ICSID Reports: Volume 20

The ICSID Reports are a collection of investor-State arbitral awards rendered under the auspices of the World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). Volume 20 focuses on Attribution of Conduct, including summaries, digests, and excerpts of decisions in 16 cases between 2009 and 2020.

Format: Hardback
Length: 738 pages
Publication date: 07 July 2022
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

The ICSID Reports offer a comprehensive compilation of investor-State arbitral awards issued under the auspices of the World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and other institutions. These rulings, meticulously indexed, play a significant role in expanding the body of international investment law jurisprudence. The ICSID Reports serve as a valuable resource for practitioners, scholars, and government lawyers engaged in the field of public international law, investment treaty arbitration, and international commercial arbitration, whether representing foreign investors or States.

Volume 20 of the ICSID Reports specifically delves into the topic of attribution of conduct, featuring an introductory piece by ICSID Secretary-General Meg Kinnear on the application of the International Law Commission's Articles on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts in the context of investor-State disputes. Additionally, Professor Jorge E Viñuales provides an overview of the international law on attribution in investment disputes.

Within Volume 20, readers can find summaries, digests, and excerpts of decisions rendered between 2009 and 2020 in 16 cases. These cases encompass a diverse range of investment disputes, such as Bayindir v. Pakistan, EDF v. Romania, Kardassopoulos v. Georgia, Hamester v. Ghana, Tulip Real Estate v. Turkey, Mesa Power v. Canada, Almås v. Poland, Flemingo DutyFree v. Poland, Saint-Gobain v. Venezuela, Ampal v. Egypt, Beijing Urban v. Yemen, Tethyan Copper v. Pakistan, Gavrilović v. Croatia, Unión Fenosa v. Egypt, Ortiz v. Algeria, and Strabag v. Libya.

The ICSID Reports are an essential tool for those seeking to understand the evolving landscape of international investment law and its application in dispute resolution. By providing access to a wealth of authoritative decisions, they contribute to the advancement of knowledge and expertise in this field.

Weight: 1370g
Dimension: 247 x 159 x 38 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781107060678