International Investment Law and Investor-State Disputes in Central Asia: Emerging Issues - Book Review
Published 7 February 2024
General Remarks
This book is an indispensable resource for legal scholars, practitioners, and all those seeking to navigate the complex world of foreign direct investment (FDI) and investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) in Central Asia. The case studies and historical context are where this work shines. The book argues that "the five Central Asian States, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, collectively present a unique case study for the nexus between international investment frameworks, ISDS cases and their impacts on the development of future global trade and investment environments" (pages 5-6). It tackles each of the five Central Asian States' history of foreign direct investment and their investor-State dispute environments in, if some exaggeration is permitted, molecular-level detail. The book begins with the history of foreign direct investment in Central Asia and the structure of the investor-State legal framework (Part I), followed by threshold issues of jurisdiction and applicable law (Part II), substantive and procedural rights in ISDS in the region (Part III), immunity, enforcement, and annulment of awards (Part IV), and finally a section on challenges and opportunities for ISDS in the region (Part V).
"International Investment Law and Investor-State Disputes in Central Asia: Emerging Issues" editors Kiran Nasir Gore, Elijah Putilin, Kabir A.N. Duggal, Crina Baltag. Kluwer Law International, ISBN-13 9789403545912 -- https://law-store.wolterskluwer.com/s/product/international-investment-law-and-arbitration-in-central-asia/01t4R00000P3c2dQAB