Franco Ferrari (Professor of Law, Director, Center for Transnational Litigation, Arbitration, and Commercial Law, NYU School of Law), D. Brian King (Adjunct Professor and Distinguished Practitioner in Residence, NYU School of Law) ; contributing authors, Domenico Di Pietro (International Arbitration Professional, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, Miami, FL) C. Ryan Reetz (Partner, Bryan Case Leighton Paisner, Miami, FL), Friedrich Rosenfeld (Partner, Hanefeld Rechtsanwälte, Hamburg, Germany), Monique Sasson (Of Counsel, Macchi di Cellere Gangemi, Milan, Italy)
Arbitration provisions, arbitral institutions and rules -- The concept of "investment" -- Nationality -- The consent to arbitrate investment disputes -- The law applicable to the merits, the obligation to accord fair and equitable treatment and the protection against unlawful expropriation -- Full protection and security and denial of justice -- Introduction to the "umbrella clause" -- National treatment and most-favored-nation treatment -- Establishing responsibility for breaches of international investment law -- Procedure in investment arbitration -- Awards, post-award remedies, challenges and enforcement -- The backlash against investment protection