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II - Denial of Justice, and Other Breaches of International Law, by Governmental Negation of Arbitration

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 January 2020

Stephen M. Schwebel
Affiliation:
International Court of Justice
Luke Sobota
Affiliation:
Three Crowns LLP, Washington DC
Ryan Manton
Affiliation:
Three Crowns LLP, Washington DC
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Summary

One of the most striking features of arbitral practice over the past three decades has been how old problems have continued to arise in new guises. This is particularly apparent with the problem of States’ various attempts to negate arbitration, and whether denial of justice may be invoked to confront that practice. This issue is considered in the second chapter of this book. The practice since the time of the first edition of this book underscores that governmental evasion and negation of arbitration can take a number of forms. Arbitral tribunals, and in particular those constituted under bilateral investment treaties, have responded to new attempts at governmental negation of arbitration. The question today is not only whether a State’s refusal to arbitrate may constitute a denial of justice, but whether a State’s attempt to negate arbitration—by, for example, improperly setting aside an international award—may constitute a compensable expropriation of property rights, a breach of fair and equitable treatment, or another breach of an investment treaty.

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International Arbitration
Three Salient Problems
, pp. 65 - 151
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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