Arbitration under international investment agreements : a guide to the key issues / edited by Katia Yannaca-Small.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Bilateral investment treaties and investment provisions in regional trade agreements : recent developments in investment rulemaking / Roberto Echandi -- The energy Charter Treaty / Emmanuel Gaillard, Mark McNeill -- International dispute settlement mechanisms : choosing between institutionally supported and Ad Hoc ; and between institutions / Ucheora Onwuamaegbu -- An overview of procedure in an investment treaty arbitration / Barton Legum -- The initiation of proceedings and constitution of tribunals in investment treaty arbitrations / Antonio Parra -- Bi-trifurcation of investment disputes / Baiju S. Vasani -- Piercing the veil of confidentiality : the recent trend towards greater public participation and transparency in investor-state arbitration / Andrea Menaker -- "Equality of arms" in investment arbitration : procedural challenges / Thomas Wälde -- The law applicable in investment treaty arbitration / Yas Banifatemi -- Who is entitled to claim? Nationality challenges / Katia Yannaca-Small -- Definition of "investment" : an open-ended search for a balanced approach / Katia Yannaca-Small -- Burden of proof regarding jurisdiction / Baiju S. Vasani and Timothy L. Foden -- Attribution / Georgios Petrochilos -- Breach of treaty claims and breach of contract claims : is it still unknown territory? / Stanimir Alexandrov -- The MFN clause : what are its limits? / Abby Cohen Smutny, Lee Steven -- Fair and equitable treatment standard / Katia Yannaca-Small -- The national treatment obligation / Andrea Bjorklund -- Indirect expropriation and the right to regulate : how to draw the line / Katia Yannaca-Small -- What about this "umbrella clause"? / Katia Yannaca-Small -- Interim relief in international investment agreements / Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler, Aurélia Antonietti -- Damages in investment treaty arbitration / Meg Kinnear -- Compensation : a closer look at cases awarding damages for violation of the fair and equitable treatment standard / Kaj Hobér -- Annulment of ICSID awards : limited scope but is there potential? / Katia Yannaca-Small -- Review of investment treaty awards by municipal courts / Kaj Hobér, Nils Eliasson -- Enforcement of investment awards / August Reinisch --The role of precedent in investment arbitration / Jan Paulsson.