User:Sephui/forum shopping

On an international level It has become evident that with the multiplicity of courts, tribunals and treaty regimes on an international level, that there now exists the potential for forum shopping. One case in point is the MOX Plant Case (Ireland v UK), whereby the case was raised under ITLOS, UNITRAL, PCIA and with the EC, leading to a dispute over the correct forum.

Similarly, the Swordfish Tuna dispute was also settled through Arbitration, despite negotiations in the World Trade Organization.