Published: 2021-12-18

In Search of Limits of Regulatory Powers. Antin v. Spain (ICSID Case No. ARB/13/31)

Filip Balcerzak
Polish Review of International and European Law
Section: Case comments
https://doi.org/10.21697/priel.2021.10.2.04

The article is part of research project number 2018/28/C/HS5/00087, financed by the National Science Centre Poland

Abstract

This submission analyses the award rendered in one of the ‘Spanish saga’ cases by a tribunal constituted under the Energy Charter Treaty. This group of cases concern renewable energy disputes and relates to the limits of states’ sovereign powers to amend their regulatory frameworks. The analysis commences by a short presentation of the relevant factual background of the dispute. It then proceeds to each stage of the arbitral proceedings: jurisdiction, merits and remedies. The submission finishes with a number of conclusions drawn from the award, referring to legal issues that can potentially serve as lessons learned for the future.

Keywords:

Energy Charter Treaty, investment arbitration, investor-state arbitration, renewable energy, solar energy, regulatory stability, regulatory powers

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Balcerzak, F. (2021). In Search of Limits of Regulatory Powers. Antin v. Spain (ICSID Case No. ARB/13/31): The article is part of research project number 2018/28/C/HS5/00087, financed by the National Science Centre Poland. Polish Review of International and European Law, 10(2), 81–97. https://doi.org/10.21697/priel.2021.10.2.04

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