Research on Conflicts of Interest Arising from Third-Party Funding In International Investment Arbitration

摘要

In recent years, third-party funding in international investment arbitration has been developing rapidly, While this phenomenon is conducive to the realization of fairness and justice, it also brings many potential problems, Such as confidentiality issues, investors abuse of arbitration rights, conflicts of interest, etc. On the basis of defining the concept of third-party funding, this paper distinguishes the similarities and differences between it with other confusing concepts, then introduced the particularity of third-party funding in the field of international investment arbitration. Finally, this paper focuses on the analysis of conflicts of interest caused by third-party funding, and proposes to establish a third-party funding disclosure system.