An Advisory Centre on International Investment Law: Key Features

University of St. Thomas Law Journal, vol. 17 (April 2021), pp. 354-372

20 Pages Posted: 2 Oct 2019 Last revised: 19 Oct 2021

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Karl P. Sauvant

Columbia University - Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment

Abstract

The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) has put the idea of an Advisory Centre on International Investment Law (ACIIL) on its agenda. The Centre is meant to help under-resourced developing countries in international investment disputes. This paper begins with a brief review of the rise of such disputes and their costs, and outlines the principal characteristics of the Advisory Centre on WTO Law, as a precedent for an ACIIL. It then focuses on the possible key features of an ACIIL, namely the potential beneficiaries, the possible range of services it could provide, its governance, and its financing. The paper ends with a proposal for the way forward.

Suggested Citation

Sauvant, Karl P., An Advisory Centre on International Investment Law: Key Features. University of St. Thomas Law Journal, vol. 17 (April 2021), pp. 354-372, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3450919

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