INTRODUCTION . The UN Commission on International Trade Law established Working Group III in 2017. Within the framework of this Group, States’ delegations and representatives international governmental non-governmental organizations seek to work out solutions identified problems investor-State dispute settlement system. Such include: lack consistency predictability arbitral awards, independence...

Judicialization scholarship suggests that states must seek the de-judicialization of international dispute settlement mechanisms to regain regulatory space. Why then do some a yet others increased judicialization in their pursuit space? This article advances twofold argument. First, concept has been erroneously conflated with state perceptions space under mechanisms. States aspiring consolidate...

Investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) continues to plague health-oriented government regulation. This is particularly reflected in recent challenges to tobacco control measures through bilateral investment agreements. There are numerous reform proposals circulating within the public health community. However, I suggest that perhaps it is time for the community to explore a stronger position ...