1st Edition

India and Investor-State Dispute Settlement Affronting Sovereignty or Indicting Capriciousness?

By Prabhash Ranjan Copyright 2024
200 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

200 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

200 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Prabhash Ranjan explores the two competing narratives of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) and focuses on the six ISDS cases India lost. On the one hand, ISDS is chastised for affronting the State’s sovereign regulatory power – the Philip Morris narrative. On the other hand, ISDS allows investors to hold States accountable for abuse of public power – the Yukos narrative. This book argues... Read more

1. ISDS, India, and the Competing Narratives: A Primer  2. ISDS, White Industries, and the Indian Judiciary  3. The Unending Spectrum Saga  4. The Retroactive Tax Misadventure  5. The Nissan Saga: ISDS Claims Due to the Actions of Sub-National Governments  6. Missing ISDS in India’s New FTAs - Towards De-legalization and De-judicialization  7. Conclusion

Biography

Prabhash Ranjan is Professor and Vice Dean, Jindal Global Law School, O P Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Delhi-NCR, India. He holds a PhD from King’s College London and teaches and publishes in the area of international investment law and international trade law.