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Publications

ArbitralWomen members regularly publish articles in highly-regarded legal and ADR journals.

ArbitralWomen is also an Affiliate of Kluwer Arbitration Blog (KAB); all articles posted by ArbitralWomen Members on KAB under Affiliate are available under Publications.

  • Author: Louise Woods   |  Publish Date: 23 March 2016
    The European Union introduced the Investment Court System (ICS) as a permanent bilateral mechanism to replace traditional investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) in international trade agreements. The analysis examines key structural features of the ICS, including a standing roster of publicly appointed judges, an explicit appellate mechanism, and enhanced transparency standards. These institutional reforms aim to address public concerns regarding arbitrator independence, consistency, and legitimacy in treaty disputes.

    On 12 November 2015, in the context of its negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and in a bid to address growing criticism of investment treaty arbitration, the European Commission made a formal proposal for a reformed approach to investment protection and an apparently more transparent system…

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