国际投资仲裁中透明度原则的适用与发展

The Principle of Transparency in International Investment Arbitration: Its Application and Development

国际投资仲裁中涉及的东道国管理措施往往与公共利益密切相关,如环境保护、公共健康、金融安全等方面,因此也涉及公众知情权与仲裁程序的透明度问题。提高国际投资仲裁的透明度,以防止同类案件裁决的不一致性或不公正性,对于国际投资条约仲裁走出合法性危机具有重要意义。本文从投资仲裁中透明度原则的背景意义、含义内容与法律依据、对投资仲裁程序的适用、第三方资助的信息披露等方面,论述投资仲裁中透明度原则的适用现状与发展进程,其中特别关注投资仲裁程序的公众参与、仲裁员独立公正披露义务、《透明度规则》适用于国际投资仲裁程序的问题。

The host country regulatory measures involved in international investment arbitration are often closely related to such public interests as environmental protection,public health,and financial security,and thus also involve the public s right to know and the transparency of arbitration procedures.Improving the transparency of international investment arbitration to prevent the inconsistency or injustice in the handling of similar cases is of great significance for international investment treaty arbitration to rise above the legality crisis it faces.In light of this,this paper is intended to discuss the current situation and development process of the application of the transparency principle in investment arbitration in terms of its background,significance,and legal basis,its application to investment arbitration procedures,the information disclosure of third-party funding,etc.Special attention is paid to the public participation in investment arbitration proceedings,the arbitrators obligation to disclose information independently and impartially,and the application of The Rules on Transparency to international investment arbitration proceedings.