Introduction

The purpose of this paper is to give an overview of the investment protection regime of the Energy Charter treaty (the "ECT") and to comment on the arbitral awards rendered so far under the Energy Charter Treaty (the "ECT"). To date twenty cases have been brought by investors to international arbitration under the ECT.[1] Fourteen of these cases are still pending,[2] and two have been settled by the parties.[3] In three cases under the Rules of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce - Nykomb Synergetics Technology Holding AB v. the Republic of Latvia ; Petrobart Limited v. the Kyrgyz ...