The Constitution of Arbitration

by Victor Ferreres Comella

Overview

This work is the first systematic discussion of arbitration from a constitutional perspective, covering the most important types of arbitration, including domestic arbitration in private law, international commercial arbitration, investment treaty arbitration, and state-to-state arbitration. Victor Ferreres Comella argues for the recognition of a constitutional right to arbitration in the private sphere and discusses the constraints that the state is entitled to place on this right. He also explores the conditions under which investment treaty arbitration is constitutionally legitimate, and highlights the shortcomings of international adjudication from a constitutional perspective. The rich landscape of arbitration is explained in clear language, avoiding unnecessary technical jargon. Using examples drawn from a wide variety of domains, Ferreres bridges the gap between constitutional and arbitral theory.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781108906746
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	03/11/2021
Series:	Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Victor Ferreres Comella is Professor of Constitutional Law at Pompeu Fabra University School of Law. He is widely known for his scholarship on constitutional theory and comparative constitutional law and works as counsel at the law firm Uría-Menéndez. He has taught at both New York University and the University of Texas at Austin and has lectured at many institutions across Europe and the Americas. He is the author of many books and articles, including Constitutional Courts and Democratic Values: A European Perspective, and The Constitution of Spain: A Contextual Analysis. In 1996, he was awarded the 'Francisco Tomás y Valiente' Prize, instituted by the Spanish Constitutional Court and the Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Varieties of Arbitration; Part I. Arbitration and Private Law: 1. The Liberal Case for Arbitration; 2. Constitutionalizing the Right to Arbitration; 3. Boundaries and Constraints; 4. Arbitration and the Law-Making Process; 5. The Special Case of International Commercial Arbitration; Part II. Investment Treaty Arbitration: 6. The Rise of Investment Treaty Arbitration; 7. Privileging Foreign Investors? The Equality Challenge; 8. Adjudicative Coherence and Democratic Checks on Arbitral Jurisprudence; 9. Investment Treaty Arbitration, Regional Integration, and Fragmentation of International Law; 10. The Arbitral Foundations of International Adjudication; 11. The Virtues and Limitations of State-to-State Arbitration.