a future Multilateral Investment Court (MIC). The option of an MIC was first discussed by the EU Commission in 2016 and has since been made an official element of the EU Common Commercial Policy. In 2017, UNCITRAL also decided to discuss...