Tobacco Regulation, International Investment Arbitration and the Fragmentation of International Law – The Grand River Enterprises Case

European Journal of Risk Regulation, Vol. 2, pp. 267-273, 2011

Posted: 2 Oct 2011

Date Written: March 31, 2011

Abstract

In the recent Grand River Enterprises case, United States public health regulations on protection from tobacco products successfully withstood a challenge by Canadian Native American investors under NAFTA chapter 11 arbitration. The arbitrators carefully weighed the investors’ rights and the regulatory freedom of the host state under the NAFTA rules. The treatment of other norms of international law on the protection of indigenous peoples, however, merits some criticism.

Keywords: fragmentation, international investment law, arbitration, tobacco, public health, Native American law

Suggested Citation

Pirker, Benedikt Harald, Tobacco Regulation, International Investment Arbitration and the Fragmentation of International Law – The Grand River Enterprises Case (March 31, 2011). European Journal of Risk Regulation, Vol. 2, pp. 267-273, 2011, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1936477

Benedikt Harald Pirker (Contact Author)

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