Dispute Settlement Mechanisms (ECT Special)
Article from: OGEL 5 (2004), in The Energy Charter Treaty
Introduction
The Energy Charter Treaty establishes dispute settlement procedures for cases of investment-related disputes between an investor and a Contracting Party, and for state-to-state dispute concerning the application or interpretation of the Energy Charter Treaty between Contracting Parties. There is, in addition, a more specific mechanism under the Treaty for trade-related disputes between Contracting Parties (envisaging the application of a panel system along the lines of WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding procedures). The existence of the Treaty's dispute settlement ...