{"product_id":"arbitration-of-disputes-related-to-national-security-screening-of-foreign-investments","title":"Arbitration of Disputes Related to National Security Screening of Foreign Investments","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Jens Hillebrand Pohl, FRGS (Helsinki Geoeconomics School, Finland)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9783032263414\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Springer (European Yearbook of International Economic Law, Vol. 50)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArbitration of Disputes Related to National Security Screening of Foreign Investments examines a fast-growing category of investor-state disputes: claims arising when a host state blocks, unwinds, or conditions a foreign investment on national security grounds. Dr. Jens Hillebrand Pohl sets these disputes at the intersection of international investment law, state sovereignty, and the geopolitics of critical infrastructure and sensitive technology, tracing how arbitral tribunals have handled the resulting tension between investor protection and the state's right to regulate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe volume works through the doctrinal building blocks tribunals actually rely on — security exceptions, the customary necessity defense, and jurisdictional threshold questions raised by screening decisions — before turning to concrete proposals for how investment treaties could be redesigned to accommodate legitimate security review without hollowing out investor protection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished as investment-screening regimes tighten across the United States, the European Union, and Asia-Pacific economies, the book gives arbitration counsel and government officials a single reference for a dispute category that is becoming a standard feature of investor-state practice rather than an outlier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnalyzes how arbitral tribunals adjudicate disputes triggered by national-security-based investment screening, including CFIUS-style reviews and the EU Foreign Direct Investment Screening Regulation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaps the doctrinal treatment of security exceptions and necessity defenses across the leading investor-state arbitration awards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProposes concrete treaty-drafting reforms to reconcile investment protection standards with legitimate national security screening\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssists investment arbitration counsel in structuring jurisdictional and merits arguments in security-screening disputes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupports in-house counsel at multinational companies in assessing exposure when a cross-border transaction is blocked or unwound on national security grounds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCoverage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInvestment treaties and the challenge of so-called weaponized investments; national security as subject matter of investment arbitration; investment screening and jurisdiction under investment treaties; national-security defenses and treaty exceptions; investment screening and the state's right to regulate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Jens Hillebrand Pohl, FRGS, is affiliated with the Helsinki Geoeconomics School in Finland, where his work examines the interaction between international economic law, state sovereignty, and geopolitical risk in cross-border investment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Introduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. Investment Treaties and the Challenge of Weaponized Investments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. National Security as Subject Matter of Investment Arbitration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Investment Screening and Jurisdiction Under Investment Treaties\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. National Security-Related Defences and Treaty Exceptions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Investment Screening and the Right to Regulate Investments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Conclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy buy this book?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForeign direct investment screening has moved from a niche compliance issue to a routine source of investor-state disputes, as governments in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific tighten review of transactions touching critical infrastructure and sensitive technology. This is the first monograph to work through the arbitral case law and treaty doctrine on security screening in a single volume, making it a timely acquisition for arbitration practice groups, government trade and investment-screening bodies, and international economic law collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeywords\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eforeign direct investment screening, national security exceptions, investor-state dispute settlement, ISDS, CFIUS, EU FDI screening regulation, investment arbitration 2026, geoeconomics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTarget Audience\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003einvestment arbitration practitioners, government trade and investment-screening officials, in-house counsel at multinational corporations, international economic law academics, law libraries\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInternational Investment Law, Arbitration, International Economic Law\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQ\u0026amp;A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan a country block a foreign investment on national security grounds without breaching its investment treaty obligations?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether a security-based screening decision breaches an investment treaty depends on the specific security exception or necessity defense the state can invoke and how a tribunal weighs the state's right to regulate against investor protection standards, a question this book examines through the leading arbitral awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow do arbitral tribunals evaluate national-security defenses like CFIUS reviews or the EU FDI Screening Regulation in ISDS cases?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTribunals typically assess whether the screening measure falls within a treaty's security exception or meets the customary necessity threshold, and the book traces how this analysis has been applied to CFIUS-style reviews and comparable regimes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the difference between a security exception clause and a general necessity defense in investment treaties?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA security exception is a treaty-specific carve-out negotiated by the parties, while the necessity defense is a customary international law standard available even absent an express treaty clause; the book distinguishes their scope, thresholds, and how tribunals have applied each.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow might investment treaties be redesigned to balance security screening with investor protection?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book proposes specific treaty-drafting reforms intended to give states clearer authority to screen investments on security grounds while preserving predictable protection standards for investors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere can I buy Arbitration of Disputes Related to National Security Screening of Foreign Investments?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArbitration of Disputes Related to National Security Screening of Foreign Investments by Jens Hillebrand Pohl is available now from CLNZ Books, Bookseller for Professionals Worldwide, with worldwide shipping and institutional invoicing available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e📘 Learn more about shipping, delivery times, and returns, see our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/clnzbooks.com\/pages\/faq-frequently-asked-questions\" style=\"color: #8b0000; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eFAQ here\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e📦 New to ordering with us? 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