TY - BOOK AU - Wang,Anqi TI - The Interpretation and Application of the Most-Favored-Nation Clause in Investment Arbitration T2 - International Law E-Books Online, Collection 2023 SN - 9789004517882 AV - K4600 U1 - 346/.092 23 PY - 2022/// CY - Leiden, Boston PB - Brill | Nijhoff KW - Favored nation clause KW - International commercial arbitration KW - Investments, Foreign (International law) N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preliminary Material; Anqi Wang -- Copyright; Anqi Wang -- Acknowledgements; Anqi Wang -- Abbreviations; Anqi Wang -- Introduction; Anqi Wang -- Chapter 1 History of the MFN Clause in International Law; Anqi Wang -- Chapter 2 Interpretation of the MFN Clause; Anqi Wang -- Chapter 3 Applying the MFN Clause for Higher Substantive Treatment; Anqi Wang -- Chapter 4 Applying the MFN Clause to Avoid Procedural Preconditons; Anqi Wang -- Chapter 5 Applying the MFN Clause to Avoid Jurisdictional Obstacles; Anqi Wang -- Chapter 6 Conclusion; Anqi Wang -- Bibliography; Anqi Wang -- Table of Materials; Anqi Wang -- Index; Anqi Wang N2 - The open access publication of this book has been published with the support of the Swiss National Science Foundation. In The Interpretation and Application of the Most-Favored-Nation Clause in Investment Arbitration , Dr. Anqi Wang provides suggestions for MFN drafting in future international investment agreements (IIAs), as well as for MFN application by investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) tribunals in case of ambiguity. Dr. Wang conducts a systemic review of MFN clause in history and maps all the relevant ISDS cases. She argues that ISDS tribunals should interpret the MFN clause according to the treaty text on a case-by-case basis, and that tribunals should also consider state consent as the foundation for the jurisdiction of international adjudication, current IIA reform, and essential treaty interpretive principles UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004517899 ER -