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Oxford Law Citator
Contents
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Preliminary Material
Series Editor’s Preface to the Second Edition
Series Editor’s Preface to the First Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
Contents—Summary
Contents—Detailed
Table of Cases
Table of Treaties
Multilateral Treaties and Other International Instruments
Bilateral Treaties
Albania
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Belgium
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Burundi
Cameroon
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech and Slovak Republic
Czech Republic
Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa) formerly Zaire
Ecuador
Egypt
Estonia
Ethiopia
European Union
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Guatemala
Hong Kong
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iran
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Lebanon
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Mexico
Moldova
Mongolia
Morocco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Pakistan
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Spain
Sri Lanka
Switzerland
Tanzania
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
USSR
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Vietnam
Zimbabwe
List of Abbreviations
General
Journals, Reports, and Treaty Series
List of Frequently Cited Texts
Main Text
Part I Overview
1 Introduction
Preliminary Material
A Objective
The investment treaty arbitration phenomenon
1.01
1.02
1.03
1.04
1.05
1.06
Exposition of common principles of investment protection
1.07
1.08
1.09
1.10
1.11
1.12
1.13
1.14
1.15
1.16
B Structure
1.17
Part I: Overview
1.18
1.19
1.20
Part II: Ambit of protection
1.21
Parallel proceedings
1.22
1.23
1.24
Nationality and investment
1.25
1.26
1.27
1.28
1.29
1.30
1.31
Part III: Substantive rights
1.32
Treatment of investors
1.33
1.34
1.35
1.36
Non-contingent standards
1.37
1.38
1.39
1.40
1.41
1.42
1.43
1.44
1.45
Contingent standards
1.46
1.47
1.48
Expropriation
1.49
1.50
Compensation
1.51
1.52
C Approach
1.53
The principles of investment treaty law
1.54
Awards
1.55
1.56
Treaties
1.57
1.58
1.59
1.60
1.61
1.62
Relevance of general public international law
Custom in treaty interpretation
1.63
1.64
1.65
1.66
1.67
1.68
Limitations in custom as a source of law
1.69
1.70
1.71
1.72
The emergence of a common law of investment protection
1.73
1.74
1.75
1.76
1.77
1.78
1.79
1.80
1.81
The contribution of treaty practice to the development of custom
1.82
1.83
1.84
1.85
A balance between the rights of investors and host States
1.86
1.87
1.88
1.89
1.90
1.91
2 The Basic Features of Investment Treaties
Preliminary Material
A Introduction
2.01
2.02
2.03
B Bilateral Investment Treaties
2.04
2.05
2.06
2.07
2.08
Structure of BITs
2.09
Preamble
2.10
2.11
2.12
2.13
Definitions
2.14
2.15
2.16
Admission
2.17
2.18
2.19
2.20
Substantive rights
2.21
Compensation for losses (war clause)
2.22
2.23
2.24
2.25
2.26
Free transfer of payments
2.27
2.28
Settlement of disputes
2.29
Subrogation
2.30
2.31
2.32
State-to-State disputes
2.33
2.34
2.35
2.36
2.37
Duration
2.38
C Multilateral Investment Treaties
2.39
NAFTA Chapter 11
2.40
2.41
2.42
Definitions
2.43
2.44
Substantive rights
2.45
NAFTA Free Trade Commission
2.46
Settlement of disputes
2.47
2.48
2.49
2.50
Further similar agreements
2.51
ASEAN Investment Agreement
2.52
2.53
2.54
2.55
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
2.56
2.57
2.58
2.59
2.60
2.61
Energy Charter Treaty
2.62
2.63
2.64
Definitions
2.65
2.66
2.67
2.68
2.69
Substantive rights
2.70
2.71
Settlement of disputes
2.72
2.73
2.74
2.75
D Foreign Investment Laws
2.76
2.77
2.78
2.79
2.80
2.81
2.82
2.83
2.84
2.85
2.86
2.87
2.88
3 Dispute Resolution Provisions
Preliminary Material
A Introduction
3.01
B Typical Dispute Settlement Provisions Contained in BITs
Standard BITs
3.02
3.03
3.04
UK model form
3.05
France model form
3.06
NAFTA
3.07
3.08
CAFTA
3.09
Energy Charter Treaty
3.10
ASEAN Agreement
3.11
3.12
ASEAN–Australia–New Zealand Agreement
3.13
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
3.14
US model form
3.15
3.16
3.17
3.18
3.19
Specific issues
Prerequisites to arbitration
3.20
3.21
3.22
Cooling off requirements
3.23
3.24
3.25
3.26
3.27
3.28
3.29
3.30
3.31
Litigation before State courts
3.32
3.33
3.34
3.35
3.36
3.37
3.38
3.39
3.40
Offer to arbitrate
3.41
3.42
3.43
3.44
3.45
3.46
3.47
3.48
3.49
When the consent is not clear
3.50
3.51
3.52
3.53
3.54
Consent of limited scope
3.55
3.56
3.57
3.58
3.59
3.60
3.61
Consent to multi-party arbitration
3.62
3.63
3.64
3.65
3.66
Fork in the road
3.67
3.68
3.69
C Treaty Arbitration under the ICSID Convention
3.70
3.71
3.72
3.73
3.74
3.75
3.76
D Transparency
3.77
3.78
Non-party submissions under ICSID
3.79
3.80
3.81
3.82
3.83
3.84
3.85
3.86
3.87
Non-party submissions under UNCITRAL
3.88
3.89
3.90
The EU Commission as a non-disputing party
3.91
3.92
UNCITRAL Rules on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor–State Arbitration
3.93
3.94
3.95
3.96
3.97
E The Nature of the Legal Rights at Issue in Investment Treaty Arbitrations
Legal rights arising under investment treaties
3.98
Law applicable to the substance of the dispute (lex causae)
3.99
3.100
3.101
3.102
3.103
3.104
3.105
3.106
3.107
3.108
3.109
3.110
3.111
Law applicable to the agreement to arbitrate between the investor and the State
3.112
Law applicable to the arbitration procedure (lex arbitri)
3.113
Direct rights or derivative rights?
3.114
3.115
3.116
3.117
3.118
3.119
3.120
3.121
3.122
3.123
3.124
3.125
3.126
Treaty arbitrations are commercial disputes
3.127
F Interpreting BITs
3.128
3.129
3.130
VCLT Article 31(3)(c)—relevant rules of international law applicable in the relations between the parties
3.131
3.132
3.133
3.134
VCLT Article 32—supplementary means of interpretation
3.135
3.136
3.137
3.138
3.139
3.140
3.141
3.142
3.143
Limitations of the VCLT
3.144
3.145
3.146
3.147
3.148
3.149
3.150
3.151
3.152
3.153
3.154
3.155
3.156
Precedent
3.157
3.158
3.159
3.160
3.161
3.162
3.163
3.164
3.165
3.166
3.167
3.168
3.169
3.170
3.171
3.172
3.173
3.174
3.175
3.176
3.177
Part II Ambit of Protection
4 Parallel Proceedings
Preliminary Material
1 Jurisdictional Conflicts in Investment Arbitration
A The Nature of the Problem
4.01
4.02
4.03
4.04
4.05
B Comparison with Related Fields
Private international law
Relation between lis pendens and res judicata
4.06
Lis pendens
4.07
4.08
4.09
Res judicata
4.10
4.11
International commercial arbitration
4.12
4.13
Public international law
4.14
4.15
4.16
4.17
4.18
4.19
4.20
4.21
4.22
4.23
4.24
4.25
4.26
4.27
4.28
4.29
4.30
4.31
4.32
4.33
4.34
4.35
4.36
C The Potential for Conflicts of Jurisdiction in Investment Arbitration
4.37
Bilateralism.
4.38
Non-exclusivity.
4.39
Exclusion of local remedies rule.
4.40
Multiple investor claims.
4.41
D Available Techniques for Conflict Resolution
4.42
Internal rules: express provisions in an investment treaty
4.43
Jurisdiction-conferring rules
4.44
4.45
Treaty clauses affecting contract claims
4.46
4.47
Jurisdiction-declining rules
The fork in the road/electa una via.
4.48
4.49
External rules: application of general principles of law
4.50
Abuse of process.
4.51
4.52
2 Treatment of Jurisdictional Conflicts in Investment Treaties
4.53
A Jurisdiction-Conferring Provisions
Standard forms
4.54
Umbrella clauses
Origins
4.55
4.56
4.57
4.58
4.59
4.60
4.61
Current practice
4.62
4.63
4.64
4.65
4.66
4.67
B Jurisdiction Limiting Provisions: Electa una Via
4.68
4.69
‘Fork in the road’ provisions
4.70
4.71
Waiver of alternative options
4.72
4.73
4.74
4.75
Prior resort to local remedies
4.76
C Effect of the ICSID Convention
4.77
4.78
4.79
4.80
4.81
4.82
4.83
4.84
3 Modern Application in Investment Arbitral Awards
4.85
A Breach of Contract and Breach of Treaty
4.86
National law and international law remedies distinguished
4.87
4.88
4.89
Effect of contractual jurisdiction clause
4.90
4.91
4.92
4.93
Effect of findings in contract forum
4.94
4.95
Breach of treaty and the exercise of State power
4.96
4.97
4.98
B Election
4.99
4.100
Fork in the road provisions
4.101
4.102
Different applicable law
4.103
4.104
Parallel applicable law
4.105
4.106
4.107
4.108
Waiver
4.109
4.110
4.111
4.112
4.113
4.114
4.115
4.116
4.117
4.118
C Prior resort to local remedies
4.119
4.120
4.121
4.122
4.123
4.124
4.125
4.126
D Internationalised Contract Claims under ‘Umbrella Clauses’
4.127
4.128
ICSID jurisdiction over claims concerning contracts
4.129
4.130
4.131
Effect of umbrella clauses upon jurisdiction and applicable law
4.132
4.133
4.134
Approach 1—the restrictive view
4.135
4.136
4.137
4.138
Approach 2—a puissance publique limitation
4.139
4.140
Approach 3—transformation from contract to treaty
4.141
Approach 4—jurisdiction without transformation
4.142
4.143
4.144
4.145
4.146
4.147
4.148
Analysis
4.149
4.150
4.151
4.152
4.153
4.154
4.155
4.156
4.157
4.158
4.159
4.160
4.161
4.162
4.163
4.164
4.165
4.166
4.167
Synthesis
4.168
E Parallel Treaty Arbitrations
Introduction
4.169
4.170
4.171
The problem exposed: the Lauder/CME cases
4.172
4.173
4.174
4.175
4.176
4.177
4.178
4.179
Applicability of res judicata and lis pendens in principle
4.180
4.181
Res judicata
4.182
4.183
Lis pendens
4.184
4.185
Identity
Identity of parties
4.186
4.187
4.188
4.189
4.190
4.191
4.192
4.193
4.194
Identity of cause of action
4.195
4.196
4.197
4.198
4.199
Multi-Party Claims
4.200
4.201
Consolidation
4.202
4.203
4.204
4.205
Institution
4.206
4.207
4.208
4.209
4.210
4.211
4.212
4.213
4.214
4 Conclusions
4.215
Jurisdiction and applicable law.
4.216
Breach of treaty and breach of contract.
4.217
Consequences for overlapping claims.
4.218
Drawing the line between treaty and contract.
4.219
Prior pursuit of local remedies.
4.220
Electa una via/Fork in the road.
4.221
Waiver.
4.222
Investment tribunal jurisdiction over contract claims.
4.223
Priority of contractual choices of jurisdiction.
4.224
Effect of umbrella clause.
4.225
Parallel treaty arbitrations.
4.226
Multi-party claims.
4.227
5 Nationality
Preliminary Material
A Introduction
The nationality requirement in investment law
5.01
5.02
5.03
5.04
5.05
5.06
5.07
5.08
5.09
5.10
5.11
5.12
5.13
Key issues: jurisdiction ratione personae
Individuals—dual nationality
5.14
Corporations—‘foreign control’
5.15
‘Restructuring’ nationality
5.16
B The Role of Precedent
Is diplomatic protection relevant?
5.17
5.18
5.19
5.20
5.21
5.22
5.23
5.24
5.25
5.26
5.27
5.28
5.29
5.30
5.31
The new context of investment treaties
5.32
5.33
5.34
Customary law in treaty interpretation
5.35
5.36
5.37
5.38
Investment awards as precedents
5.39
5.40
5.41
5.42
5.43
5.44
5.45
5.46
5.47
5.48
C Burden of Proof
5.49
5.50
5.51
5.52
5.53
5.54
5.55
5.56
5.57
D Investment Treaties
Bilateral investment treaties
Individuals (‘natural persons’)
5.58
5.59
5.60
5.61
5.62
5.63
5.64
5.65
Corporations (‘juridical persons’)
5.66
5.67
5.68
5.69
5.70
5.71
5.72
5.73
5.74
Multilateral Investment Treaties
NAFTA
5.75
5.76
5.77
5.78
Energy Charter Treaty
5.79
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
5.80
5.81
ICSID Convention Article 25
5.82
E Awards on the Nationality of Individuals
General Principles
5.83
5.84
5.85
5.86
5.87
Dual nationality
5.88
5.89
5.90
5.91
5.92
5.93
5.94
5.95
5.96
Mass claimants
5.97
5.98
5.99
5.100
5.101
5.102
5.103
5.104
5.105
5.106
5.107
5.108
5.109
F Awards on the Nationality of Corporations
ICSID Convention Article 25(2)(b)—first limb
5.110
Tokios: the context, issues, decision, and dissent
5.111
5.112
5.113
5.114
5.115
5.116
5.117
5.118
5.119
5.120
5.121
5.122
5.123
5.124
5.125
KT Asia and the reaffirmation of the Tokios majority decision
5.126
5.127
5.128
5.129
5.130
5.131
5.132
5.133
ICSID Convention Article 25(2)(b)—second limb
5.134
5.135
Subjective test—the BIT and ‘foreign control’
5.136
5.137
5.138
Objective test—ICSID Convention and ‘foreign control’
5.139
5.140
Recent ICSID cases applying the two tests
5.141
5.142
5.143
5.144
5.145
5.146
5.147
5.148
5.149
5.150
5.151
5.152
5.153
Non-ICSID Cases—‘Juridical Persons’
5.154
5.155
5.156
5.157
5.158
G Restructuring and ‘Nationality of Convenience’
5.159
5.160
5.161
5.162
5.163
5.164
5.165
5.166
5.167
5.168
5.169
5.170
Continuous Nationality
5.171
5.172
5.173
5.174
5.175
5.176
5.177
5.178
5.179
H Denial of Benefits
5.180
5.181
5.182
5.183
5.184
5.185
5.186
5.187
5.188
I Conclusion
5.189
5.190
ICSID Convention.
5.191
5.192
5.193
5.194
5.195
5.196
5.197
5.198
6 Investment
Preliminary Material
A Introduction
6.01
6.02
6.03
B Definition of ‘Investment’ under Treaties
Under the ICSID Convention
6.04
6.05
6.06
6.07
6.08
6.09
6.10
6.11
6.12
6.13
6.14
6.15
6.16
6.17
6.18
6.19
6.20
6.21
6.22
6.23
6.24
6.25
6.26
6.27
6.28
6.29
6.30
The relationship between the ICSID definition and other treaty definitions
6.31
6.32
6.33
6.34
6.35
6.36
6.37
6.38
6.39
6.40
6.41
Under bilateral investment treaties
6.42
6.43
6.44
6.45
6.46
6.47
6.48
6.49
Under multilateral investment treaties
NAFTA
6.50
6.51
Energy Charter Treaty
6.52
6.53
ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement
6.54
6.55
Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement
6.56
C Specific Issues
6.57
Timing issues—when is an investment made?
Timing issues before a treaty comes into force
6.58
6.59
6.60
6.61
6.62
Disputes arising before a treaty takes effect
6.63
6.64
6.65
6.66
6.67
6.68
6.69
6.70
6.71
6.72
6.73
Timing issues once the investment has come to an end
6.74
6.75
6.76
6.77
6.78
Pre-contract investment
6.79
6.80
6.81
6.82
6.83
6.84
6.85
6.86
6.87
Place of investment
6.88
6.89
6.90
6.91
6.92
6.93
6.94
6.95
6.96
The role played by the law of the host State in defining ‘investment’
Investment according to law
6.97
6.98
6.99
6.100
6.101
6.102
6.103
6.104
6.105
Use of illegality to deny jurisdiction
6.106
6.107
6.108
6.109
Effect of illegality upon ‘investment’: a summary
6.110
6.111
6.112
The role played by the law of the host State in determining the nature of the investor’s property rights
6.113
6.114
6.115
6.116
Indirect investment
Introduction—claiming for losses suffered by a direct subsidiary
6.117
6.118
6.119
6.120
6.121
6.122
6.123
6.124
Alternative approaches to justify indirect claims
6.125
6.126
6.127
6.128
6.129
6.130
6.131
Minority shareholders’ rights
6.132
6.133
6.134
6.135
6.136
6.137
Claims brought by holding companies
6.138
6.139
6.140
6.141
6.142
Corporate restructuring to gain the advantage of investment treaties
6.143
6.144
6.145
6.146
6.147
6.148
Claims brought by ultimate beneficiaries
6.149
6.150
6.151
6.152
6.153
6.154
Portfolio investment
6.155
6.156
6.157
Investment approval
6.158
6.159
6.160
6.161
6.162
6.163
6.164
6.165
6.166
6.167
D Conclusions
6.168
Definition of investment under ICSID.
6.169
Definition of investment under investment treaties.
6.170
6.171
6.172
6.173
6.174
6.175
Part III Substantive Rights
7 Treatment of Investors
Preliminary Material
1 Basis and Character of Treatment Obligations
A The Rule of Law in International Investment Protection
7.01
7.02
7.03
7.04
7.05
7.06
7.07
7.08
7.09
7.10
7.11
7.12
7.13
7.14
7.15
7.16
7.17
7.18
7.19
7.20
7.21
7.22
7.23
7.24
7.25
B Current Structure of Investor Treatment Provisions
7.26
7.27
7.28
Non-contingent standards
Typical model BIT
7.29
7.30
7.31
7.32
NAFTA
7.33
7.34
Energy Charter Treaty
7.35
US revised model BIT
7.36
7.37
7.38
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
7.39
7.40
Canada-European Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
7.41
7.42
7.43
7.44
Contingent standards
Typical model BIT
7.45
7.46
Pre- and post-establishment protection
7.47
7.48
7.49
7.50
7.51
7.52
7.53
C Evolution of the Treatment Standards
7.54
Treaty and custom in the origins of the standards
7.55
7.56
7.57
7.58
7.59
7.60
7.61
Diplomatic protection of investors
7.62
7.63
7.64
7.65
7.66
Person and property
7.67
Exhaustion of local remedies
7.68
Contested status
7.69
Dissent over primary rules
7.70
Effect of development through bilateral treaties
7.71
7.72
The failure of multilateral consensus
7.73
7.74
7.75
7.76
7.77
7.78
Implications for contemporary treatment provisions
7.79
Wide acceptance of fair and equitable treatment
7.80
Impact of the abrogation of the local remedies rule
7.81
Custom in the content of treaty rights
7.82
7.83
7.84
D The Process of Interpretation
7.85
7.86
7.87
General rule of interpretation
7.88
7.89
7.90
Collateral and subsequent agreements
7.91
7.92
7.93
7.94
Relevant rules of international law
7.95
7.96
Special meanings
7.97
Travaux préparatoires
7.98
2 Modern Application in Investment Arbitral Awards
7.99
7.100
7.101
A Fair and Equitable Treatment
7.102
The judicial function: denial of justice
7.103
7.104
7.105
7.106
7.107
7.108
7.109
7.110
7.111
Access
7.112
7.113
7.114
7.115
7.116
7.117
Delay
7.118
7.119
7.120
7.121
7.122
7.123
7.124
7.125
7.126
7.127
Due process
7.128
7.129
7.130
7.131
7.132
7.133
Content of the judgment
7.134
7.135
7.136
Finality
7.137
7.138
7.139
7.140
7.141
7.142
7.143
7.144
7.145
7.146
Relation with other causes of action
7.147
7.148
7.149
7.150
7.151
7.152
The legislative function: the scope of regulatory stability
7.153
7.154
7.155
7.156
7.157
Host State law at the time of investment
7.158
7.159
7.160
7.161
Subsequent change in host State law
7.162
7.163
7.164
7.165
7.166
7.167
7.168
7.169
7.170
7.171
7.172
7.173
The executive function: review of administrative action
7.174
7.175
7.176
7.177
7.178
Legitimate expectations
7.179
7.180
7.181
7.182
7.183
7.184
7.185
7.186
7.187
7.188
7.189
7.190
Due process in administrative decision-making
7.191
7.192
7.193
7.194
7.195
7.196
7.197
7.198
7.199
Use of powers for improper purposes.
7.200
Inconsistency.
7.201
Transparency.
7.202
7.203
7.204
7.205
7.206
7.207
Substantive unfairness
7.208
7.209
7.210
Arbitrariness.
7.211
7.212
7.213
Discrimination.
7.214
7.215
7.216
7.217
7.218
7.219
7.220
7.221
7.222
7.223
Coercion and harassment by State authorities.
7.224
7.225
Bad faith.
7.226
7.227
Countervailing factors
7.228
7.229
7.230
Objective basis for decision
7.231
7.232
No disproportionate impact on foreign investor
7.233
Absence of legal right
7.234
7.235
7.236
7.237
7.238
Investor conduct and duty to investigate
7.239
B Full Protection and Security
7.240
7.241
7.242
7.243
7.244
7.245
Standard of care
7.246
7.247
7.248
7.249
7.250
7.251
7.252
Against whose acts does the protection apply?
7.253
7.254
7.255
7.256
What interests does the standard protect?
7.257
7.258
7.259
7.260
7.261
7.262
7.263
7.264
7.265
7.266
C National Treatment
General considerations
7.267
7.268
7.269
7.270
7.271
7.272
7.273
7.274
7.275
7.276
Treatment
7.277
7.278
7.279
Like circumstances—the comparator
7.280
7.281
Business sector.
7.282
7.283
7.284
Products or services.
7.285
7.286
7.287
Regulatory regime.
7.288
7.289
7.290
7.291
7.292
No less favourable treatment—the comparison
7.293
7.294
Nexus to rational government policies
7.295
7.296
7.297
D Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment
General considerations
7.298
7.299
7.300
7.301
7.302
7.303
7.304
7.305
7.306
Treatment.
7.307
7.308
7.309
The comparator.
7.310
7.311
7.312
7.313
7.314
The level of treatment.
7.315
7.316
Application to dispute settlement provisions
7.317
7.318
7.319
7.320
7.321
7.322
7.323
7.324
7.325
7.326
7.327
7.328
7.329
7.330
7.331
7.332
7.333
7.334
7.335
7.336
7.337
7.338
7.339
7.340
7.341
7.342
3 An Approach to the Determination of Contested Rights
7.343
7.344
A General
7.345
7.346
7.347
7.348
B Non-Contingent Standards
7.349
7.350
Fair and equitable treatment
7.351
7.352
7.353
7.354
7.355
7.356
7.357
7.358
7.359
7.360
7.361
Full protection and security
7.362
7.363
C Contingent Standards
7.364
7.365
7.366
7.367
8 Expropriation
Preliminary Material
A Introduction—The Classical Claim and its Modern Elasticity
8.01
8.02
B Towards More Precise Definitions of Expropriation
8.03
8.04
8.05
8.06
The lack of international uniformity, but discernible substantive principles
8.07
Multilateral investment treaties
NAFTA
8.08
8.09
8.10
8.11
8.12
8.13
8.14
8.15
8.16
Energy Charter Treaty
8.17
8.18
8.19
8.20
8.21
Draft Multilateral Agreement on Investment
8.22
ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement
8.23
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA)
8.24
8.25
8.26
8.27
8.28
8.29
ICSID Convention
8.30
Bilateral investment treaties
8.31
8.32
8.33
United States
8.34
8.35
8.36
8.37
8.38
8.39
8.40
8.41
8.42
8.43
United Kingdom
8.44
8.45
Germany
8.46
8.47
8.48
8.49
8.50
The Netherlands
8.51
8.52
Australia
8.53
8.54
Singapore
8.55
Czech Republic
8.56
8.57
Expropriation in the light of international law standards
8.58
8.59
8.60
8.61
8.62
8.63
The relationship of municipal and international law in expropriation claims
8.64
8.65
8.66
C Direct and Indirect Expropriation
8.67
Direct expropriation
8.68
8.69
Indirect expropriation
8.70
Events not constituting indirect expropriation: effect of omissions and consent
8.71
8.72
8.73
8.74
The different forms of indirect expropriation
8.75
Creeping expropriation
8.76
8.77
8.78
Measures ‘tantamount to’ or ‘equivalent to’ expropriation
8.79
8.80
8.81
8.82
Actions of State courts
8.83
8.84
8.85
8.86
The many forms of indirect expropriation
8.87
8.88
A significant interference
8.89
8.90
8.91
8.92
8.93
D The Case-by-Case Approach of Tribunals
8.94
Criteria considered by international tribunals
Expropriation is only lawful if certain conditions are met
8.95
8.96
8.97
8.98
8.99
Degree of interference required
8.100
8.101
8.102
8.103
8.104
8.105
8.106
A temporary interference
8.107
8.108
8.109
8.110
8.111
8.112
Partial interference
8.113
8.114
8.115
8.116
8.117
Objective impact or subjective intention?
8.118
8.119
8.120
Degree of expectation of the investor
8.121
8.122
Date of expropriation
8.123
8.124
Governmental measures that may constitute expropriation
Organs of the State
8.125
8.126
8.127
The character of State conduct under scrutiny
8.128
8.129
8.130
8.131
8.132
8.133
8.134
8.135
8.136
8.137
8.138
Regulatory activity
8.139
8.140
8.141
8.142
8.143
8.144
8.145
8.146
8.147
8.148
Where contractual rights constitute assets capable of expropriation
8.149
8.150
8.151
8.152
8.153
8.154
8.155
E Conclusion
8.156
8.157
8.158
8.159
8.160
8.161
8.162
8.163
8.164
8.165
8.166
8.167
8.168
9 Compensation
Preliminary Material
A Introduction
9.01
9.02
9.03
B International Law Standards of Compensation for Expropriation
9.04
9.05
9.06
9.07
9.08
9.09
9.10
9.11
9.12
9.13
9.14
9.15
C Determining the Amount of Compensation
9.16
Traditional methods of valuation
Liquidation value
9.17
9.18
Replacement value
9.19
9.20
Book value
9.21
9.22
9.23
9.24
9.25
Discounted cash flow value
9.26
9.27
9.28
9.29
9.30
Other valuation methods
9.31
9.32
9.33
9.34
9.35
Tribunals awarding compensation on the basis of DCF value
9.36
9.37
9.38
9.39
9.40
9.41
9.42
9.43
9.44
9.45
9.46
9.47
9.48
9.49
9.50
9.51
9.52
9.53
9.54
9.55
Tribunals not adopting a DCF approach
9.56
9.57
Enterprises lacking a proven record of profitability
9.58
9.59
9.60
9.61
9.62
Awarding a reasonable equitable indemnification
9.63
9.64
9.65
Compensation based upon legitimate expectations
9.66
9.67
9.68
9.69
9.70
9.71
Award limited by abuse of rights doctrine
9.72
9.73
9.74
Other reasons not to adopt a DCF approach
9.75
The distinction between lawful and unlawful takings
9.76
9.77
9.78
9.79
9.80
9.81
9.82
9.83
9.84
9.85
Claims settlement agreements
9.86
9.87
9.88
Conclusion on the practical advantages of the DCF method
9.89
9.90
9.91
9.92
9.93
9.94
D Compensation for Non-Expropriatory Breaches of International Law
9.95
9.96
9.97
9.98
Breaches not amounting to a total loss or deprivation of an asset
9.99
9.100
9.101
9.102
Causation in international law
9.103
9.104
9.105
9.106
9.107
9.108
9.109
9.110
9.111
9.112
Practical examples of tribunals awarding damages
9.113
9.114
9.115
9.116
9.117
9.118
9.119
9.120
Modelling the ‘but-for’ scenario
9.121
9.122
9.123
Contributory Negligence
9.124
9.125
9.126
9.127
9.128
Concurrent causes and breaches in the chain of causation
9.129
9.130
9.131
9.132
9.133
9.134
9.135
9.136
Valuing an arbitration claim or court proceedings
9.137
9.138
9.139
9.140
Loss of a tender opportunity
9.141
9.142
Breaches amounting to a total loss or deprivation of an asset
9.143
9.144
9.145
9.146
E Moral Damages
9.147
9.148
9.149
9.150
9.151
9.152
9.153
9.154
9.155
F Mitigation
9.156
9.157
G Non-Pecuniary Remedies
9.158
9.159
9.160
9.161
9.162
9.163
9.164
9.165
9.166
9.167
9.168
9.169
9.170
H Interest
9.171
Pre- and post-award interest
9.172
9.173
9.174
9.175
Compound interest
9.176
9.177
9.178
9.179
9.180
9.181
9.182
9.183
9.184
9.185
9.186
9.187
9.188
9.189
I Costs
9.190
9.191
9.192
9.193
9.194
9.195
9.196
9.197
9.198
9.199
9.200
Further Material
Appendices
Appendix 1 North American Free Trade Agreement, Chapter 11: Investment
Ch.11 Investment
s.A Investment
Art.1101 Scope and Coverage
Art.1102 National Treatment
Art.1103 Most-Favored-Nation Treatment
Art.1104 Standard of Treatment
Art.1105 Minimum Standard of Treatment
Art.1106 Performance Requirements
Art.1107 Senior Management and Boards of Directors
Art.1108 Reservations and Exceptions
Art.1109 Transfers
Art.1110 Expropriation and Compensation
Art.1111 Special Formalities and Information Requirements
Art.1112 Relation to Other Chapters
Art.1113 Denial of Benefits
Art.1114 Environmental Measures
s.B Settlement of Disputes between a Party and an Investor of Another Party
Art.1115 Purpose
Art.1116 Claim by an Investor of a Party on Its Own Behalf
Art.1117 Claim by an Investor of a Party on Behalf of an Enterprise
Art.1118 Settlement of a Claim through Consultation and Negotiation
Art.1119 Notice of Intent to Submit a Claim to Arbitration
Art.1120 Submission of a Claim to Arbitration
Art.1121 Conditions Precedent to Submission of a Claim to Arbitration
Art.1122 Consent to Arbitration
Art.1123 Number of Arbitrators and Method of Appointment
Art.1124 Constitution of a Tribunal When a Party Fails to Appoint an Arbitrator or the Disputing Parties Are Unable to Agree on a Presiding Arbitrator
Art.1125 Agreement to Appointment of Arbitrators
Art.1126 Consolidation
Art.1127 Notice
Art.1128 Participation by a Party
Art.1129 Documents
Art.1130 Place of Arbitration
Art.1131 Governing Law
Art.1132 Interpretation of Annexes
Art.1133 Expert Reports
Art.1134 Interim Measures of Protection
Art.1135 Final Award
Art.1136 Finality and Enforcement of an Award
Art.1137 General
Art.1138 Exclusions
s.C Definitions
Art.1139 Definitions
Annex 1120.1 Submission of a Claim to Arbitration
Mexico
Annex 1137.2 Service of Documents on a Party Under Section B
Annex 1137.4 Publication of an Award
Canada
Mexico
United States
Annex 1138.2 Exclusions from Dispute Settlement
Canada
Mexico
Appendix 2 Energy Charter Treaty, Part III: Investment Promotion and Protection
Part III Investment Promotion and Protection
Art.10 Promotion, Protection and Treatment of Investments
Art.11 Key Personnel
Art.12 Compensation for Losses
Art.13 Expropriation
Art.14 Transfers Related to Investments
Art.15 Subrogation
Art.16 Relation to other Agreements
Art.17 Non-Application of Part III in Certain Circumstances
Appendix 3 ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement 2009
Section A
Art.1 Objective
Art.2 Guiding Principles
Art.3 Scope of Application
Art.4 Definitions
Art.5 National Treatment
Art.6 Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment
Art.7 Prohibition of Performance Requirements
Art.8 Senior Management and Board of Directors
Art.9 Reservations
Art.10 Modification of Commitments
Art.11 Treatment of Investment
Art.12 Compensation in Cases of Strife
Art.13 Transfers
Art.14 Expropriation and Compensation
Art.15 Subrogation
Art.16 Measures to Safeguard the Balance-of-Payments
Art.17 General Exceptions
Art.18 Security Exceptions
Art.19 Denial of Benefits
Art.20 Special Formalities and Disclosure of Information
Art.21 Transparency
Art.22 Entry, Temporary Stay and Work of Investors and Key Personnel
Art.23 Special and Differential Treatment for the Newer ASEAN Member States
Art.24 Promotion of Investment
Art.25 Facilitation of Investment
Art.26 Enhancing ASEAN Integration
Art.27 Disputes Between or Among Member States
s.B Investment Dispute Between an Investor and a Member State
Art.28 Definitions
Art.29 Scope of Coverage
Art.30 Conciliation
Art.31 Consultations
Art.32 Claim by an Investor of a Member State
Art.33 Submission of a Claim
Art.34 Conditions and Limitations on Submission of a Claim
Art.35 Selection of Arbitrators
Art.36 Conduct of the Arbitration
Art.37 Consolidation
Art.38 Expert Reports
Art.39 Transparency of Arbitral Proceedings
Art.40 Governing Law
Art.41 Awards
Section C
Art.42 Institutional Arrangements
Art.43 Consultations by Member States
Art.44 Relation to Other Agreements
Art.45 Annexes, Schedule and Future Instruments
Art.46 Amendments
Art.47 Transitional Arrangements Relating to the ASEAN IGA and the AIA Agreement
Art.48 Entry into Force
Art.49 Depositary
Annex 1 Approval in Writing
Annex 2 Expropriation and Compensation
Appendix 4 United Kingdom Model Bilateral Investment Treaty
Art.1 Definitions
Art.2 Promotion and Protection of Investment
Art.3 National Treatment and Most-favoured-nation Provisions
Art.4 Compensation for Losses
Art.5 Expropriation
Art.6 Repatriation of Investment and Returns
Art.7 Exceptions
Art.8 Reference to International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
Art.8 Settlement of Disputes between an Investor and a Host State
Art.9 Disputes between the Contracting Parties
Art.10 Subrogation
Art.11 Application of other Rules
Art.12 Scope of Application
Art.13 Territorial Extension
Art.14 Entry into Force
Art.15 Duration and Termination
Appendix 5 United States Model Bilateral Investment Treaty 1994
Art.I
Art.II
Art.III
Art.IV
Art.V
Art.VI
Art.VII
Art.VIII
Art.IX
Art.X
Art.XI
Art.XII
Art.XIII
Art.XIV
Art.XV
Art.XVI
Annex
Appendix 6 United States Revised Model Bilateral Investment Treaty 2012
Section A
Art.1: Definitions
Art.2: Scope and Coverage
Art.3: National Treatment
Art.4: Most-Favored-Nation Treatment
Art.5: Minimum Standard of Treatment
Art.6: Expropriation and Compensation
Art.7: Transfers
Art.8: Performance Requirements
Art.9: Senior Management and Boards of Directors
Art.10: Publication of Laws and Decisions Respecting Investment
Art.11: Transparency
Art.12: Investment and Environment
Art.13: Investment and Labor
Art.14: Non-Conforming Measures
Art.15: Special Formalities and Information Requirements
Art.16: Non-Derogation
Art.17: Denial of Benefits
Art.18: Essential Security
Art.19: Disclosure of Information
Art.20: Financial Services
Art.21: Taxation
Art.22: Entry into Force, Duration, and Termination
Section B
Art.23: Consultation and Negotiation
Art.24: Submission of a Claim to Arbitration
Art.25: Consent of Each Party to Arbitration
Art.26: Conditions and Limitations on Consent of Each Party
Art.27: Selection of Arbitrators
Art.28: Conduct of the Arbitration
Art.29: Transparency of Arbitral Proceedings
Art.30: Governing Law
Art.31: Interpretation of Annexes
Art.32: Expert Reports
Art.33: Consolidation
Art.34: Awards
Art.35: Annexes and Footnotes
Art.36: Service of Documents
Section C
Art.37: State-State Dispute Settlement
Annex A Customary International Law
Annex B Expropriation
Annex C Service of Documents on a Party
United States
[Country]
Appendix 7 Germany Model Bilateral Investment Treaty
Art.1 Definitions
Art.2 Admission and protection of investments
Art.3 National and most-favoured-nation treatment
Art.4 Compensation in case of expropriation
Art.5 Free transfer
Art.6 Subrogation
Art.7 Other provisions
Art.8 Scope of application
Art.9 Settlement of disputes between the Contracting States
Art.10 Settlement of disputes between a Contracting State and an investor of the other Contracting State
Art.11 Relations between the Contracting States
Art.12 Registration clause
Art.13 Entry into force, duration and notice of termination
Appendix 8 Netherlands Model Bilateral Investment Treaty
Art.1
Art.2
Art.3
Art.4
Art.5
Art.6
Art.7
Art.8
Art.9
Art.10
Art.11
Art.12
Art.13
Art.14
Appendix 9 Sri Lanka Model Bilateral Investment Treaty
Art.1 Definitions
Art.2 Promotion and Protection of Investments
Art.3 Most-Favoured-Nation Provision
Art.4 Exceptions
Art.5 Compensation for Losses
Art.6 Expropriation
Art.7 Repatriation of Investment
Art.8 Settlement of Investment Disputes Between a Contracting Party and an Investor of the Other Contracting Party
Art.9 Disputes Between the Contracting Parties
Art.10 Subrogation
Art.11 Entry into Force
Art.12 Applicability of the Agreement
Art.13 Duration and Termination
Appendix 10 France Model Bilateral Investment Treaty
Art.1 Définitions
Art.2 Champ de l’accord
Art.3 Encouragement et admission des investissements
Art.4 Traitement juste et équitable
Art.5 Traitement national et traitement de la Nation la plus favorisée
Art.6 Dépossession et indemnisation
Art.7 Libre transfert
Art.8 Règlement des différends entre un investisseur et une Partie contractante
Art.9 Garantie et subrogation
Art.10 Engagement spécifique
Art.11 Règlement des différends entre Parties contractantes
Art.12 Entrée en vigueur et durée
Appendix 11 Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement 2016, Chapter 9: Investment
Ch.9 – Investment
Section A
Art.9.1: Definitions
Art.9.2: Scope
Art.9.3: Relation to Other Chapters
Art.9.4: National Treatment
Art.9.5: Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment
Art.9.6: Minimum Standard of Treatment
Art.9.7: Treatment in Case of Armed Conflict or Civil Strife
Art.9.8: Expropriation and Compensation
Art.9.9: Transfers
Art.9.10: Performance Requirements
Art.9.11: Senior Management and Boards of Directors
Art.9.12: Non-Conforming Measures
Art.9.13: Subrogation
Art.9.14: Special Formalities and Information Requirements
Art.9.15: Denial of Benefits
Art.9.16: Investment and Environmental, Health and other Regulatory Objectives
Art.9.17: Corporate Social Responsibility
s.B: Investor-State Dispute Settlement
Art.9.18: Consultation and Negotiation
Art.9.19: Submission of a Claim to Arbitration
Art.9.20: Consent of Each Party to Arbitration
Art.9.21: Conditions and Limitations on Consent of Each Party
Art.9.22: Selection of Arbitrators
Art.9.23: Conduct of the Arbitration
Art.9.24: Transparency of Arbitral Proceedings
Art.9.25: Governing Law
Art.9.26: Interpretation of Annexes
Art.9.27: Expert Reports
Art.9.28: Consolidation
Art.9.29: Awards
Art.9.30: Service of Documents
Annex 9-A Customary International Law
Annex 9-B Expropriation
Annex 9-C Expropriation Relating to Land
Annex 9-D Service of Documents on a Party Under Section B (Investor-State Dispute Settlement)
Australia
Brunei Darussalam
Canada
Chile
Japan
Malaysia
Mexico
New Zealand
Peru
Singapore
United States
Viet Nam
Annex 9-E Transfers
Chile
Annex 9-F DL 600
Chile
Annex 9-G Public Debt
Annex 9-H
Annex 9-I Non-Conforming Measures Ratchet Mechanism
Annex 9-J Submission of A Claim to Arbitration
Annex 9-K Submission of Certain Claims for Three Years After Entry into Force
Malaysia
Annex 9-L Investment Agreements
A Agreements with selected international arbitration clauses
B Certain agreements between Peru and covered investments or investors
C Limitation of Mexico’s consent to arbitration
D Specific Canadian entities under subpart (c) of definition
Appendix 12 ICSID Convention, Chapter II: Jurisdiction of the Centre
Ch.II Jurisdiction of the Centre
Art.25
Art.26
Art.27
Appendix 13 World Bank Guidelines on the Treatment of Foreign Direct Investment
I Scope of Application
II Admission
III Treatment
IV Expropriation and Unilateral Alterations or Termination of Contracts
V Settlement of Disputes
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Appendices, Appendix 6 United States Revised Model Bilateral Investment Treaty 2012
From:
International Investment Arbitration: Substantive Principles (2nd Edition)
Campbell McLachlan, Laurence Shore, Matthew Weiniger
Previous Edition (1 ed.)
Content type:
Book content
Product:
Oxford Scholarly Authorities on International Law [OSAIL]
Series:
Oxford International Arbitration Series
Published in print:
23 March 2017
ISBN:
9780199676798
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