States' efforts to reform the international investment regime have triggered an arbitral
backlash. In response to shortcomings of earlier investment agreements, states concluded a …

This article analyses the role of national and international intellectual property (IP) law in
assessing IP as a protected investment. It offers two approaches for controlling investment …

The growing tendency among States to terminate their international investment agreements
and/or replace them with domestic laws may be understood as a reclamation of national …

Given the global contestation against BITs and ISDS, the outcome of the Philip Morris v.
Uruguay case upholding Uruguay's right to regulate for public health is important for the …

Abstract The origin of Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) is an attempt to eliminate
political aspects (depoliticization) in resolving investment disputes. Previously, the …

This paper aims at understanding the relationship between the investor-state dispute
settlement (ISDS) mechanism and the host states' right to regulate. Fragmented into over …

Domestic investment laws are classified in this Article as strong, moderate, and weak in
terms of their relevance for the protection of human rights and the promotion of …

En medio de la crisis de legitimidad del régimen de solución de controversias inversor-
Estado, la dinámica de la relación Estado-empresas transnacionales impacta en tres áreas …

This paper aims to build an analytical framework and a research agenda for a study of the
potential impact of the rise of China and India on international law. In the light of the …

Understanding the “backlash” it is facing is a necessary condition for a successful reform of
international investment law and arbitration. The article develops a typology of backlash in …