Introduction

This is the winning submission for Steve Weston Prize 2011. The essay subject for 2011 was: "In its award in proceedings between Suez (and others) v Argentine Republic (Case No ARB/03/19 dated 30th July 2010) the ICSID Tribunal stated: "Argentina is subject to both international obligations i.e.human rights and treaty obligation [sic], and must respect both of them equally. Under the circumstances of these cases, Argentina's human rights obligations and its investment treaty obligations are not inconsistent, contradictory, or mutually exclusive". Consider how human rights and ...