The purpose of this dissertation is to examine in a succinct way the issue of transparency in investor-State arbitration proceedings. In order to address the main aspects of the concept the paper is separated into four sections. Section I includes an introduction to the issue highlighting the differences between commercial and investment arbitration and delineating the concept of public interest. In section II there is an overview of the current normative framework followed by an analysis of the most commonly used procedural rules in investor-State disputes on each stage of the proceedings and in regard to relevant orders and decisions of arbitral tribunals in the most important cases. There is also an outline of the most significant concerns that have been raised against increased transparency. In section III a look towards the forthcoming normative framework between the two sides of the Atlantic and in particular the concerns that are raised on transparency issues about the two major agreements that the European Union is intended to conclude with Canada and the United States of America.
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