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Zusatztext Bücheler's book represents a most welcome voice in the present discourse. It not only contributes to academic clarification of its topic, but is also a guide to the practical application of the proportionality principle. I therefore commend Proportionality in Investor-State Arbitration to scholars, counsel and arbitrators as well as to domestic decision-makers, in particular to treaty negotiators. Informationen zum Autor Gebhard Bücheler practices international arbitration with the law firm Seven Summits Arbitration. Qualified to practice law in New York and Germany, Gebhard acts as counsel and as arbitrator. He holds law degrees from Columbia Law School and LMU Munich, including a PhD in international investment law. Klappentext International investment law is one of the most dynamic and thriving fields of international law, and proportionality can be seen as a vital tool in resolving investment disputes. This book assesses the current role, potential, and limits of proportionality in investor-State arbitration. Zusammenfassung International investment law is one of the most dynamic and thriving fields of international law, and proportionality can be seen as a vital tool in resolving investment disputes. This book assesses the current role, potential, and limits of proportionality in investor-State arbitration. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1.: Introduction 2.: The System of Investor-State Arbitration 3.: Proportionality as a General Principle of Law 4.: Proportionality and the Concept of Systemic Integration 5.: Proportionality and Expropriation 6.: Proportionality and the FET Standard 7.: Proportionality and NPM Clauses: Article XI of the Argentina-US BIT 8.: Proportionality and the Customary International Law Defence of Necessity 9.: Summary and Concluding Remarks
