Thursday, 1 September 2016

Amicus curiae and investment treaty arbitration

investment treaty arbitration
Significant increments in the disputes for non-commercial activities such as environmental protection, public health, human rights and labour standards  were noticed in the recent years. The greaterparticipation of civil society of non-disputing parties gained access to theseforums such as amicus curiae. Therefore, Amicus curiae refused to provide access to the documents and to attend hearings of disputing parties. This practice raised serious doubts on greater transparency on the whole process of investment treaty arbitration.

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