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ARTICLE · 19 JULY 2017

Mediation In Investor-State Dispute Settlement: Still Parallel Worlds?

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This paper aims to give an overview of investor-state dispute settlement, with descriptions of mediation and international investment, two broad and undefined (better to say undefinable, actually) concepts...

United Arab EmiratesLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration
Claudia Caluori
Claudia Caluori
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Abstract

This paper aims to give an overview of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS), with descriptions of mediation and international investment, two broad and undefined (better to say undefinable, actually) concepts; and the peculiarities of the investor-state (IS) disputes, together with the present challenges and critics from the professionals and the public. Finally, it presents new trends currently being promoted by the Energy Charter Secretariat and the International Mediation Institute (IMI) in the energy sector which open undiscovered scenarios in the field of ISDS for both multinationals and States.

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1. Brief overview of mediation and international investments

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