Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

‘What makes a good arbitrator?’ asks Christopher Vajda KC in his Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Keynote address which we are delighted to publish at this issue. It is not a straight-forward question to answer. Practicing as an arbitrator does not necessarily make someone a good arbitrator, even if their practice is busy. Drawing on his extensive experience and illustrious career in various forms of dispute resolution, as an advocate at Bar, as a recorder (part time judge) of the Crown Court,

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Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

The second updated edition of the “ Report on compliance with investment treaty awards by States ” (the ‘Report’) has been recently released by the present author (see for coverage of the 2022 version of the report here ). In light of the termination of intra-EU international investment agreements (IIAs) , the failure to approve the modernized Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) by the EU and its member states as well as the ongoing discussions of reforming the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)

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