2022 Reports

Investment dispute management: The importance of the domestic dimension

Leyda, Alejandro Carballo; Nitschke, Frauke

This Perspective highlights the two key elements that governments need to consider at the domestic level to effectively manage investment disputes, independently of any reform of the investor-state dispute-settlement (ISDS) mechanism. Such a domestic framework increases stakeholders’ confidence, strengthens FDI retention and enables countries to be proactive and save resources.