Ecuador's top court has reopened the door to investor-state arbitration that voters twice rejected, drawing criticism from international legal scholars.
Ecuador's court reopened investor-state arbitration via interpretation, overriding 2008 constitutional ban and two voter rejections (2024-2025). Precedent signals governance unpredictability for foreign investors: rights granted through reinterpretation rather than law weaken institutional credibility and regulatory stability.
Ecuador · Politics & Markets
Key Facts
—The ruling. Ecuador’s top court has opened the door to investor-state arbitration.
—The ban. The constitution has barred such arbitration since 2008.
—The votes. Voters twice rejected lifting that ban, in 2024 and 2025.
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