THE CONTRADICTORY IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT ARBITRATION ON STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLES’ SELF-DETERMINATION: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF ICSID AND BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATIES

Eduardo Salgado Reyes | London 17th  November 2025 ABSTRACT This study critically analyses the impact of the international investment arbitration system, particularly the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs), upon state sovereignty and peoples’ self-determination. Through a systematic review of recent jurisprudential and economic literature (2018-2024), it examinesContinue reading “THE CONTRADICTORY IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT ARBITRATION ON STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLES’ SELF-DETERMINATION: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF ICSID AND BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATIES”