International Investment and Dispute Settlement

<p>This book analyzes the dispute settlement mechanisms under the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) including the already established mechanisms for general state-to-state dispute settlement and the Mechanism to Address Differences for investment and sustainable development issues.</p><p>When China and the EU two of the biggest players in international investment announced the completion of the China-European Union CAI negotiations the dispute settlement system remained incomplete. While they reached an agreement on state-to-state dispute settlement the controversial investor-state dispute settlement is subject to ongoing negotiations. This book explores the possible procedural design of investor-state dispute settlement mechanisms under the EU-China CAI including potential proposals issues and solutions. In addition this work analyzes the separation connection and combination of state-to-state and investor-state dispute settlement all with a mind to ensuring the function and operation of diverse mechanisms and establishing a comprehensive system for successful investment dispute settlement.</p><p>Focusing on the complete dispute settlement system under the EU-China CAI this book will be a valuable resource for students academics and policymakers working in the areas of international dispute resolution international investment law international economic law and comparative law.</p>