Abstract

It defies logics to ask a giant to relinquish its powers in exchange for nothing. No individual or collectivity adopts decisions that -based on sound reflection- are detrimental to its genuine interests. Countries are no different. Then, in the context of international investment arbitration, the question that begs for an answer is: why would a country, against its own interests and experience, consent to be dragged to an international jurisdictional scheme that could greatly threaten its sovereign interests? This poignant question may only be answered with intelligent and ...