International Investment Law and Dispute Resolution in the Western Balkans

Fahira Brodlija (LL.M., University of Pittsburgh School of Law) is the Rule of Law Advisor for a regional GIZ legal reform project in the Western Balkans, supporting the governments in the reform of investment treaties and investor-State disputes. She has published over 50 articles and book chapters in renowned publications, and co-edited two books. She is also a lecturer at the International University of Sarajevo Faculty of Law (IUS).Armela Ramić is a bar-certified Attorney at Law and a legal practitioner with over twelve years of professional experience in Bosnia and Herzegovina. She specializes in construction and energy law (with a focus on FIDIC based projects), international transactions and dispute resolution (litigation and arbitration proceedings). She is the co-founder and president of Association ARBITRI, the premier international arbitration think-tank in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

• ForewordList of IllustrationNotes On Co-editor BiographiesNotes On Author Biographies1 Introduction: Investment Protection and Investor-State Dispute Resolution in the Western BalkansMapping the Path of Regional ReformFahira Brodlija2 The Reform of Investment Protection Treaties in the Western BalkansSamira Sulejmanović and Ivana Gardašević3 Western Balkans Investment Treaty Disputes Within the Global Landscape of Isds TrendsDiana Rosert4 Arbitrating Disputes in the Renewable Energy Sector in the Western BalkansIlija Mitrev Penushliski5 The Implications of the New Eu Model Clauses for Bits with Third Countries for Candidate StatesNikos Lavranos and Marialena Komi6 The Modernization of International Investment Agreements in the Western Balkans: What Do the New Model Bits Tell Us? Kabir Duggal, Kevin W. Gray, and Samiha Gopal7 Navigating Definitions of “Investor” and “Investment” and Jurisdictional Issues in the Context of IsdsVlora Maxhuni8 Designing a Robust Fair and Equitable Treatment Standard for the Western BalkansFilip Balcerzak9 Unlocking the Benefits of Investor-State Dispute Prevention MechanismsFahira Brodlija10 Investment Mediation: a Means for Resolving Investor-State Disputes in the Western Balkans? Frauke Nitschke11 Investment Protection and Investor-State Dispute Resolution in AlbaniaFlutura Kola Tafaj and Silvana Cinari12 Investment Protection and Investor-State Dispute Resolution in Bosnia and HerzegovinaArmela Ramić and Ajla Serdarević13 Investment Protection and Investor-State Dispute Resolution in CroatiaIrena Alajbeg14 Investment Protection and Investor-State Dispute Resolution in KosovoLyra Çela15 Investment Protection and Investor-State Dispute Resolution in MontenegroAneta Spaić and Milana Ranković16 Investment Protection and Investor-State Dispute Resolution in North MacedoniaToni Deskoski and Vangel Dokovski17 Investment Protection and Investor-State Dispute Resolution in SerbiaDragana Nikolić18 Investment Protection and Investor-State Dispute Resolution in SloveniaPeter Rižnik and Maja Menard 19 ConclusionsFahira Brodlija and Armela RamićIndex