Investment arbitration has become the key forum to settle disputes between investors and the host state. It is not clear from the arbitration agreements which b

This book examines the law, national and/or international, that arbitral tribunals apply on the merits to settle disputes between foreign investors and host sta

I. Introduction II. History and Limitations of the Traditional System for Resolving Investment Disputes III. The Modern System of Investor-State Arbitration IV.

This book gives a comprehensive overview of all relevant aspects of the issue of applicable substantive law in the context of investor/State arbitration. It is

This volume celebrates the first fifty years of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) by presenting the landmark cases that hav