Includes bibliographical references (p. 715-742) and index.

History and limitations of the traditional system for resolving investment disputes -- The modern system of investor-state arbitration -- Commonly used procedural rules -- Procedural law applicable in investor-state arbitration -- National cour interference : anti-arbitration injunctions -- The course of an investment arbitration -- Consolidation under relevant arbitration rules or treaties -- Governing law in investment disputes -- Consent to arbitral jurisdiction -- The concept of investment -- The nationality of the investor -- Exhaustion of local remedies -- Election of forum : national courts and contract arbitrations -- Discrimination -- Expropriation -- "Fair and equitable treatment" and "Full protection and security" -- Umbrella clauses -- Damages, compensation, and non-pecuniary remedies -- Annulment and set aside -- Enforcement of awards -- The future of international investment arbitration.