Democratizing International Arbitration? Mass Claims Proceedings in Abaclat v. Argentina

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Journal of International and Comparative Law

Abstract

Mass claims have been accepted, in principle, in the landmark 2011 ICSID Decision on Jurisdiction and Admissibility of Abaclat v. Argentina. Welcoming this development as providing novel access for the common man and woman to international investment arbitration, the author explores related streamlined procedures in domestic and international law -- such as class actions and international mass claims commissions as well as vanguard use of technology and statistical methods -- that allow the processing of a high number of claims arising from common factual and/or legal issues with a view toward elaborating rules and mechanisms tailor-made for the context of international arbitration.

First Page

55

Last Page

84

Publication Date

2014

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