While intra-firm trade accounts for at least one third of world exports, we know very little about the institutions …

agreements (IIAs), most of which provide for investment arbitration as the forum for the resolution of disputes between foreign …

The World Trade Organization's Dispute Settlement Body grew out of decades of experience and the frustrations of … article discusses the historical development of the World Trade Organization's dispute resolution system. The first section … section addresses the instrument which inaugurates the World Trade Organization's current dispute settlement procedure and …

possibility of choosing the lex arbitri, as the areas that come into consideration in connection with arbitration. They include … applicable to the assessment of validity and effects of the arbitration agreement. The determination of the law applicable to the … arbitration agreement is by no means an end in itself. If we accept the premise that the validity of the arbitration agreement is …

approaches in domestic courts in advanced economies, an approach rarely taken in analysing investor-state arbitration. The first … the early 19th century with generally strong support for commercial arbitration based on ad hoc fee-based remuneration …; and similarities and differences between commercial arbitration and investment arbitration, focusing how the largely …

and significantly performed in the United States. The contract also contained an arbitration clause, requiring that any … disputes be resolved using Sharia law as implemented through an arbitration panel. When a dispute over the ownership of funds … Texas court refused to take up the matter, and effectively upheld the arbitration clause. This paper explores the increasing …