1. The meaning of 'investment' in the ICSID Convention -- 2. The legal impact of notifications under Article 25(4) of the ICSID Convention -- 3. The role of an investment arbitrator and the use of non-binding documents and literature in investment arbitration -- 4. The minimum standard of...

While traditionally arbitration scholarship focused on practical issues, arguing for refinements of arbitration laws or attempting to identify a core of procedural "best practices", a growing strain of arbitration scholarship has begun to focus on developing a deeper and more ambitious...

This chapter addresses the conflict between the restrictive and negative view often taken towards consumer arbitration and the supportive and positive view often taken towards ODR by arguing that a properly designed system of online consumer arbitration can fulfil the promise of consumer...

This paper examines the controversies around the incorporation of investment arbitration into the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). It was drafted to be read by a non-specialist audience, and addresses the primary arguments made regarding the use of arbitration in the TTIP....

When the Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament commissioned the authors of this article, along with other members of the Brunel Centre for the Study of Arbitration and Cross-Border Investment, to undertake a study of the “Legal Instruments and Practice of Arbitration across the...

This article addresses an ongoing dispute in the study of Japanese law, regarding the proper explanation for Japan's historically low litigation rates. Recent debate in this area has been dominated by the work of John Haley and Mark Ramseyer, who have presented strong evidence of the existence...