Remedies and Compensation in International Investment Law
Article from: TDM 5 (2005), in Investor-State Disputes - International Investment Law
Introduction
In the dynamics of investment arbitration, the question of remedies, in particular compensation and damages, is often the poor cousin when the battle royal ranges first about jurisdiction and then about the merits. For the lawyers, the question of win or lose is easily about these questions, with only an after-thought about the "how much". It is the same with academic study and professional comment. Law, for the international legal community, evolves by at least persuasive precedent contributing to the gradual build up of in the end authoritative jurisprudence. The fact that it ...