Abstract

The Article is devoted to the delicate issue of interrelation between "competing" international dispute settlement mechanisms that are resorted to, or could be invoked for settlement of the disputes, originating from the same factual background. The problem is assessed within the setting of the fourth and fifth phases of the Softwood Lumber controversy between the U.S. and Canada - an immense both in volume and in length of pendency dispute, featuring the interplay between domestic litigation, investment arbitration, dispute settlement conducted under the rules of different ...