INTRODUCTORY NOTE TO THE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR SETTLEMENT OF INVESTMENT DISPUTES: GLOBAL TRADING RESOURCE CORP. V. UKRAINE

摘要

The growing caseload of the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes ("ICSID") has been accompanied by growing criticism of the international investment treaty regime from some states, academics, and non-governmental organizations. A frequent complaint has been that respondent states have been targeted by weak or even fabricated claims, perhaps by claimants seeking to induce settlements by embarrassing governments or threatening long and expensive legal defenses.