Access to International Arbitration and Third-Party Funding in Kosovo

Kosovo has made significant efforts toward building a successful legal framework for protecting foreign investments. Kosovo became a party to the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (“ICSID”) convention in 2009; has passed a number of domestic laws and regulations promoting foreign investments; has signed and ratified various bilateral investment treaties (“BIT”); and has passed a domestic arbitration law that is largely based on the UNCITRAL Model Law. In little more than a decade of state-building, Kosovo has clearly recognized the importance of foreign direct investments for developing its emerging economy.

This article is jointly presented with Michelman & Robinson LLP