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The Arbitration Act 1996
Get to know the Arbitration Act 1996 inside out with our guidance on all the key sections that make up the Act. Plus, we'll link them to commentary titles like Butterworths Challenges in Arbitration.
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Associated legal terms
Investment
An investment will typically mean any type of property or interest held within the territory of the host state. This will often extend far beyond 'obvious' property, such as real estate or shares in a local company, to (depending upon the circumstances) other interests such as rights under a contract, intellectual property rights and private loans. As with the concept of 'investor,' in the modern commercial world what does and does not qualify as investment can be a complex question. The definition of 'investment' will vary between BITs.
jurisdiction ratione personae
concerns the question of who may be a party to the relevant investment treaty proceedings. Usually, disputes in relation to ratione personae concern whether a claimant is a qualifying investor under the relevant investment agreement and the ICSID Convention (which typically concern issues of nationality)
MITs
Multilateral investment treaties
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