Philip Morris诉乌拉圭国际投资仲裁案解读(上)

Understanding the Philip Morris v. Uruguay Case(Part One)

在国际投资仲裁领域长期流传着仲裁庭对东道国不友好的传言。然而,2016年7月8日,ICSID仲裁庭发布烟草公司Philip Morris诉乌拉圭案仲裁裁决却全盘驳回了申诉方烟草公司的仲裁请求,支持了东道国乌拉圭。本文紧密结合该案中乌拉圭被诉的两项措施,对仲裁庭裁决中涉及的间接征收、公平公正待遇、保护伞条款、拒绝司法等实体问题以及法庭之友等程序性问题进行解读,以求解析东道国全盘获胜的原因,并在此基础上对本案仲裁庭裁决提出若干评论意见。

There is a long-term widely spread rumor,which says the arbitration was biased to the host state in the international investment dispute settlement.In 8 July,ICSID Arbitration issued its reward,which makes the host state Uruguay win all the point in the legal battle.This research discussed the expropriation,the fair and equitable treatment,the umbrella clause,the denial of justice and the amicus curiae issue relating to the measures at issue in order to analyze the improperly believed rumor.Besides,this research offers some comments on the reward from perspectives of both international law,namely treaty interpretation,and China’s standing.