Tag: ISDS Explained

Understanding the ISDS institutions, rules and procedural frameworks that shape investor–State arbitration Investor–State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) does not operate through a single international court. Instead, investors and States may resolve investment disputes through several institutional and ad hoc mechanisms, depending on the consent contained in an investment treaty, investment contract, domestic investment legislation or other…

A step-by-step guide to how an international arbitration moves from the emergence of a dispute to the recognition and enforcement of an arbitral award. International arbitration is not a single hearing but a sequence of procedural stages. From the existence of consent to arbitration, through constitution of the tribunal and presentation of evidence, to the…