Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/270387 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
Research Paper No. 162
Publisher: 
South Centre, Geneva
Abstract: 
The reform option on the Standing Multilateral Mechanism (SMM) currently under discussion at UNCITRAL's Working Group III (WGIII) has raised a number of important, systemic concerns for the procedural reforms of investor-State dispute settlement. This paper first seeks to situate the discussions on the SMM within its historical and contemporary contexts. Then it considers UNCITRAL Working Paper 213 and the legal provisions it contains, which form the basis of ongoing discussions of this reform option at WGIII. Further, it explores the potential relationship of this proposed SMM with different facets of the existing international investment law regime. The paper concludes by providing some elements which require further consideration in this process, particularly for safeguarding the interests of developing countries.
Subjects: 
Appellate Mechanism
Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs)
International Investment Agreements (IIAs)
Investment
Investment Agreement
Investment Arbitration
Investment Chapters
Investment Law and Policy
Investment Policy and Protection
Investment Treaties
Investments
Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) System
ISDS Reform
Multilateral Investment Court (MIC)
Standing Multilateral Mechanism (SMM)
UNCITRAL WGIII
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
Working Group III (WGIII)
Document Type: 
Research Report
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