The (Lack of) Women Arbitrators in Investment Treaty Arbitration

Authors

Gus Van Harten, Osgoode Hall Law School of York UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-6-2012

Source Publication

Columbia FDI Perspectives. No. 59, (February 2012).

Keywords

arbitration, diversity, international, investment, representation, women

Abstract

Investment treaty arbitration appears to be a boy’s club. Just 4% of individuals appointed as arbitrators in known cases to May 2010 were women. This casts doubt on the system’s ad hoc and partly-privatized appointments process. A roster-based model would enable a more deliberative and merit-based process of appointments and ensure public accountability and independence in the system.

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Repository Citation

Van Harten, Gus. "The (Lack of) Women Arbitrators in Investment Treaty Arbitration." Columbia FDI Perspectives 29 (February 2012).

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