Introduction

In recent years, arbitral practitioners have looked with increasing frequency to the World Trade Organization (WTO) for guidance. Arbitral tribunals constituted under the auspices of the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) have cited and discussed WTO principles and jurisprudence in their awards. In addition, commentators have debated the relevance of WTO rules, such as nondiscrimination and most favored nation treatment, to investor-state arbitration. As further evidence of the apparent convergence between the worlds of ...