As part of The Asia-Pacific Arbitration Review 2027, published by Global Arbitration Review, our team has contributed a chapter on the growing use of investment treaty arbitration by Asia-Pacific investors.

The chapter surveys publicly available investment treaty claims brought by Asia-Pacific investors seeking remedies for foreign investment losses. It identifies the nationalities of the investors involved, the industries concerned, the states targeted, the treaties utilised, the impugned state actions and the outcomes of claims. As the chapter illustrates, a diverse range of Asia-Pacific investors have now pursued investment treaty claims against states worldwide across a variety of industries. Despite the increased use of investment treaty arbitration by Asia-Pacific investors, they have brought a disproportionately low number of investment claims, with almost half of the cases targeted against Asia-Pacific states.

The chapter is available here.