The Tobacco Plain Packaging Legislation Before Investor-State Tribunals: Philip Morris Asia v. Australia and Philip Morris et al. v. Uruguay

The Tobacco Plain Packaging Legislation Before Investor-State Tribunals: Philip Morris Asia v. Australia and Philip Morris et al. v.Uruguay
Iveta Alexovicova

ISBN 978-90-411-9097-0
Kluwer Law International BV, The Netherlands

Legislation on get-up and plain packaging of cigarettes were challenged in various fora, one of them being ISDS in the context of bilateral investment agreements. The chapter highlights the cases that were brought in this context, and analyses the critique that investors by suing sovereign states were undermining legislation in the field of health or consumer protection.