Li Yi

Li Yi

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Li Yi is a PhD researcher at the Irish Centre for Human Rights, School of Law, University of Galway. His research focuses on public interest counterclaims in international investment arbitration, especially the evolving procedural and normative standards shaping host State accountability mechanisms.

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Reassessing Consent in Counterclaims: Rebalancing Investment Protection and Public Interest under the UNCITRAL ISDS Reform

November 27, 2025

In mid-2025, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Working Group III (WGIII) released a new set of Draft Provisions on Procedural and Cross-Cutting Issues, as part of its ongoing reform of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS), which aims at addressing long-standing concerns about the fairness, balance, and effectiveness of the current system. One of…

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Reassessing Consent in Counterclaims: Rebalancing Investment Protection and Public Interest under the UNCITRAL ISDS Reform

November 27, 2025

In mid-2025, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Working Group III (WGIII) released a new set of Draft Provisions on Procedural and Cross-Cutting Issues, as part of its ongoing reform of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS), which aims at addressing long-standing concerns about the fairness, balance, and effectiveness of the current system. One of…

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