In the context of overlapping bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements, states face a wide array of options for market opening strategies. This paper examines why states choose to adjudicate some trade disputes in the WTO dispute settlement process while negotiating or ignoring others. It then compares outcomes given the choice among alternative strategies. I argue that government...

This paper investigates the effects of the formation of free trade agreements (FTAs) on trade disputes. We construct a unique and comprehensive dataset on inter-country trade disputes from 1995 to 2007. The dataset covers 110 countries and 1130 trade disputes. We find that the incidences of trade disputes between two countries are positively associated with economic size, economic growth, and t...

ABSTRACT This article responds to the growing risk of Investor–State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) claims arising from states’ measures mitigate climate change, such as fossil fuel phase-outs. It proposes a carve-out that would cover are adopted in good faith and have reasonable causal nexus with reducing stabilizing greenhouse gas emissions (e.g. ‘related to’ this aim). Depending on preferences, c...

The counterclaim institute is one of crucial legal defense options during the dispute settlement in domestic and international jurisdictions; investment arbitration not an exception. most famous platform International centre for disputes (ICSID). One key ideas establishment such a instrument was implementation autonomous objective system Investor-states dispte sttlement (ISDS) by “independent f...

saeed reza abadi assistant professor, faculty of law, shahid beheshti university, tehran, iran corresponding author: [email protected] hamed edrisian ms. student, economic law, faculty of law, shahid beheshti university, tehran, iran [email protected] one of the most important and effective measures of governments in social, economic and cultural fields is regulating relationships between...

Az úgynevezett Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) eljárást alapvetően a fogadó állam és külföldi beruházó közötti viták elrendezésére alakították ki. Ám ugyanakkor az kiváltó tényállásban nem feltétlenül központi állami szervek jelennek meg ellenfeleként először, sokszor egy helyi vagy regionális önkormányzat kerül szembe beruházóval, ez vita terebélyesedik ki idővel ISDS eljárássá. eljár...

Promulgated in 1981, the purpose of Agreement on Promotion and Protection Guarantee Investments among Member States Organization Islamic Conference (nowadays Cooperation) (the “OIC Investment Agreement” or “Agreement”) is to provide guidelines for treatment investments between member Organization. The provides investor compensation if State hosting investment breaches Agreement’s substantive te...