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1 J. Int'l Disp. Settlement 1 (2010)

handle is hein.journals/jloildte1 and id is 1 raw text is: Journal of International Dispute Settlement, Vol. 1, No. 1 (2010), pp. 1-2 doi:10.1093/jnlids/idp002 Published Advance Access October 7, 2009 EDITORIAL International dispute settlement has come to light in recent years as a new field of study, quickly endowed with academic interest of the highest order. The causes of this surge in interest are multiple, and lie both in the quantitative importance of international dispute resolution and in the qualitative signifi- cance of the legal, economic and sociological issues raised. Since the 1980s, the number of international courts, tribunals and other international dispute resolution mechanisms has increased markedly. This means a multiplication in procedural rules and a diversification in decision-makers involved in interna- tional dispute settlement. Parties have also resorted to international dispute resolution more than ever before. The new mechanisms are not merely a matter of abstract interest; the number of actual international disputes being resolved by such means has skyrocketed. Because of this 'proliferation', the scope and richness of decisions reached at an international level are also expanding at a rapid pace. The issues encountered in disputes before international instances are now wider in breadth and implicate novel questions which often forces one to revisit enduring themes, such as the role of the international adjudicator. In particular, the growth in international dispute resolution has reinforced the intersection of private and public international law. International investment arbitration, for example, illustrates quite clearly how international dispute settlement intensifies relations that long existed but were once more a curiosity than the mainstay of modern law that they now tend to become. Urgency is added to questions like the relation between national public law and international dispute settlement, the impact of human rights law on investment and trade disputes, and procedures of review and appeal. New academic approaches are needed to make sense of topical developments and to relate them both to precedent and to ongoing change. Many academic writers, often illustrious and sometimes very senior, have recognized this need for funda- mental academic reflection and are engaging with the topic of international dispute settlement as never before. The Journal of International Dispute Settlement (JIDS) defines its mission according to these developments. It covers all forms of international dispute settlement, focusing particularly on developments in private and public international law that carry commercial, economic and financial implications. © The Author 2009. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

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