Analyser les lois nationales sur l’investissement : fonction de règlement des litiges

The document examines the prevalence and nature of dispute settlement mechanisms in national investment laws, highlighting the risks of 'prior consent' to arbitration and recommending the strengthening of national judiciaries over the creation of parallel arbitration paths.

• An analysis of 167 national investment laws shows that dispute settlement provisions are common, appearing in nearly 79% of the laws examined, with the highest prevalence found in Africa (91%) and Asia (84%).
• While arbitration is frequently referenced in 69% of laws with dispute settlement functions, it is never the primary method. However, 44% of these laws include 'prior consent' to arbitration, which the report argues replicates the significant financial and regulatory risks associated with treaty-based investor-state dispute settlement.
• National courts are explicitly mentioned in approximately 57% of laws with dispute settlement functions, with some states requiring exclusive use of these courts or the exhaustion of local remedies before seeking alternatives.
• Non-jurisdictional alternative mechanisms are less common: 42% allow methods agreed upon by parties, 39% provide for administrative review, and 32% mention amicable settlement via negotiation or mediation.
• The report strongly advises states against including unilateral and open prior consent to international arbitration in investment laws, suggesting instead that arbitration be handled on a case-by-case or contractual basis to avoid uncontrollable legal and financial risks.

APA

Ostřanský, J., Nweke-Eze, S. U., & Manikantan, A. (2026). Analyser les lois nationales sur l’investissement : fonction de règlement des litiges. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2026-05/national-investment-laws-dispute-settlement-summary-fr.pdf

Chicago

Ostřanský, Josef, Stanley U. Nweke-Eze, and Abhishree Manikantan. Analyser les lois nationales sur l’investissement : fonction de règlement des litiges. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2026. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2026-05/national-investment-laws-dispute-settlement-summary-fr.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{ostansk2026analyser, author = {Ostřanský, Josef and Nweke-Eze, Stanley U. and Manikantan, Abhishree}, title = {{Analyser les lois nationales sur l’investissement : fonction de règlement des litiges}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2026}, month = apr, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2026-05/national-investment-laws-dispute-settlement-summary-fr.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }