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by dmarusic16 4337 days ago
Yeah, that's very much not what the World Bank is about.
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Well, I hadn't given it much thought. I just assumed that some international body (WTO, IMF, UN) would resolve disputes like this.
You're both partly right: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Centre_for_Settle...

The World Bank itself gives loans, advice, and research. But there are a large number of semi-associated agencies, under their own treaties, that do other things, such as settling investment disputes. But it's important to note, as rayiner said elsewhere, that contracts are private law, and you get to choose how to settle disputes unless some public policy decides otherwise.