Resolution of investment disputes from the point of view of the practice of international arbitration courts

This diploma thesis aims to analyse specific fields of investment law in particular in the scope of the case law of international arbitration courts. The presented thesis describes the judiciary practice of arbitral institutions and its role in the forming of investment law. The thesis consists of four parts. The first part serves as an introduction into the field of investment disputes stating the basic terminology. For the purpose of a better understanding of the issues on hand it is crucial to define the relevant key terms. The second part is a history introduction about the evolution in this field followed by the analysis of the current development in investment law. The third chapter describes the various ways investment disputes can be resolved. The fourth part of the thesis is its central one, it examines the current issues in the judiciary practice of the international arbitration courts. This part is further divided into four, relatively self-contained chapters. The first chapter describes the term expropriation, which is one of the key terms of investment law. The thesis defines what is meant by expropriation in the light of the decisions of international arbitral courts and states its modalities. The second chapter deals with the definition of investment applying the so-called "tests",..