{"product_id":"international-investment-arbitration-challenges","title":"International Investment Arbitration: Challenges in Investment Law","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEditors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMesut Akbaba (Editor), Giancarlo Capurro (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"border:2px solid #8B0000;padding:12px;margin:12px 0;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"color:#8B0000;margin:0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a Print On Demand Title.\u003c\/strong\u003e The publisher will print a copy to fulfill your order. Books can take between 1 to 3 weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781032728179\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Routledge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on the Second Bucerius Conference on International Investment Law \u0026amp; Arbitration (BCILA), this edited volume brings together emerging scholars and practitioners to examine the structural and methodological challenges facing investment arbitration today — a field growing more complex even as it comes under sustained political scrutiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevotes a full part to intra-EU investment arbitration questions after the Komstroy judgment, directly relevant to counsel handling EU-based investor-state disputes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCovers emerging procedural tools such as zero-knowledge proofs for arbitrator conflict disclosure — useful for practitioners tracking the frontier of arbitrator independence standards.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAddresses the standard of proof for corruption allegations in investment arbitration, a recurring and often decisive issue in ISDS proceedings.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSurveys third-party funding regulation trends across ICSID, UNCITRAL and the EU, relevant to counsel and funders assessing disclosure obligations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCoverage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInvestment treaty interpretation and taxation measures in ISDS; the future of investment arbitration within the EU; domestic law issues in international investment law; arbitrator appointment challenges and unconscious bias; procedural reform for efficiency and structural parity, including third-party funding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdited by Mesut Akbaba and Giancarlo Capurro, with contributions from emerging scholars and practitioners across the investment arbitration field, several with direct institutional affiliations including ICSID, universities and major arbitration practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart I: Investment Treaties and Challenges in Their Interpretation (taxation measures in ISDS, waiver clauses, shareholder protection, counterclaims by host states) — Part II: The Future of Investment Arbitration in the European Union (post-Komstroy intra-EU decisions, EU public political risk insurance, foreign investors' access to EU judicial review) — Part III: \"Domestic\" Law Issues in the International Investment Law Regime (EU law as fact, standard of proof for corruption) — Part IV: Arbitrator Appointments — Challenges and Developments (zero-knowledge proofs for conflict disclosure, unconscious bias in party appointments, theory and practice of arbitrator appointment) — Part V: Addressing Efficiency and Structural Parity — Procedural Reforms (investor-state mediation, procedural discretion, third-party funding regulation at ICSID, UNCITRAL and the EU).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy buy this book?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInvestment arbitration is evolving fast — under political pressure, EU intra-BIT disputes, and new funding scrutiny — and this volume gathers the next generation of scholars and practitioners tackling exactly those live issues, from Komstroy's aftermath to arbitrator conflict disclosure. For firms and institutions building an investment arbitration practice or collection, it captures where the field's genuine debates are happening today, not a restatement of settled doctrine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeywords\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003einternational investment arbitration, ISDS, investor-state dispute settlement, intra-EU BIT disputes, third-party funding arbitration, arbitrator conflicts of interest, investment treaty interpretation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTarget Audience\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInvestment arbitration practitioners, investment treaty lawyers, ICSID and UNCITRAL practitioners, academic law libraries\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInternational Investment Law, Arbitration\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQ\u0026amp;A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the Bucerius Conference (BCILA) connection to this book?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe volume grew out of the Second Bucerius Conference on International Investment Law \u0026amp; Arbitration, gathering emerging scholars and practitioners on current challenges in the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes the book address intra-EU investment arbitration disputes?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — Part II is devoted to the future of investment arbitration within the EU, including the aftermath of the Komstroy judgment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs third-party funding covered?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — Part V surveys emerging third-party funding regulation across ICSID, UNCITRAL and the EU.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes it address arbitrator conflicts of interest?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — Part IV covers arbitrator appointment challenges, including new disclosure tools such as zero-knowledge proofs and unconscious bias in party appointments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere can I buy International Investment Arbitration: Challenges in Investment Law?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis title is available directly from CLNZ Books, with worldwide shipping and secure payment by credit card or PayPal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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;\"\u003eFAQ here\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e📦 New to ordering with us? 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