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Regional Model Bit’s : A New Down For the Developing Countries
Foreign direct investment (FDI) plays a crucial role in the economic sector, particularly in developing countries. BIT lays down instrumental principles which help to protect investors’ establishments in host states, by inter alia encouraging prompt ...
Abdallah Mohamed Othman El Nofely +1 more
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Bilateral Investment Treaties [PDF]
This chapter is intended to offer an overview of the main – and in many respects unique – features of BITs. It explores the potential of the largely bilateral framework for the protection of foreign investment and examines the special position foreign investors enjoy under these treaties, both in substantive and procedural terms.
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This paper provides a non-exhaustive analysis of the human rights-based approach to sustainable development (HRBA to SD) contained in the Draft Pan African Investment Code (Draft PAIC), the Southern African Development Community Model BIT (SADC Model BIT)
Mao Jun Xiang +1 more
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Missing Calvo? Latin America’s love-hate relationship with the Investment Treaty Regime
For decades, following the views of the Argentine legal scholar Carlos Calvo, Latin American countries avoided adopting international investment treaties. The Calvo doctrine established that disputes between foreign investors and the state should only be
Lucas Silva Amorim +2 more
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International investment law is dynamic. As treaty practice and jurisprudence in the area constantly develop, global standards are always in the making.
MB Hailu, TE Kassahun
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The ISDS Mechanism and Standards of Protection in the Investment Treaty
International investment activities require legal certainty for investors. While the host country also needs legal certainty related to state sovereignty, legal protection is needed for investors and the host country to realize legal certainty in ...
Pandu Rizky Putra Pratama, Prita Amalia
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BG Group and “Conditions” to Arbitral Jurisdiction [PDF]
Although the Supreme Court has over the last decade generated a robust body of arbitration caselaw, its first decision in the area of investment arbitration under a Bilateral Investment Treaty was only handed down in 2014. BG Group v.
Bjorklund, Andrea K., Rau, Alan S.
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Role of Abuse of Rights Doctrine and Investment Arbitration Ratione Temporis in Limiting Nationality Planning [PDF]
Sometimes foreign investors after the dispute have arisen or when it is predictable and with the intention of bringing the dispute to arbitration, change their nationality or acquire new nationality.
Niloofar Saeedi, Pouria Askary
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U.S. BITs and financial stability [PDF]
The author, a member of the State Department subcommittee tasked with reviewing the U.S. Model bilateral investment treaty, addresses the potential impact of BIT provisions on the ability of governments to prevent and mitigate financial crises and makes ...
Gallagher, Kevin P.
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This paper, “Bilateral Investment Treaties: Liberal Tools Encouraging Greater Financial Direct Investment or Economic Nationalist Instruments?” will examine the legal arguments on how best to regulate Foreign Direct Investment, especially exploring the ramifications of the widespread use of Bilateral Investment Treaties (BTIs).
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