Interpretation of International Investment Treaties

By Tarcisio Gazzini, Published by Hart Publishing, November 2016

Most investment treaty claims have raised and continue to raise crucial and often complex issues of interpretation. Fundamental questions dealt with in this study include: Are investment treaties a special category of treaty for the purpose of interpretation? How have the rules on interpretation contained in the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (VCLT) been applied in investment disputes? Have tribunals developed new techniques concerning treaty interpretation and, if so, are they consistent with the VCLT? How can interpretation problems be solved or minimized? How creative have tribunals been in interpreting investment treaties? Are states capable of keeping effective control over interpretation? Available at http://www.bloomsburyprofessional.com/uk/interpretation-of-international-investment-treaties-9781849462686.