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Conflating Politics And Development? Examining Investment Treaty Arbitration Outcomes, Susan Franck Mar 2014

Conflating Politics And Development? Examining Investment Treaty Arbitration Outcomes, Susan Franck

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International dispute settlement is an area of ongoing evaluation and tension within the international political economy. As states continue their negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), the efficacy of international arbitration as a method of dispute settlement remains controversial. Whereas some sing its praises as a method of protecting private property interests against improper government interference, others decry investment treaty arbitration (ITA) as biased against states. The literature has thus far not disentangled how politics and development contribute to investment dispute outcomes. In an effort to control for the effect of internal …


Using Investor-State Mediation Rules To Promote Conflict Management, Susan Franck Feb 2014

Using Investor-State Mediation Rules To Promote Conflict Management, Susan Franck

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International investment treaties offer critical infrastructure for globalization and are one of the backbones of larger dialogues related to the international political economy. As the treaties grant substantive and procedural rights, the capacity of international investors to directly access dispute resolution involving States has been a story of both success and discontent. Investment treaty arbitration, in particular, has been a source of polarization; and stakeholders are actively seeking alternatives to formalized adjudication before ad hoc tribunals. Mediation, in addition to other forms of alternative dispute resolution and conflict management, has become an increasingly vital part of the debate about the …


The Ohio State University Dispute Resolution In Special Education Symposium Panel, Robert Dinerstein Jan 2014

The Ohio State University Dispute Resolution In Special Education Symposium Panel, Robert Dinerstein

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