Small Economies and Models of Investor-State Dispute Settlement: Interests and Constraints in the Sh
Executive Summary (The full memo can be read here) Under the current system of Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS), many International Investment Agreements (IIAs) allow foreign investors to file arbitration claims against states. Under these proceedings, foreign natural or legal persons can file a direct claim against a state within whose territory they operate for the violation of certain standards of treatment, as stipulated in the applicable instrument. ISDS, which i