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Commercial treaties and political transformation in Sulu and Southeast Asian littorals, c. 1830–1840

Asia‐Pacific Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This article re‐examines an economic treaty concluded between Spain and the Sulu Sultanate in 1836. Analysing the Tausug (Jawi) and Spanish treaty versions alongside archival sources from Spain, the Philippines, and England, it traces the impact of indigenous agency beyond the formal signatories on economic and political transformations ...
Eleonora Poggio, Ariel Lopez, Birgit Tremml‐Werner   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investment Discrimination and the Proliferation of Preferential Trade Agreements [PDF]

, 2010
The proliferation of bilateral and regional trade agreements has arguably been the main change to the international trading system since the end of the Uruguay Round in the mid- 1990s.
Baccini, Leonardo, Duer, Andreas
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ARBITRATION CLAUSE IN BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATIES [PDF]

, 2021
The international legal framework for foreign investment regulation consists of an extensive network of International Investment Agreements (IIAs), which can be Bilateral Investment Treaties (BIT) (agreements between two countries that contain reciprocal
Ristovska, Mirjana
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Formulations of Fair and Equitable Treatment Standard in South Asian Investment Agreements

Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities
Fair and equitable treatment (FET) is a central standard in international investment agreements (IIAs) that protects foreign investors. In South Asia, bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and other investment agreements adopt diverse formulations of FET,
Mujeeb Rahman Emami, Mohammad Hamid Muhajer, Sunatullah Ansari   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Social and Environmental Protection in Bilateral Investment Treaties: Foreign Investors’ Perspective

Indonesia Law Review, 2011
The limit of host states’ right to regulate foreign investment within their jurisdiction has been the main, yet unresolved issues in international investment law. This makes it more difficult, given the global structure of investment law that consists of
M. Ajisatria Suleiman
doaj   +1 more source

EMU and trade: The euro effect on the agricultural sector

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper uses a structural gravity model to examine the partial equilibrium effects of the European Monetary Union (EMU) on trade for the agricultural sector. We find robust evidence that EMU has increased trade both between members and between EMU and non‐EMU member countries. This positive link is found in most member countries.
Silviano Esteve‐Pérez, Sergio Gil‐Martorell, Salvador Gil‐Pareja   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regional Trade Agreements and International R&D Spillovers: Implications for Developing Countries

The Developing Economies, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We provide new evidence on heterogeneous international research and development (R&D) spillovers from partners of regional trade agreements (RTAs) and non‐partners using a sample of 45 economies in the period 1995–2017. We construct separate R&D stocks for RTA partners and non‐partners and find that spillovers from RTA partners are stronger ...
Yukiko Sawada, Rinki Ito, Naoto Jinji
wiley   +1 more source

Reimagining State Aid: Guiding Law and Policy Reform in a Changing World

European Law Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT EU state aid law has shifted fundamentally from an originally purely repressive tool to a proactive steering mechanism for critical EU goals today. This paper argues that the current legal framework in Article 107 TFEU is gravely misaligned with this new function.
Thomas Jaeger
wiley   +1 more source

Own interest and foreign need: Are bilateral investment treaty programmes similar to aid allocation? [PDF]

Bilateral investment treaties (BITs) have become the most important legal mechanism for the encouragement of foreign direct investment (FDI) in developing countries.
Eric Neumayer
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Financial Information Engendering Trust in Social Partnership

Financial Accountability &Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Financial tools and information have been utilized in the implementation of government plans, strategies, and policies, including collective bargaining between unions, government, and employers. While a small number of studies have examined the use of financial information in collective bargaining at the firm level, little is known about its ...
Peter Cleary, Martin Quinn, Brid Murphy, Stewart Smyth, Bibek Bhatta   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source