Gabriel Bottini

• University of Buenos Aires

In the era of the backlash against investor-State dispute settlement, the costs of proceedings have been a prime object of criticism. This article examines the problem of excessive costs and insufficient recoverability of costs awards. Firstly, it examines the issue of excessive costs in relation to both party costs (fees and expenses of counsel, e...

This thesis addresses risks of multiple recovery, prejudice to legitimate interests of third parties, and inadequate consideration of the applicable law in shareholder claims in investment treaty arbitration. It challenges the application by investment tribunals of two basic premises: i) that shareholders are entitled to claim for damages vis-à-vis...

As a largely self-contained regime, ICSID's legitimacy relies to a significant extent on an adequate functioning of its internal control mechanisms. Annulment is the most important of such mechanisms. Further, legitimacy is particularly relevant in investment arbitration, where public interest is by definition involved. Annulment under the ICSID Co...

The purpose of the handbook is to provide practitioners and legal scholars with a comprehensive overview and a systematic assessment of the relevant cases and issues in the field of international investment law. The handbook thus aims at giving both a first overview as well as a detailed insight into all aspects of investment law. The handbook prov...

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