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A Brave, New, International Investment Court in Context. Towards a Paradigm Shift of the ISDS

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  • Łukasz Kułaga
Łukasz Kułaga
University Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński

Published 2018-12-31

Keywords

  • investment arbitration,
  • multilateral investment court,
  • international investment law

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A Brave, New, International Investment Court in Context. Towards a Paradigm Shift of the ISDS. (2018). Polish Yearbook of International Law, 38, 115-139. https://doi.org/10.24425/pyil.2019.129609

Abstract

The idea of a Multilateral Investment Court seems to be one of the most prominent initiatives of the “multilateralization” of international investment law during this century. The creation of a new international, permanent court concentrated on settling investor – state disputes is an extraordinary challenge. Possible problems relate not only to the negotiations concerning the organizational and procedural aspects necessary to ensure the efficient operation of this type of body. It is also necessary to take into account the dynamics of the functioning of international adjudication as such, as well as the controversies surrounding the international legal protection of foreign investments.

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