Essays about: "Thesis on in international arbitration law"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 31 essays containing the words Thesis on in international arbitration law.
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1. Charting fossil fuel investment protection in the EU beyond the Energy Charter Treaty
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : Under international law, foreign direct investments are protected by a patchwork of bilateral or multilateral investment treaties. International investment agreements have been criticised for protecting foreign direct fossil fuel investments and limiting the regulatory space of host states, thus creating obstacles for a green transition. READ MORE
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2. BITing Back - A Study of the Conditions for Respondent State Counterclaims in Investor-State Investment Arbitration under Bilateral Investment Treaties
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : In this thesis, I present a study of the conditions for a respondent state to introduce counterclaims in the same arbitration as an investor’s initial claim in a dispute arising from a Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIT). The study shows that although the most widely used procedural frameworks for arbitration explicitly allow for counterclaims, tribunals have adopted a restrictive approach to counterclaims, generally rejecting them, even when the arbitration clause in the relevant BIT has been drafted in a way that leaves open the possibility for the tribunal to rule on other disputes than solely the ones arising from an alleged breach of the host state’s treaty obligations towards the foreign investor. READ MORE
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3. Sunset Clauses in International Law and Their Consequences for EU Law
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : Nowadays, with the development of international economy, international investment has become one of the most important ways to prompt global economic development. The number of the bilateral treaties (BITs) and multilateral treaties are increasing as well. READ MORE
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4. Komstroy: Invalidating investor-State Arbitration Under the Energy Charter Treaty in intra-EU Disputes : Manifesting the Principle of Autonomy of the EU Legal Order, the International Law Infraction and the Investors Caught in Between
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis analyses the Court of Justice of the European Union (the Court) recent ruling Komstroy on the compatibility between the EU Treaties and the investor-State arbitration mechanism contained in Article 26 of the multilateral 1994 Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). The Court determined that Article 26 ECT is inapplicable in intra-EU disputes, albeit the European Union (EU) being a Contracting Party to the ECT, because such alternative methods for dispute settlement threatens the autonomy of the EU legal order. READ MORE
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5. A Rebalancing Act? - Human Rights and Environmental Counterclaims in International Investment Arbitration
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : International investment law (IIL) is a highly complex area of law that consists of around 3000 international investment agreements (IIAs) that aim to promote and protect foreign investment. They provide for investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) which gives investors the right to sue host States directly through international arbitral tribunals. READ MORE
