ABAD’IN ACHMEA KARARI VE YATIRIMCI-DEVLET UYUŞMAZLIK ÇÖZÜMÜ AÇISINDAN YANSIMALARI

Year 2022, Volume: 26 Issue: 1, 165 - 208, 31.01.2022

Mustafa Alper Ener

https://doi.org/10.34246/ahbvuhfd.1066635

Abstract

Avrupa Birliği Adalet Divanı’nın vermiş olduğu Achmea kararı sadece Avrupa Birliği için değil etkileri dolayısıyla anlaşmaya dayanan yatırımcı-devlet uyuşmazlıklarının çözümünde bir milat olarak kabul edilebilir. Bu kararın ne kadar doğru ne kadar yanlış olduğu yıllar geçtikçe ortaya çıkacak olsa da, çalışmamızda söz konusu karar özellikle Hukuk Sözcüsü Wathelet’in görüşü ile birlikte değerlendirilmektedir. Achmea kararının yansımalarını incelemeden önce Avrupa Birliği Adalet Divanı’nın yapısı, ön karar prosedürü, Achmea davasının arka planı, Achmea davasında görevlendirilen Hukuk Sözcüsü’nün görüşü ve son olarak Avrupa Birliği Adalet Divanı’nın verdiği yatırımcı-devlet uyuşmazlık çözümünü ilgilendiren en önemli kararlardan biri olan Achmea kararı incelenerek sonuç kısmında bu kararın doğurabileceği muhtemel sonuçlar ele alınmaktadır.

Keywords

Achmea, Ön Karar Prosedürü, Yatırımcı-Devlet Uyuşmazlık Çözümü, Gün Batımı Hükümleri, Avrupa Birliği Adalet Divanı

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