Recent Investment Arbitrations Filed Against Latin American Countries: January 2006 - September 2009
Article from: TDM 4 (2009), in Latin America
Abstract
This contribution reviews international investment arbitrations filed against Latin American countries from 2006 to September 2009. Its purpose is twofold. First, it aims at showing that this type of arbitration continues to be very popular among foreign investors in Latin American countries, despite efforts of some governments to restrict this form of dispute resolution. Second, the article identifies certain trends in, and characteristics of, investment arbitration in the region. A list of forty three publicly available investment arbitrations lodged since 2006 as well ...