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MFN Provisions in Bilateral Investment Treaties of South Asian Countries: An Analysis
A number of Bilateral Investment Treaties have been signed with South Asian countries (BITs). MFN clauses were added in these treaties, and they were construed extremely broadly, allowing investors to borrow favorable dispute settlement measures from ...
Shuvo, Md Atekul Islam Nur
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New Frontiers in EU Trade Policy: Moving Beyond Conventional Trade Agreements
ABSTRACT As the rules‐based international trading system faces stagnation and increasing unilateralism, the European Union's trade policy must evolve beyond conventional free trade agreements (FTAs). This article examines recent trends in EU trade agreements, highlighting not only their expanded scope to include areas such as digital trade ...
Niall Moran
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The Effect of Tax Treaties on Multinational Firms: New Evidence from Microdata [PDF]
This paper uses affiliate level data from Swedish multinationals to examine the impact of tax treaties on both overall affiliate sales and the composition of those sales. In line with previous results, we find little evidence for an effect of treaties on
Tekin-Koru, Ayca +2 more
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Evolving Geopolitics and Japan's Economic Security–Trade Nexus: ‘New Capitalism’ as a Balancing Act?
ABSTRACT Amid intensifying geopolitical tensions, governments increasingly perceive economic interdependence as a strategic vulnerability. Japan, situated geopolitically between two great powers—the United States and China—attempts to navigate geopolitics by prioritising economic security.
Minako Morita‐Jaeger
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Law applicable to the substance of the dispute before an ICSID arbitral tribunal: Article 42(1) of the ICSID Convention and the role of national law [PDF]
Business transaction which represents a foreign investment is today most commonly regulated by three different layers of legal rules: provisions of an investment contract, rules of international law (treaties and rules of customary international law) and
Đundić Petar M.
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Obligation of the host state to act transparently towards the foreign investor [PDF]
Provisions on obligation of a host state to act transparently towards foreign investors increasingly often find their way into bilateral investment treaties.
Đundić Petar M.
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De‐Dollarization Is a Plausible Outcome of the New Washington Consensus
ABSTRACT A trend towards de‐dollarization of the global economy in which the US dollar ceases to be used as the world's reserve currency for international transactions confronts some of the existing structures of international economic law, built upon the rules set out by US‐led organizations like the WTO, the IMF, and the World Bank. This article will
David Collins
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Cuban bilateral investment treaties. Actuality and perspectives for local development
Bilateral investment treaties signed by the Cuban State contain a set of substantive and procedural standards of mandatory compliance for the contracting parties.
Yanitza Zaldivar Rodríguez
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Some of the challenges in reforming the international investment framework have derived from investor-state disputes, where host states have been sued for environmental or health regulations. Clauses regarding investor-state dispute settlement mechanisms
Maria A. Gwynn
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ABSTRACT As far as international economic law (IEL) is concerned, the ‘Washington Consensus’ generally refers to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s development finance policies and tools. It covers their application to their clients and borrowers with the support of Western governments. This acceptation is of particular interest
Leïla Choukroune
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