Proof and the Burden of Proof in International Investment Law

International investment arbitration has been dubbed the "Antarctica" of international procedural law. This book explores international investment arbitration (IIA) using the searchlight of comparative analysis. Further, it provides answers to several questions, such as the role of ICJ judgments and WTO decisions as a source of inspiration for how proof and the burden of proof are approached in IIA. By investigating various evidence-related issues, the book also sheds light on overarching questions including the role of IIA as a subsystem of international economic law.

List of contents

- 1. Introduction. - 2. The Burden of Proof and Its Exceptions. - 3. Presumptions. - 4. The Admissibility of Evidence. - 5. The Taking of Evidence. - 6. Evaluation of Evidence. - 7. The Standard of Proof. - 8. Conclusion.

About the author

Dr Giulio Alvaro Cortesi studied international investment arbitration in Geneva. In 2014, he started his Ph.D. at Padua enrolling in a joint doctoral program (cotutelle) with Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. In 2017, he moved to the Max Planck Institute of Luxembourg and in 2018, he obtained his Ph.D. Giulio's research interest are: international investment law, international economic law and legal history.

Product details

• Authors: Giulio Alvaro Cortesi
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2022
• EAN: 9783030963422
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3096342-2
• No. of pages: 236
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 17 mm x 235 mm
• Illustrations: IX, 236 p.
• Series: European Yearbook of International Economic Law; EYIEL Monographs - Studies in European and International Economic Law
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law