How Long to Read Investment Treaty Arbitration and Public Law

How Long Does it Take to Read Investment Treaty Arbitration and Public Law?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 37 minutes to read Investment Treaty Arbitration and Public Law by Gus Van Harten

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The recent explosion of investment treaty arbitration marks a revolutionary change in both international and public law, above all because it demonstrates how states have unwittingly privatized key powers of the courts in public law. This book outlines investment treaty arbitration as a public law system, by precisely demonstrating the significance of giving arbitrators comprehensive jurisdiction to decide regulatory disputes between business and state. In doing so, it exposes some startling consequences of transplanting rules of commercial arbitration into the regulatory sphere. First, private arbitrators can award compensation to investors in ways that go well beyond domestic systems of state liability in public law. Second, these awards can be enforced in as many as 165 countries, making them more widely enforceable than other judicial decisions in public law. Third, public law can be interpreted in private as a matter of course, without any appeal to a court to correct errors of law. The conflict between private arbitration and public law poses a serious challenge to open and accountable judging. But the critical flaw of the system - hitherto neglected - is its threat to judicial independence based on security of tenure. Under investment treaties, business claims against the state are decided by privately-contracted adjudicators, who win appointments only as more claims are brought. Thus, as the book explains, the 'judge' has a financial stake in how public law is interpreted and in the outcome of the dispute. While it is laudable to use international adjudication to resolve controversial disputes, the benefits of a global economy are no excuse for corrupting our historic tradition of independent courts.

How long is Investment Treaty Arbitration and Public Law?

Investment Treaty Arbitration and Public Law by Gus Van Harten is 214 pages long, and a total of 54,356 words.

This makes it 72% the length of the average book. It also has 66% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Investment Treaty Arbitration and Public Law Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 57 minutes to read Investment Treaty Arbitration and Public Law aloud.

What Reading Level is Investment Treaty Arbitration and Public Law?

Investment Treaty Arbitration and Public Law is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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