Corruption and Fraud in Investment Arbitration: Procedural and Substantive Challenges

Part I. Legal Framework.- Fraud and Corruption.- Legality Requirement as a Safeguard to Abuse.- Applicable Law for the Examination of Illicit Misconduct.- Evidence and Proof.- Part II. Current Arbitral Practice in the context of Corruption and Fraud.- Arbitral Tribunals upholding Corruption and Fraud Arguments.- Arbitral Tribunals Not Upholding Corruption and Fraud Arguments.- Learned Lessons. Part III. Challenges & Solutions.- Difficulty of Proving Corruption and Fraud.- Consequences of Corruption for States.- Multilateral Investment Court?.

Author: Adilbek Tussupov
Publisher: Springer
Published: 01/14/2023
Pages: 191
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.44d
ISBN13: 9783030906085
ISBN10: 3030906086
BISAC Categories:
- Law | Arbitration, Negotiation, Mediation
- Law | International
- Business & Economics | International | Economics & Trade

About the Author
​Dr. Adilbek Tussupov is a qualified lawyer from Kazakhstan with research interests in Public International Law, International Arbitration and International Trade. He is a certified mediator (CEDR, London) and an international investment arbitration practitioner. Adilbek obtained his bachelors in law degree from the KAZGUU University (Kazakhstan), his LL.M. degree from Europa-Institut of the Saarland University (Germany) and a doctorate degree (summa cum laude) from the Saarland University (Germany). Adilbek worked as an in-house legal counsel in private and state owned enterprises, as well as a lecturer in universities in Central Asia. Currently, he is a foreign lawyer with the International Arbitration group of Herbert Smith Freehills LLP in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.