评EDF服务有限公司诉罗马尼亚仲裁案

Case Comment on EDF(Services) Limited v. Romania

公平公正待遇标准如何定义、其中要素如何断定一直是国际投资仲裁实践中较为热门的话题,其内涵边界的广阔性也导致该标准有演变为“帝王条款”之势。但边界广阔并不意味标准可以随意运用及解释,公平公正待遇标准所含要素,尤其是合法、合理期待有其适用限制,不应阻碍东道国正常规制其经济生活的权力。对上述问题EDF服务有限公司诉罗马尼亚仲裁案仲裁庭作出了较为有信服力的阐述,为后续的仲裁实践提供了优良范本。本文分别对EDF服务有限公司诉罗马尼亚仲裁案裁决书案件事实、主要法律争议予以展示,并在此基础上作出简要分析。

How to define fair and equitable treatment(FET)and determine the elements of it has been a hot topic in the practice of international investment arbitrations for a long time.Such a standard has even been evolved into an“Empire Clause”in investment arbitrations.Nonetheless,FET cannot be referred to and construed arbitrarily.The elements of it,in particular the legitimate and reasonable expectations,have their limits,which should not be a tether to limit the host state’s normal regulatory power on its economic life.The arbitral tribunal in EDF(Services)Limited v.Romania has made a convincing decision over the aforementioned issues,which provided an excellent model for subsequent arbitration practices.This article presents the facts and the main legal issues of the award of EDF(Services)Limited v.Romania,and tries to make a brief analysis of it.