Political Economy of Investment Arbitration

This book examines the ways in which domestic politics contributes to the emergence of international legal disputes that have far-ranging consequences for states and citizens. More broadly, it illustrates how globalization clashes with democratic decision-making and state sovereignty.

List of contents

• 1: The Political Economy of Investment Arbitration


• 2: Patterns in Investor-State Disputes


• 3: State Capacity and Investor-State Arbitration


• 4: Domestic Politics and Investor-State Arbitration


• 5: Pacific Rim Cayman v El Salvador


• 6: Bilcon of Delaware Ltd. v. Canada


• 7: AES Summit Generation v Hungary and Electrabel v. Hungary


• 8: Conclusion

About the author

Zoe Phillips Williams is an International Institute for Sustainable Development Associate with the Economic Law and Policy Program and Managing Editor of Investment Treaty News. Her work focuses on several aspects of investment law and investor-state dispute settlement, including the domestic politics of investor-state arbitration, particularly in the mining sector, and the rise of third-party funding of investment arbitration. Prior to joining IISD, Zoe was a postdoctoral fellow at the London School of Economics and a contributor at Investment Arbitration Reporter. Zoe is the author of several scholarly articles and book chapters, with her most recent work on the rise of third-party funding of investment arbitration was published in the Review of International Political Economy.

Summary

This book examines the ways in which domestic politics contributes to the emergence of international legal disputes that have far-ranging consequences for states and citizens. More broadly, it illustrates how globalization clashes with democratic decision-making and state sovereignty.

Product details

• Authors: Zoe Phillips Williams, Zoe (Associate Phillips Williams
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.09.2022
• EAN: 9780198865940
• ISBN: 978-0-19-886594-0
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: International Economic Law Series
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, LAW / International, LAW / Arbitration, Negotiation, Mediation, LAW / Commercial / International Trade, LAW / Alternative Dispute Resolution, Political Economy, Arbitration, mediation & alternative dispute resolution, Investment Treaties & Disputes, Arbitration, mediation and alternative dispute resolution, Responsibility of states & other entities