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Compliance with and enforcement of investor-state arbitration awards: Testing the datasets

  • International arbitration
April 30, 2025
Jeffery Commission & Hannah Howlett

Summary

Compliance with ICSID awards was once seen as a cornerstone of state credibility, with most states fulfilling their obligations. Today, however, a growing number of unpaid awards—over 100 involving 20 states—suggests a troubling shift in the enforcement landscape.

Compliance with ICSID awards was once seen as a cornerstone of state credibility, with most states fulfilling their obligations promptly, but today’s growing number of post-award challenges to awards, unpaid awards, and the increasing use of monetizations, sugge…

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