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Digest of ICSID Awards and Decisions

Digest of ICSID Awards and Decisions 2003-2007

Author: Richard Happ; Noah Rubins
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199557042
Published In: March 2009
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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Provides narrative summaries of decisions and awards from the most important period in the history of investment (and ICSID) arbitration
Busy practitioners can access key information at a glance with the concise summaries of lengthy decisions and awards, covering both the facts and the ratio decidendi
The extensive cross-referencing and index allow the reader to easily find decisions/awards confirming or rejecting a certain holding
Contains analytical chapters which trace the development of jurisprudence over the period and allow the reader to assess the relevance of certain decisions
An excellent complement to the online service Investment Claims

Investment arbitration has become the primary means of settling disputes between states and foreign investors. The majority of those arbitration proceedings take place before tribunals of the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). This book provides the reader with concise summaries of the facts and holdings of ICSID Tribunals in the years 2003-2007. Extensive cross-references and footnotes allow the reader to find other awards confirming or rejecting certain holdings, and analytical chapters explain the development of the jurisprudence. Since the average length of an ICSID award exceeds 100 pages, and nearly 20 new decisions and awards are published each year, this book is an indispensable tool for the busy practitioner or academic who needs to be informed about the development of the law.

Readership: Legal practitioners specialising in arbitration. Academics and academic libraries and postgraduate students with an interest in arbitration and international dispute resolution.

Summaries of Awards and Decisions

1. 2003

2. 2004

3. 2005

4. 2006

5. 2007

Development of Jurisprudence

6. Jurisdiction: Jurisdiction under Investment Treaties

7. Jurisdiction: Article 25 of the ICSID Convention

8. Jurisdiction: Controversial Issues

9. Merits: Expropriation

10. Merits: Fair and Equitable Treatment

11. Merits: Discrimination

12. Merits: Umbrella Clauses

13. Merits: Most-Favoured Nation Treatment

14. Remedies: Available Remedies

15. Remedies: Calculation of Compensation ;

Richard Happ, Rechtsanwalt, Luther, Hamburg, and Noah Rubins, Counsel, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

"Given the increasing number of awards, and the typical length of awards of 80-250 pages, the task for the practitioner or scholar who seeks to keep abreast of the jurisprudence is daunting. It is this need that the Happ and Rubins volume admirably fulfils, providing in a single location 96 awards over the stated six-year period. In the writer's view, there are few persons seriously interested in investor-state arbitration, whether experienced lawyers and arbitrators, neophytes or academics, who would not benefit from having this volume available for consultation." - David A Gantz, University of Arizona, USA, International Trade Law and Regulation, Vol 15, Issue 6

"...this book will prove a useful tool for the investment arbitration practitioner or academic who needs to remain informed about the development of the law" - ASA Bulletin

"This book will prove a useful tool for the investment arbitration practitioner or academic who needs to remain informed about the development of the law" - Happ, Arbitration