- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Foreword
- Preface
- Table of Cases
- Table of Treaties, Legislation, and Related Instruments
- List of Abbreviations
- List of Contributors
- 1 International Investment Law and Comparative Public Law—an Introduction
- 2 Minimum Standards of Procedural Justice in Administrative Adjudication
- 3 Public Law Concepts to Balance Investors’ Rights with State Regulatory Actions in the Public Interest—the Concept of Proportionality
- 4 The Concept of Indirect Expropriation in Comparative Public Law—Searching for Light in the Dark
- 5 Fair and Equitable Treatment, the Rule of Law, and Comparative Public Law
- 6 Full Protection and Security
- 7 Cain and Abel: Congruence and Conflict in the Application of the Denial of Justice Principle
- 8 The Merits and Limits of Comparativism: National Treatment in International Investment Law and the WTO
- 9 Discrimination on the Basis of Nationality: Determining Likeness in Human Rights and Investment Law
- 10 Umbrella Clauses as Public Law Concepts in Comparative Perspective
- 11 Transfer of Funds: the Interaction between the IMF Articles of Agreement and Modern Investment Treaties: a Comparative Law Perspective
- 12 State Responsibility and Comparative State Liability for Administrative and Legislative Harm to Economic Interests
- 13 Legitimate Expectations and Informal Administrative Representations
- 14 Revocation and Cancellation of Concessions, Operating Licences, and Other Beneficial Administrative Acts
- 15 Public-Private Partnerships: Award, Performance, and Remedies
- 16 Economic Emergency Powers: A Comparative Law Perspective
- 17 Property Protection and Protection of Cultural Heritage
- 18 Taxation and Investment: Constitutional Law Limitations on Tax Legislation in Context
- 19 Comparative Taxation Procedure and Tax Enforcement
- 20 Investment Treaty Arbitration, Procedural Fairness, and the Rule of Law
- 21 Procedure in Investment Treaty Arbitration and the Relevance of Comparative Public Law
- 22 The Need for Public Law Standards of Review in Investor-State Arbitrations
- 23 Primary and Secondary Remedies in International Investment Law and National State Liability: A Functional and Comparative View
- 24 Comparative Compensation for Expropriation
- 25 Transparency and Representation of the Public Interest in Investment Treaty Arbitration
- Index
Investment Treaty Arbitration, Procedural Fairness, and the Rule of Law
Investment Treaty Arbitration, Procedural Fairness, and the Rule of Law
- Chapter:
- (p.627) 20 Investment Treaty Arbitration, Procedural Fairness, and the Rule of Law
- Source:
- International Investment Law and Comparative Public Law
- Author(s):
Gus Van Harten
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Investment treaty arbitration is often promoted as a fair, rules-based system and thus as something that advances the rule of law. But there is a tendency to downplay the system's inattention to well-known safeguards of judicial independence and, in turn, to the procedural core of the rule of law concept. This chapter argues that investment treaty arbitration falls short in institutional terms due to its unique combination of arbitration and public law, its asymmetrical claims structure, its reliance on executive officials to make case-by-case appointments, and its attenuation of judicial oversight. These characteristics create an apprehension of bias in favour of claimants (investors) and in favour of those states that wield power over appointing authorities or the system as a whole. This, in turn, undermines claims that the system advances the rule of law.
Keywords: independence, impartiality, bias, procedural fairness, rule of law, investment, arbitration
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Foreword
- Preface
- Table of Cases
- Table of Treaties, Legislation, and Related Instruments
- List of Abbreviations
- List of Contributors
- 1 International Investment Law and Comparative Public Law—an Introduction
- 2 Minimum Standards of Procedural Justice in Administrative Adjudication
- 3 Public Law Concepts to Balance Investors’ Rights with State Regulatory Actions in the Public Interest—the Concept of Proportionality
- 4 The Concept of Indirect Expropriation in Comparative Public Law—Searching for Light in the Dark
- 5 Fair and Equitable Treatment, the Rule of Law, and Comparative Public Law
- 6 Full Protection and Security
- 7 Cain and Abel: Congruence and Conflict in the Application of the Denial of Justice Principle
- 8 The Merits and Limits of Comparativism: National Treatment in International Investment Law and the WTO
- 9 Discrimination on the Basis of Nationality: Determining Likeness in Human Rights and Investment Law
- 10 Umbrella Clauses as Public Law Concepts in Comparative Perspective
- 11 Transfer of Funds: the Interaction between the IMF Articles of Agreement and Modern Investment Treaties: a Comparative Law Perspective
- 12 State Responsibility and Comparative State Liability for Administrative and Legislative Harm to Economic Interests
- 13 Legitimate Expectations and Informal Administrative Representations
- 14 Revocation and Cancellation of Concessions, Operating Licences, and Other Beneficial Administrative Acts
- 15 Public-Private Partnerships: Award, Performance, and Remedies
- 16 Economic Emergency Powers: A Comparative Law Perspective
- 17 Property Protection and Protection of Cultural Heritage
- 18 Taxation and Investment: Constitutional Law Limitations on Tax Legislation in Context
- 19 Comparative Taxation Procedure and Tax Enforcement
- 20 Investment Treaty Arbitration, Procedural Fairness, and the Rule of Law
- 21 Procedure in Investment Treaty Arbitration and the Relevance of Comparative Public Law
- 22 The Need for Public Law Standards of Review in Investor-State Arbitrations
- 23 Primary and Secondary Remedies in International Investment Law and National State Liability: A Functional and Comparative View
- 24 Comparative Compensation for Expropriation
- 25 Transparency and Representation of the Public Interest in Investment Treaty Arbitration
- Index
