1st Edition

Transparency in International Trade and Investment Dispute Settlement

Edited By Junji Nakagawa Copyright 2013
250 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

256 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

An increasing number of international trade disputes are settled through the WTO dispute settlement (DS) procedure. In parallel, an increasing number of international investment disputes are settled through investor-host state arbitration procedure. What does "transparency" mean in the context of international trade and investment dispute settlement? Why is enhanced transparency demanded? To what... Read more
1. Introduction, Junji Nakagawa and Daniel Magraw  2. The Ordre Public Dimensions of Confidentiality and Transparency in International Arbitration, Florentino P. Feliciano  3. Transparency and the Role of Domestic Process, Yuka Fukunaga  4. Why Should There Be Public Knowledge and Understanding of East Asia’s Regional Trade Disputes? , C.L. Lim  5. Webcasting, Sofia Plagakis  6. Transparency of Investment Awards, Federico Ortino  7. International Investment Activities, Peter L. Lallas

Biography

Junji Nakagawa is a Professor of International Economic Law at the Institute of Social Science, University of Tokyo. Born in Hiroshima, Japan in 1955, Nakagawa obtained his B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo. He has also taught at Tokyo Institute of Technology, City University of Hong Kong, University of Denver, Tufts University and El Colegio de México. His publication includes International Harmonization of Economic Regulation (2011, Oxford University Press), Multilateralism and Regionalism in Global Economic Governance (2011, Routledge), Anti-Dumping Laws and Practices of the New Users (2007, Cameron May) and Managing Development: Globalization, Economic Restructuring and Social Policy (2006, Routledge).