Formulations of Fair and Equitable Treatment Standard in South Asian Investment Agreements
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 +2 more
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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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Urgența în dreptul internațional. Justificarea urgenței în baza unor clauze în tratate [PDF]
The study proposes to examine – in the light of the challenges raised by the COVID-19 pandemic – whether and how States can suspend the performance of international law obligations in a situation of emergency.
Ion Gâlea
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Problems of Enforcement of ICSID Awards: An Analysis of Micula Case [PDF]
In the case Micula A.O. v. Romania, the arbitration tribunal established under the auspices of the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) sentenced Romania to pay a compensation for the revocation of investment incentives and ...
ali hasankhani
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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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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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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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From Trade to Transformation: How EU Investment Provisions Shape Environmental Governance in Indonesia and Vietnam [PDF]
This paper examines the transformative influence of European Union (EU) investment provisions on environmental governance frameworks in the ASEAN region. As bilateral and multilateral investment agreements increasingly incorporate sustainability chapters,
Kafiil Gibran Muhammad +1 more
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Bilateral treaty networks: assessing cooperative spillover in defense and investment
The potential for mutual influence or “spillover” between economic and security cooperation is a long-standing area of interest for policymakers and scholars alike. This paper examines how network dynamics affect spillover.
Brandon J. Kinne, Clint Peinhardt
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The Unintended Consequences of German Deterrence
ABSTRACT Germany's evolving deterrence posture boils down to continued participation in NATO nuclear sharing and an ambitious conventional rearmament program. Due to its non‐nuclear status and a result of decades of underinvestment, Germany prioritizes modern conventional weapons.
Ulrich Kühn
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