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- Cambridge Compendium of International Commercial and Investment Arbitration
- Cambridge Compendium of International Commercial and Investment Arbitration
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I Foundations
- Part II Public Law Questions Relating to Arbitration
- 6 Human Rights in International Commercial and Investment Arbitration
- 7 Democracy and International Investment Law
- 8 Investment Arbitration and the Rule of Law
- 9 Arbitration and the Development of Law
- Part III Stakeholders in Arbitration
- Part IV Applicable Law
- Part V Jurisdiction of the Arbitrator
- Part VI The Arbitral Tribunal
- Part VII Procedural Questions in Arbitration
- Part VIII Role of State Courts in Arbitration
- Part IX Awards
- Part X Post-Award Issues
- Part XI Legal Concepts
- Part XII Areas of Concern
- Part XIII Arbitration and Related Fields
- Part XIV EU Law and Arbitration
6 - Human Rights in International Commercial and Investment Arbitration
from Part II - Public Law Questions Relating to Arbitration
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 February 2023
- Cambridge Compendium of International Commercial and Investment Arbitration
- Cambridge Compendium of International Commercial and Investment Arbitration
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I Foundations
- Part II Public Law Questions Relating to Arbitration
- 6 Human Rights in International Commercial and Investment Arbitration
- 7 Democracy and International Investment Law
- 8 Investment Arbitration and the Rule of Law
- 9 Arbitration and the Development of Law
- Part III Stakeholders in Arbitration
- Part IV Applicable Law
- Part V Jurisdiction of the Arbitrator
- Part VI The Arbitral Tribunal
- Part VII Procedural Questions in Arbitration
- Part VIII Role of State Courts in Arbitration
- Part IX Awards
- Part X Post-Award Issues
- Part XI Legal Concepts
- Part XII Areas of Concern
- Part XIII Arbitration and Related Fields
- Part XIV EU Law and Arbitration
Summary
The chapter examines the relevance of (international) human rights law for international arbitration. It advances the proposition that (international) human rights law is part of the fabric of international arbitration. Hence the chapter sets out firstly thehuman rights norms and human rights methodology as far it is relevant in the international arbitration context. It then discusses human rights as the means to justify the existence of international arbitration. In its main part, the chapter considers the relevant human rights norms in commercial and investment arbitration and discusses the application of international human rights law in the commercial and investment arbitration context.
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023