国际投资条约仲裁的透明度问题探析

Discussions on the Issue of Transparency in International Investment Treaty-based Arbitration

透明度是国际投资仲裁领域受到高度关注的重要话题,其在《北美自由贸易协定》《国际投资争端解决中心仲裁规则》《联合国国际贸易法委员会透明度规则》《联合国投资仲裁透明度公约》《国际商会仲裁院仲裁规则》中都确立了规范基础。但总体来看,不同的仲裁庭在处理透明度的问题上立场各异,这尤其体现在仲裁庭对法庭之友请求提交书面意见的接受方面。值得肯定的是,强化透明度不仅有益于为当事人提供稳定的、可预见的程序参与机会,而且也是促使仲裁庭关注社会公共利益的重要环节。

Transparency is a highly concentrated topic in the field of international investment arbitration, which has legal basis in the NAFTA, ICSID Arbitration Rules, UNCITRAL Transparency Rules, UN Transparency Convention, ICC Arbitration Rules. In general, different arbitral tribunals held various stances towards the method dealing with the transparency in investment arbitration, which is particularly obvious in the tribunal^ accepting of written submissions. But we should recognize that the transparency not only gives a stable and predictable procedural participation for parties, but also is beneficial to promote public interest for the arbitral tribunal.