On the Divide Between Investor-State Arbitration and the Global Fight Against Corruption
Article from: TDM 3 (2013), in Corruption and Arbitration
Introduction
Transnational corruption, understood as the corrupt exchanges between public officials and foreign business interests, has recently garnered significant national and international attention. In the span of sixteen-years, states have adopted a myriad of international conventions and treaties criminalizing corrupt behavior. This corruption "norm cascade" has been met alongside developments in investor-state arbitration where allegations of corruption are becoming increasingly common. When used as a defense by host states, these allegations can have a significant impact on ...