Introduction

I was asked by somebody to provide the text of an article on NGO as amici/third parties in investment arbitration - announced it seems at some time, but never fully written and finalised. Some thoughts on the issue, though, were published in the 2004 issue of the J of World Investment. But can I highlight the point I made in the Geneva 2003 conference discussions: If and to the extent investment arbitration proceedings become more and more public, transparent, with access, at least in amici curiae roles, of NGOs/non-state actors, litigation strategy will have ...