One of the main advantages of arbitration is that it can be a ground for dispute resolution which requires interaction of various different laws and rules. Parties can freely decide what laws or rules should govern their dispute settlement mechanism and what procedure to follow in the event of...

Although there are a lot of arguments for and against of NGO's participation in the WTO, it can be argued that NGO's already play an important role in the process and work of the WTO. Not withstanding the lack of detailed provisions in WTO law towards NGO's participation in activities of WTO,...

UNCITRAL Arbitration rules of 2010 made arbitration provisions up to date with the modern practice of international commercial arbitration. 2010 Rules have reflected new developments and change in the international commercial arbitration since the adoption of the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules of...

Different interests of countries, economic implications, consolidation between international trade and competition and the sovereign rights of countries brought a complex issue. Therefore, an odd situation for competition law have arisen – how can different competition laws of different...

A new approach to vertical price fixing, brought up in Leegin by U.S. Supreme Court had triggered various debate and it is still not clear whether resale price maintenance (RPM) can have severe anticompetitive potential or can also be beneficial to competition. Main problem of assessing...

Modern practice of international business requires companies to structure their corporate form into one which would be advantageous and safe for the management, growth and sustainability of business. However, when corporate structuring is used to avoid obligations of the company, the latter may...

Taking into account the authoritative nature of decisions of the ECHR, the latter could become an additional instrument in the argumentation toolkit for both, the investors and the host states. As it can be observed from the emergence of scholarly discussions on the topic, principles of the ECHR...

Corporate nationality in investment arbitration was and still is an area of much debate. The number of bilateral investment agreements (BIT's) have grown significantly over the past 20 years, including also other international agreements, such as North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) or...

Pagrindinis klausimas, kuris analizuojamas šiame straipsnyje – ar arbitražo teismai turėtų investicijos apibrėžimą interpretuoti kuo plačiau, ar, atvirkščiai, – jie turėtų laikytis formalesnio požiūrio ir pripažinti investicija tik tokią veiklą, kuri konkrečiai nurodyta...

This article is purposed to introduce an upcoming research starting in September, 2013 on a complex issue arising in the theory and practice of modern investor-state arbitration. To this end, readers are encouraged to treat this research summary as interactive and to contact the author with...