TY - BOOK AU - Brabandere,Eric de TI - Investment treaty arbitration as public international law: procedural aspects and implications T2 - Cambridge studies in international and comparative law SN - 9781107066878 AV - K3830 .B73 2014 KW - International commercial arbitration KW - Investments, Foreign (International law) KW - Investments, Foreign KW - Law and legislation KW - Commercial treaties KW - LAW KW - International KW - bisacsh KW - Investissements �etrangers KW - eclas KW - Arbitrage commercial international KW - Accords commerciaux KW - Droit international public KW - fast KW - Internationale Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit KW - gnd KW - Investitionsschutzabkommen KW - Investitionsstreitigkeit KW - Schiedsrichterliches Verfahren KW - V�olkerrecht KW - lcgft N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-218) and index; Part I. The public international law character of investment treaty arbitration -- 1. The public international law foundation of investment treaty arbitration -- 2. The legal character of the direct access of foreign investors to investment treaty arbitration -- Part II. Procedural aspects and implications of the public international law character of investment treaty arbitration -- 3. The role, function and qualifications of arbitrators in investment treaty arbitration -- 4. The applicable law and non-investment considerations in investment treaty arbitration -- 5. Transparency and public access in investment treaty arbitration -- 6. Public international law remedies in investment treaty arbitration -- Conclusion N2 - "Investment treaty arbitration is fast becoming one of the most common methods of dispute settlement in international law. Despite having ancient roots, the private interests in international investment relations remain in conflict with the need for the recognition of the public international law features of the arbitral procedure. This book, which presents an account of investment treaty arbitration as a part of public international law - as opposed to commercial law - provides an important contribution to the literature on this subject. Eric De Brabandere examines the procedural implications of conceiving of investment treaty arbitration in such a way, with regards to issues such as the principles of confidentiality and privacy, and remedies. The author demonstrates how the public international law character of investment treaty arbitration derives from and has impacted upon the dispute settlement procedure"--; "Investment treaty arbitration is fast becoming one of the most common methods of dispute settlement in international law. Despite having ancient roots, the private interests in international investment relations remain in conflict with the need for the recognition of the public international law features of the arbitral procedure. This book, which presents an account of investment treaty arbitration as a part of public international law - as opposed to commercial law - provides an important contribution to the literature on this subject"-- UR - http://assets.cambridge.org/97811070/66878/cover/9781107066878.jpg ER -