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Evaluating A Permanent Court Solution For International Investment Disputes, Emily Palombo
Evaluating A Permanent Court Solution For International Investment Disputes, Emily Palombo
Law Student Publications
Despite the original objective of investor state dispute settlement (“ISDS”)—to create an unbiased arbitration mechanism to resolve conflicts between states and foreign investors—ISDS tribunals have gained the reputation of being one-sided, nontransparent, and inconsistent in decisions rendered. A major reform proposed to address the criticism of ISDS is the creation of one permanent tribunal, rather than numerous ad hoc tribunals constituted separately for each investment dispute. Discussion of ISDS reform in light of its historical context poses the question: is ISDS really a broken system, or have our global priorities and concerns changed over time? While improvements can be made, …
Is The Truth In The Eyes Of The Beholder? The Perils And Benefits Of Empirical Research In International Investment, Chiara Giorgetti
Is The Truth In The Eyes Of The Beholder? The Perils And Benefits Of Empirical Research In International Investment, Chiara Giorgetti
Law Faculty Publications
Empirical research is the new hot trend in international law. An increasing number of publications include empirical data that aim at strengthening their author's argument. Indeed, empirical data are used to make an argument less fallible, as the author's conclusions are transformed from subjective to objectively proven by the empirical wrap. Professor Catherine Rogers' novel article, The Politics and Empirics of International Investment Arbitrators, highlights important limitations that empirical data may produce in international investment law research.a As such, it is a needed and important contribution to the understanding and development of this type of scholarship, and generally to the …