Jurisdiction Ratione Personae and Corporate Nationality in International Investment Arbitration - Legitimate Corporate Planning or Abuse of Right? (Jurisdikcija Ratione Personae Tarptautiniame Investicijų Arbitraže – Teisėtas Veiklos Planavimas ar Piktnaudžiavimas Teise?)
Scientific law journal of Vilnius University "VU mokslo darbai. Teisė." 2012 Volume 86
21 Pages Posted: 10 Feb 2017
Date Written: December 23, 2012
Abstract
English Abstract: Corporate nationality in investment arbitration was and still is an area of much debate. The vast net of international investment agreements (IIA’s) had enabled investors to structure and take advantage of the specific IIA’s, which secure their objectives in the host country, by using shell or so called “mail box companies”. This process can also be defined as “treaty shopping.” However, such practice had brought a lot of controversy and conflicting views in academic and business society. Therefore, the main question that must be analyzed is whether the use of corporate nationality is actually an abuse of right, or, conversely, it is legitimate for international investors
Lithuanian Abstract: Straipsnyje analizuojama juridinio asmens pilietybė tarptautiniame investicijų arbitraže ir su ja susijusi problematika. Juridinio asmens pilietybė tarptautiniame investicijų arbitraže yra vienas iš svarbiausių aspektų nustatant arbitražo tribunolo jurisdikciją. Tačiau straipsnyje nurodoma, kad susiduriama su piktnaudžiavimo juridinio asmens pilietybės problema.
The English version of this paper can be found here: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1955110
Note: Downloadable document is in Lithuanian.
Keywords: investor-state arbitration, nationality, BIT, investment law
JEL Classification: K33, K41
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