Andreas Kulick is a senior research fellow at the Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen. He has been a visiting fellow at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, the European University Institute, NYU School of Law, and the WZB Berlin. His research focuses on public international law, particularly on international dispute settlement, international economic law, and general international law. He advises and represents states and other actors in various matters of public international law before international courts and tribunals.
Michael Waibel is a professor of international law at the University of Vienna. His teaching and writing focuses on international law, international economic law, sovereign debt, and international dispute settlement. He is Co-General Editor of the ICSID Reports and Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of International Economic Law. He previously taught at the University of Cambridge and served as Co-Deputy Director of the Lauterpacht Centre.

• Preface


• Table of Contents


• List of Contributors


• Table of Cases


• General international law in international investment law


• PART I: LAW OF TREATIES (VCLT)


• 1: Belinda McRae: Article 18 of the VCLT: Obligation not to defeat the object and purpose of a treaty prior to its entry into force


• 2: Alain Pellet and Jean-Baptiste Merlin: Articles 19-23 of the VCLT: Reservations (overview) - flexibility devices in applying treaties in the field of investment


• 3: Tania Voon: Article 24 of the VCLT: Entry into force


• 4: Tania Voon: Article 25 of the VCLT: Provisional application


• 5: Can Yeginsu and Patrick Pearsall: Article 26 of the VCLT: Pacta sunt servanda


• 6: Rumiana Yotova: Article 27 of the VCLT: Internal law and observance of treaties


• 7: Ben Juratowitch KC and Jackie McArthur: Article 28 of the VCLT: Non-Retroactivity of Treaties


• 8: Emma Lindsay and Philippa Webb: Article 29 of the VCLT: Territorial scope


• 9: Sean Aughey: Article 30 of the VCLT: Application of successive treaties relating to the same subject-matter


• 10: Andreas Kulick and Panos Merkouris: Article 31 of the VCLT: General rule of interpretation


• 11: Esmé Shirlow and Michael Waibel: Article 32 of the VCLT: Supplementary means of interpretation


• 12: Peter Tzeng: Article 33 of the VCLT: Interpretation of treaties authenticated in two or more languages


• 13: Luke Sobota and Amelia Keene: Parts IV and V of the VCLT: Amendment, invalidity, termination and suspension of investment treaties


• 14: Hélène Ruiz Fabri and Randi Ayman: Article 59 of the VCLT: Termination or suspension of the operation of a treaty implied by conclusion of a later treaty


• 15: Hélène Ruiz Fabri and Randi Ayman: Article 60 of the VCLT: Termination or suspension of the operation of a treaty as consequence of its breach


• 16: Makane Moïse Mbengue: Article 62 of the VCLT: Fundamental change of circumstances


• PART II: RESPONSIBILITY OF STATES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS


• 17: Chester Brown: Article 4 of the ARSIWA: Conduct of organs of a State


• 18: Jorge E Viñuales and Oliver Hailes: Article 5 of the ARSIWA: Conduct of empowered entities


• 19: Jonathan Bonnitcha and Alisha Mathew: Article 6 of the ARSIWA and Article 7 of the ARIO


• 20: Chester Brown: Article 7 of the ARSIWA: Excess of authority or contravention of instructions


• 21: Jorge E Viñuales and Alina Papanastasiou: Article 8 of the ARSIWA: Attribution of conduct instructed, directed, or controlled by a State


• 22: Claudia Annacker and Enik¿ Horváth: Article 13 of the ARSIWA: International obligation in force for a State


• 23: Claudia Annacker and Enik¿ Horváth: Article 14 of the ARSIWA: Extension in time of the breach of an international obligation


• 24: Claudia Annacker and Enik¿ Horváth: Article 15 of the ARSIWA: Breach consisting of a composite act


• 25: Federica Paddeu: Article 20 of the ARSIWA: Consent


• 26: Federica Paddeu: Article 21 of the ARSIWA: Self-defence


• 27: Federica Paddeu: Article 23 of the ARSIWA: Force majeure


• 28: Federica Paddeu: Article 24 of the ARSIWA: Distress


• 29: Federica Paddeu and Michael Waibel: Article 25 of the ARSIWA: Necessity


• 30: Federica Paddeu: Article 26 of the ARSIWA: Compliance with peremptory norms


• 31: Federica Paddeu: Article 27 of the ARSIWA: Consequences of invoking a circumstance precluding wrongfulness


• 32: Geraldo Vidigal and Stephanie Forrest: Part Two, Ch. I and II of the ARSIWA: Remedies


• 33: Martins Paparinskis: Articles 49-54 of the ARSIWA: Countermeasures


• 34: Fernando Lusa Bordin: Article 55 of the ARSIWA: Lex specialis


• PART III: STATE SUCCESSION, SOURCES, AND STATE IMMUNITY


• 35: Arman Sarvarian: The procedure for succession to bilateral investment treaties


• 36: James Devaney and Christian Tams: Succession in respect of cession, unification, and separation of States


• 37: Arman Sarvarian: The protection of foreign investment in the law of state succession


• 38: Patrick Dumberry: Article 38 of the ICJ Statute: Sources


• 39: August Reinisch: State Immunity in investment arbitration


• PART IV: SUBSTANTIVE AND PROCEDURAL ASPECTS OF GENERAL INTERNATIONAL LAW IN INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT LAW


• 40: Jingyuan Zhou and Sergio Puig: Cross-cutting substantive aspects: NAFTA standards in light of the decisions of international courts and tribunals


• 41: Jarrod Hepburn: Denial of justice


• 42: Rob Howse: The international law minimum standard of treatment


• 43: Cameron Miles: Cross-cutting procedural powers of international courts and tribunals


• 44: Chiara Giorgetti: Nationality


• 45: Régis Bismuth: Abuse of process


• 46: Kathleen Claussen: Unjust enrichment


• Index

This Commentary systematically and comprehensively examines the various sources of general international law relevant to international investment law and arbitration.