The creation of the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes, under the
auspices of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), is the …

The executive directors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
(IBRD), having formulated a Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between …

THE Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of
other States l represents a considerable advance in the progressive development of …

The arbitral award of 26 June 2003 in the Loewen case² is not a" leading case" in the sense
of an enunciation of principles that either need to be, or in some respects should be …

It has been asserted by Gunnar Myrdal, the renowned Swedish economist, that one of the
three major obstacles to the satisfactory progress of international economic cooperation and …

* Member of the President's Council and General Counsel, International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development. 1. This action was the culmination of several years of …

A economy of a country has been accorded increasing recognition in recent times. No
longer inevitably suspect as the cynical agent of colonial power bent on quick and wasteful …

The essay discusses the nature and functions of general principles of law in the field of
foreign investment. It is undisputed that'general principles have acquired a role in the …

Signs of inadequacy and crisis in general international law as to the economic ownership
interests of aliens have been numerous since World War II. The pages of the J ournal have …

Considering the important developments of the last halfcentury, the growth of foreign
investments and the expansion of the international activities of corporations... and …