Public Actors in International Investment Law -- Preface -- Contents -- Voices That Shape Investment Treaties: Inside, Outside and Among States -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Three Categories of Voices That Influence Investment Treaties -- 3 Voices from Inside the State -- 3.1 The Executive -- 3.2 The Legislature -- 3.3 The Judiciary -- 3.4 Sub-national Governments -- 4 Voices Outside the State -- 4.1 Business, Civil Society, Legal Community and Others -- 4.2 Media -- 4.3 Academia -- 5 Voices Among States -- 5.1 International Organisations -- 5.2 Multilateral Fora -- 5.3 Bilateral Discussions -- 5.4 Arbitral Awards and International Judgments -- 5.5 Other Investment Treaties and International Agreements -- 6 Voices Over Time -- 7 Balancing Voices in Treaty Making -- 8 Conclusion -- References -- Beyond Protection: The Role of the Home State in Modern Foreign Investment Law -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Role of the Home State Before the Development of Foreign Investment Law -- 3 Role of the Home State in Foreign Investment Law -- 3.1 Normative Function -- 3.2 Adjudication -- 3.3 Enforcement -- 4 Towards a New Role for the Home State -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- National Courts as Actors in Investment Arbitration -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Framework of the Relationship Between National Courts and Investment Tribunals -- 3 Overlap of Jurisdictions -- 4 Anti-arbitration and Anti-suit Injunctions -- 5 Enforcement of Investment Arbitration Awards -- 6 Actions of National Courts Challenged Before Investment Tribunals -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- State Immunity and the Execution of Investment Arbitration Awards -- 1 Introduction -- 2 State Immunity from Jurisdiction and Execution -- 2.1 From Absolute to Restrictive -- 2.2 Lack of an International Regime -- 2.2.1 United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property.

2.2.2 New York Convention and ICSID Convention -- 2.2.3 Divergence in National Approaches -- 2.3 Enforcement -- 2.3.1 NML and Republic of Argentina -- 2.3.2 Yukos and the Russian Federation -- 3 Legislative Amendments in France and Belgium -- 3.1 First Requirement: Express and Specific Waiver -- 3.1.1 Development of Case Law in France -- 3.1.2 Development of Case Law in Belgium -- 3.2 Second Requirement: Preliminary Judicial Authorisation -- 3.2.1 Compatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights -- 3.2.2 Executive Authorisation -- 3.3 Legislative Developments in Russia -- 4 Alternatives to Enforcement and Looking Forward -- 4.1 Alternatives to Enforcement -- 4.2 Looking Forward -- 5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Trends and ISDS Backlash Related to Non-Disputing Treaty Party Submissions -- 1 Introduction -- 2 NDTP Submissions: Inception and Issues in NAFTA Chapter Eleven Disputes -- 3 NDTP and ISDS Backlash -- 4 NDTP Submission Trends in International Investment Law -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Not a Third Party: Home State Participation As a Matter of Right in Investment Treaty Arbitration -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Diplomatic Protection: Why Non-disputing State Party Participation Is Problematic -- 3 Comparison of Transparency Issues in Relation to Sovereign Respondents and Non-disputing State Parties -- 4 Non-disputing State Party Participation As Part of the Transparency Movement in Investment Treaty Arbitration -- 4.1 NAFTA and Non-disputing State Party Participation -- 4.2 ICSID and Non-disputing State Party Participation -- 4.3 UNCITRAL Transparency Rules and Non-disputing State Party Participation -- 4.4 Survey of Investment Treaty Arbitration Cases with Non-disputing State Party Participation -- 4.4.1 Aguas del Tunari v. Bolivia -- 4.4.2 CME v. Czech Republic -- 4.4.3 SGS v. Pakistan.

5 A Matter of Right: Non-disputing State Party Participation with Respect to Investment Treaty Interpretation -- References -- Investor-State Dispute Prevention: The Perspective of Peru -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Facts and Risks to Take into Account -- 2.1 Prevention: The Aim Is No Disputes -- 2.2 The Risk Is Permanent -- 2.3 The Landscape Is Permanently Changing -- 2.4 ISDS in Light of Important Cultural and Practical Differences -- 2.5 States as Subjects of International Law -- 3 Model and Practices Developed by the Republic of Peru during 2011-2015 -- 3.1 Model -- 3.2 Best Practices -- 4 Fundamental Considerations and Recommendations for the Prevention of Disputes -- 4.1 Some Further Considerations -- 4.1.1 In the Context of ISDS More Generally -- 4.1.2 In the Context of a Particular Dispute -- 4.2 Recommendations -- References -- The Role of Sub-Regional Systems in Shaping International Investment Law-Making: The Case of the Visegrd Group -- 1 Sub-regional Systems in Europe: The Case of the Visegrd Group and Its Role in International Investment Law-Making -- 2 Economic Cooperation in the V4: An Overview -- 3 The V4 Countries and V4 Group�s Approach to FDI -- 3.1 A Focus on the Question of Termination of Intra-EU BITs -- 3.2 Forms of Economic Cooperation with Non-EU Countries: The Case of East Asia -- 4 Concluding Remarks -- References -- The Implications of Political Risk Insurance in the Governance of Energy Projects: he Case of Japan�s Public Insurance Agencies -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Complexity of Energy Projects -- 3 The PRI Industry -- 3.1 Main Types of Risks and Mitigation Instruments -- 3.2 The PRI Market -- 3.2.1 Historical Background -- 3.2.2 PRI Providers -- 3.3 Japan�s PRI-Agencies: NEXI in Cooperation with JBIC -- 3.3.1 NEXI: Background -- 3.3.2 JBIC: Background -- 4 PRI Policy Implications -- 4.1 In General.

4.2 Operational Implications: NEXI�s PRI Instruments -- 4.2.1 In General -- 4.2.2 Covered Political Risks -- 4.2.3 Insured Events -- 4.2.4 Claim Ascertainment -- 4.3 PRI Policy Implications and Responsible Investments -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Screening of Foreign Direct Investment and the States� Security Interests in Light of the OECD, UNCTAD and Other International... -- 1 Introduction -- 2 National Security Interest -- 2.1 Risk Identification -- 2.2 Risk Management -- 2.2.1 Risk Management at the National Level -- 2.2.1.1 General Screening Measures -- 2.2.1.2 Recent Impact of COVID-19 on Screening Measures -- 2.2.2 Risk Management at the International Level -- 2.2.2.1 Various Formulations of ``Threat�� in IIAs -- 2.2.2.2 Variety of IIA Approaches to the Protection of National Interests -- 3 Limits to the National Security Interest -- 3.1 The OECD and Other Guidelines and Principles -- 3.2 Limits Set Out in IIAs -- 3.2.1 The Absence of a Provision on ``Security Interests�� in IIAs -- 3.2.2 The Restrictive Wording of the Provision on ``Security Interests�� -- 3.2.3 The Limited Application of ``Essential Security Interests�� to Specific Provisions -- 3.3 Customary International Law -- 4 Conclusion -- References.

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