Investor-State Dispute Settlement: A Reality Check

by Gregory N. Hicks and Scott Miller

Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) is a provision in Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) and other international investment agreements that allows investors to enter arbitration with states over treaty breaches. ISDS has become controversial in the United States and our negotiating partners; critics, including some governments, have argued that ISDS is unnecessary, while others insist it is illegitimate as public policy. Treaty-based investment...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442240725
• ISBN13: 9781442240728
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Center for Strategic & International Studies
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"