Here is the introductory volume to Kluwer s NAFTA Chapter Eleven Reports, an ongoing, comprehensive, and regularly augmented collection of full-text awards and other important decisions issued under the Agreement s investor-state arbitration provisions. The texts in the series are supplemented with expert synopses that offer a unique guide to emerging jurisprudence in the field.

This initial volume collects and thoroughly indexes selected primary documents essential to a full understanding of the adjudications contained in subsequent volumes. It is designed to be a convenient, stand-alone reference valuable in connection with investor-state arbitrations of all kinds. Among the documents compiled are treaties, arbitration rules, and other legal texts relied upon by arbitrators and parties. The work orders the documents in a logical, user-friendly manner, and includes a detailed index and a full bibliography. The editors of this and subsequent volumes are recognized academics who regularly consult and publish on the investor-state arbitration field.