Abstract

The Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada, and with it the entrance in the realm of investment arbitration of an international organization (IO), exposes tribunals to new challenges and complexities, such as the attribution of responsibility to the EU under international law. Investors also are affected by the situation, as it is vital for them to be able to identify the respondent to the dispute and understand the rules of attribution in order to avoid the inadmissibility of their claim. In order to clarify some of the questions raised by this ...