New book release: Tax Matters in International Investment Arbitration: General Questions Jurisdiction, Merits and Remedies (Kluwer)

We are excited to announce the forthcoming release of a new volume edited by Professor Robert Danon with Mr. Sebastian Wuschka and Professor Andreas Ziegler on "Tax Matters In International Investment Arbitration: General Questions, Jurisdiction, Merits and Remedies.

What is in this book

This volume, which comprises 18 chapters written by distinguished authors of the international tax and investment law communities, brings together comprehensive in-depth research and practical guidance as well as policy recommendations on all aspects involving taxation matters in investment arbitration.  The book also contains two introductory chapters presenting the latest evolution of the international tax system and the investment treaty regime.  The chapters of the book explore notably the following issues and topics: 

A proposed methodology for tax-related disputes in investment treaty arbitration: jurisdictional and merits phases and relationship to the international tax system:

• Tax carve-outs and notification procedure, policy and arbitral practice related thereto.
• All substantive investment treaty standards of protection relevant in tax-related disputes.
• Issues involving remedies (compensation for damages and taxation of arbitral awards).
• Empirical evolution of the investment treaty regime and the international tax system as well as latest UN tax policy developments concerning investment treaty protection.

Benefits of this book

This book is intended to serve as a comprehensive reference tool to those engaged in investment treaty disputes involving taxation matters. Moreover, the volume also aims at stimulating the discussion at the policy and scholarly level with respect to the coordination between the investment treaty regime and the international tax system.

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