Abstract

Document production, and with it e-discovery, presents unique opportunities but also challenges for parties and tribunals seeking fair, efficient and effective investor-state arbitration proceedings. Despite the prevalence of electronically stored information and the potential utility of technology-assisted review techniques, e-discovery procedures in investor-state arbitration are relatively underdeveloped. Applicable procedural rules and guidelines are largely silent as to the mechanics of e-discovery. Analysis of investor-state arbitration decisions indicates a further reticence on the part of parties and investor-state tribunals to squarely address issues of e-discovery proactively. This means that the use, selection and scope of e-discovery are left almost entirely to parties and tribunals to navigate on a case-by-case and largely ad hoc basis. Given the likely increasing relevance of e-discovery in international investor-state arbitration, this article considers how parties and tribunals might be supported to become better equipped to accommodate e-discovery appropriately in investor-state arbitration.

中文翻译：

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投资条约仲裁中的电子发现：实践，程序，挑战和机遇

摘要

产生文件以及进行电子发现，不仅为寻求公正，高效和有效的投资人与国家之间的仲裁程序的当事方和法庭提供了独特的机遇，同时也带来了挑战。尽管电子存储信息的普及和技术辅助审查技术的潜在用途，但在投资者与国家之间进行仲裁的电子发现程序相对欠发达。适用的程序规则和指南在很大程度上没有提及电子发现的机制。对投资者国家仲裁决定的分析表明，当事方和投资者国家法庭对于进一步主动地主动解决电子发现问题持进一步态度。这意味着电子发现的使用，选择和范围几乎完全留给当事方和法庭，以便在个案和主要情况下进行导航。临时基础。鉴于电子发现在国际投资者国家仲裁中的重要性可能与日俱增，因此本文考虑了如何支持当事人和法庭以更好地适应投资者国家仲裁中的电子发现。