This book is a codification of the principles and rules relating to the prosecution of investment claims.

1. The juridical foundations of investment treaty arbitration; 2. Applicable laws; 3. Taxonomy of preliminary issues relating to jurisdiction and admissibility in investment treaty arbitration; 4. Consent to the arbitration of investment disputes; 5. Investment; 6. Jurisdiction ratione materiae; 7. Jurisdiction ratione personae; 8. Jurisdiction ratione temporis; 9. The obligation to accord most-favoured-nation treatment and the jurisdiction of an investment treaty tribunal; 10. Admissibility: contractual choice of forum; 11. Admissibility: shareholder claims; 12. Admissibility: dispositions relating to the legal and beneficial ownership of the investment; 13. Denial of benefits.