摘要
由于“投资者-国家”争端解决机制天然的不对称性,东道国只能被动应诉,提出的反请求也大多因为管辖权问题和案件可受理性问题被驳回。但是,在“伯灵顿资源公司诉厄瓜多尔案”中,仲裁庭不仅支持了厄瓜多尔提出的关于环境问题的反请求,还裁决伯灵顿资源公司对其投资活动造成的环境损害进行赔偿。这一裁决对于弥合国际投资仲裁与环境保护之间的鸿沟具有重要的进步意义。诚然,东道国在行使反请求权时会面临多重阻碍。但是,反请求机制可以在兼顾司法经济效益和一致性的基础上保障东道国的程序权利,因而是有效平衡投资者权利和东道国规制权以及经济发展与可持续发展的法律工具。
Due to the inherent asymmetry of the"Investor-State"dispute settlement(ISDS)mechanism,host states remain perpetual respondents,and their counterclaims are most of the time dismissed on account of jurisdiction and admissibility issues.However,in Burlington Resources,Inc v.Republic of Ecuador,the tribunal not only decided in favor of the environmental counterclaims raised by Ecuador,but also ordered Burlington Resources,Inc to pay the damages resulted from its investment activities.This award indicates significant progressiveness in bridging the gap between the international investment arbitration and environmental protection.Admittedly,host states may encounter several obstacles when they raise counterclaims.However,counterclaims may work to ensure the judicial economy and consistency while guarantee the procedural rights of host states and work as a legal tool in effectively balancing the relationship between investor’s rights and host states’regulatory power and between economic development and sustainable development.
出处
《商事仲裁与调解》
2023年第5期150-160,共11页
Commercial Arbitration & Mediation
基金
中国贸促会法律部《投资仲裁案例分析汇编》项目的部分研究成果
