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Regulating critical technologies: National security and intellectual property

The Journal of World Intellectual Property, EarlyView.
Abstract In recent years, claims of ‘national security’ have surged internationally to protect various security interests including public health, economic security and cybersecurity. National industrial strategies for building critical technologies challenge the scope of ‘national security’ in international intellectual property (IP) protection ...
Phoebe Li, Atilla Kasap
wiley   +1 more source

From Competition to Compartmentalization: Rethinking Türkiye‐Gulf Relations

Middle East Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract For nearly a decade following the Arab uprisings, relations between Ankara and key Gulf capitals were marked by intense rivalry and proxy contestation across several regional arenas, notably in Egypt and Syria. Why did relations shift toward pragmatic cooperation after such prolonged polarization?
Betul Dogan‐Akkas
wiley   +1 more source

Regional vs. Global Financing Strategies for U.S. MNEs [PDF]

Despite declining in 2001, foreign direct investment (FDI) surged during the 1990s. As a result, current levels of FDI flows are triple their 1990 levels.
Joseph Daniels, Walid Hejazi, Marc von der Ruhr   +2 more
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Lessons on State and Local Income Taxes From the Twenty‐First Century and Challenges for the Future

Public Budgeting &Finance, EarlyView.
Abstract I survey recent research on subnational income tax policy, arguing that a defining feature is geography. Geographic boundaries limit the power of subnational governments to tax people and activities. The article discusses where income should be taxed and the effects of these tax rules on the interjurisdictional mobility of people and jobs.
David R. Agrawal
wiley   +1 more source

Balancing Acts:The Impact of Bilateral Investment Treaties on TRIPS Flexibility [PDF]

Bilateral Investment Treaties are powerful tools to protect foreign investment from the arbitrary actions of the host states. However, the broad and unqualified clauses in Bilateral Investment Treaties have expanded their scope to challenge the states ...
Sonkar, Sumit
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Learning From 25 Years of Changes in Business Tax Policy

Public Budgeting &Finance, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper summarizes the significant changes to the taxation of business income in the United States over the last 25 years and how the resulting policy variation has helped inform research on business taxation. The survey of research on the topic covers investment incentives, international taxation, corporate financial policy, issues with ...
Jason DeBacker, Aerfate Haimiti
wiley   +1 more source

Opening the doors: Legal consequences of breaching international climate obligations in the ICJ Advisory Opinion on climate change

Review of European, Comparative &International Environmental Law, EarlyView.
Abstract In its landmark advisory opinion on States' obligations regarding climate change, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) tackled the highly contentious issue of the legal consequences of unlawful acts and State responsibility. While the Court adopted a more cautious approach on this matter than it did when interpreting States' primary ...
Yann Kerbrat, Sandrine Maljean‐Dubois
wiley   +1 more source

Bilateral Investment Treaties and FDI Flows

, 2009
Given that one of the principal purposes of bilateral investment treaties (BITs) is to help countries attract investment flows (by protecting investments), it is only natural that the question has been raised whether they do, in fact, lead to higher ...
Sachs, Lisa E.
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BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATIES AS A MEANS FOR ADVANCEMENT OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT

Iustinianus Primus Law Review
The aim of the analysis of BITs as a method for advancement of foreign direct investment is to cover several important topics. Those are: defining the term and the concept, determining its historic development, explaining its basic characteristics ...
Igor Mojanoski
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Fossil fuel feuds and the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change

Review of European, Comparative &International Environmental Law, EarlyView.
Abstract The Advisory Opinion on Obligations of States in Respect of Climate Change by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) breaks new ground by clearly identifying fossil fuel production, licensing and subsidisation among the activities to which international climate change obligations apply, going as far as suggesting that such activities may ...
Harro van Asselt, Tejas Rao
wiley   +1 more source