Sovereign Responsibility and the Expanding Role of Treaty Arbitration in Cross-Border Legal Enforcement
- CHAMBERS
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The increasing reliance on investment treaty arbitration as a forum for enforcing foreign judgments raises important doctrinal and practical questions for both legal practitioners and scholars. The recent case brought against the State of Qatar, as reported by Global Arbitration Review, involves a multibillion-dollar claim following an alleged failure to satisfy a judicial award.
This development underscores a significant trend: the transformation of unpaid court judgments into claims under bilateral investment treaties (BITs). It illustrates how private parties are utilising the investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism to assert rights where traditional enforcement channels have failed—thereby invoking principles of sovereign responsibility under international law.
For those engaged in international commercial law, human rights enforcement, or the legal dimensions of state accountability, this case highlights the evolving interface between domestic judgments, treaty obligations, and global dispute resolution.
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