The Bulletin of the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences № 4/2024.  World Economy and International Relations. 

Ren Yanyan

Assistant Researcher, China National Institute for SCO International Exchange and Judicial Cooperation, Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai, China

Du Sisi

Master of International Law, Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai, China

STUDY ON THE DISPUTE SETTLEMENT MECHANISM FOR INVESTMENT ARBITRATION IN MEMBER STATES OF SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION

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Abstract

As investment interaction deepens and expands within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (hereinafter referred to as the SCO), the number of investment disputes between states is growing, the significance of which has especially increased in recent years. In this article, the authors raise the question of which dispute resolution method should be used between SCO member states with a view to better ensure the interests of all parties and to further strengthen protections of investments. The authors mainly use methods of analysis of scientific literature and judicial practice to study the current problems faced by the SCO member states in the field of investment arbitration. In addition, the authors propose for the future various options for resolving investment disputes within the SCO with the aim of constantly improving the mechanism for resolving disputes and disagreements.

Keywords: SCO, investment disputes, investment arbitration, dispute resolution, promising methods of settlement.

JEL: F13, F15, F53

EDN: ZPVEAL

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52180/2073-6487_ 2024_4_175_195

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Manuscript submission date: 16.04.2024 

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Ren Yanyan, Du Sisi. Study on the dispute settlement mechanism for investment arbitration in member states of Shanghai Cooperation Organization // Vestnik Instituta Ekonomiki Rossiyskoy Akademii Nauk. 2024. № 4. Pp. 175-195. (In Russ.).  https://doi.org/10.52180/2073-6487_ 2024_4_175_195 EDN: ZPVEAL

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