International Jurisdiction and Admissibility in ICSID Arbitration

This book is the first systematic study of the objections to jurisdiction and admissibility in investment arbitration by the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). The authors outline the legal principles that govern access to ICSID arbitration. Bringing clarity to an area often treated in a fragmented way, they explain when an ICSID tribunal may choose to hear a dispute between a foreign investor and a state, and when it may refuse to do so.

Key Features:

• Examines the key aspects that shape preliminary objections in practice
• Provides practical guidance grounded in the authors’ extensive arbitral practice
• Presents full coverage of the principal jurisdictional dimensions in ICSID arbitration
• Brings together the substantive jurisdictional requirements of the ICSID system and procedural mechanisms
• Combines rigorous doctrinal analysis with an extensive examination of arbitral practice, analysing hundreds of ICSID awards and decisions

Introducing a clear framework for understanding how ICSID tribunals approach key objections, this book is a valuable resource for practitioners in investor-state dispute settlement and international arbitration. The extensive analytical study is also highly beneficial for scholars in international investment law and public international law.