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Investor arbitration
48 published works
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Runaway Interest in ISDS: Back to (Legal) Basics
By Toni Marzal
Until recently, it was fair to decry the lack of attention paid to how ISDS tribunals quantify compensation, against evidence of ballooning awards and the sometimes dizzying amounts involved. Today,…
Duane Morris and Selvam
ICLG – International Arbitration Laws and Regulations 2026 Guide
By Duane Morris, Selvam
Duane Morris & Selvam LLP has contributed the Singapore chapter to the newly released ICLG – International Arbitration Laws and Regulations 2026 guide!Our chapter offers a comprehensive, practical guide to…
Global Arbitration News
Crimea Arbitration Awards and the Complex Path to Enforcement in U.S. Courts
By Lawrence Newman, David Zaslowsky
Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea produced not only a geopolitical crisis but also a substantial wave of investor–state arbitration claims from Ukrainian businesses whose assets were located on the peninsula…
Jindal Forum for International and Economic Laws
From Vodafone to the ‘Mother of All Deals’: The Narrowing Corridor for Investor-State Arbitration Against India
I. Introduction On 27 January 2026, India and the European Union announced that they had concluded negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement. Amounting close to two billion consumers and approximately…
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From Trade to Investment: Can the ACWL Model Travel?
By Bram Goede
UNCITRAL Working Group III has been seized with Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) reform for nearly ten years. Pursuing several initiatives in parallel, one project now entering its final stages is…
SCC Blog
Cyprus Arbitration Day 2026: AI, ISDS, and the Rise of New Arbitration Hubs on the Agenda
Hosted in Cyprus, strategically positioned at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa, the event reflects the country’s growing stature as an emerging arbitration hub. Backed by a modern legal…
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Rewriting Article 422: Ecuador’s Constitutional Court, ISDS, and the Limits of Judicial Constitutional Change
Introduction On 30 March 2026, Ecuador’s Constitutional Court issued Dictamen 19-25-TI/26A, conditionally approving the Agreement for the Promotion and Protection of Investments between Ecuador and the United Arab Emirates (the “UAE…
In Custodia Legis
An Interview with Eun Young Nam, Foreign Law Intern
Today’s blog interview is with foreign law intern at the Global Legal Research Directorate at the Law Library of Congress, Eun Young Nam. Describe your background. My name is Eun…
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Time, Form, and Coalitions: Reflections on the 53rd Session of UNCITRAL Working Group III
The 53rd Session of UNCITRAL Working Group III (WGIII), held in mid-January 2026 in New York, marked another modest but revealing step in the long road toward reforming investor–State dispute…
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Fast-Tracking the UAE-Ecuador BIT: Executive Decrees, Constitutional Limits, and Democratic Resistance to ISDS
Introduction: a treaty everyone knows is unconstitutional Ecuador is once again at the centre of global debates on investor–State dispute settlement (ISDS). In December 2025, President Noboa signed a Bilateral…