Analysis of the principle of transparency with special reference to its implications for the procedure of international investment arbitration

摘要

Given that the inherent feature of confidentiality and the demands for transparency coexist in the context of international investment arbitration, this work focuses on an approach towards a compromise of these two categories. From the perspective of the principle of transparency in the field of international economic law, and taking into account the nature of international arbitration -specially international investment arbitration- a defendable argument shall be uncovered in order to overlook the need for confidentiality and satiate the demands for transparency in the investment arbitration procedure without impairing its efficiency.