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Mapping the Universe of International Investment Agreements [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of International Economic Law, 2016
Traditional means of content analysis are ill-equipped to deal with the vast universe of international investment agreements (IIAs). In this article, we propose a novel approach to efficiently investigate over 2100 IIAs and their 24,000 articles in unprecedented detail by treating treaty text as data.
Alschner, Wolfgang   +1 more
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Learning and the Precision of International Investment Agreements

International Interactions, 2017
The international regime for the promotion and protection of foreign investment consists of a multitude of close to 3,000 bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and related international investment a...
Clint Peinhardt, Mark Manger
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International Investment Agreements: 'Inside and Outside Agreements'

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2019
International investment agreements (IIAs) are of great importance to investors, or at least they should be, to investors who want to be knowledgeable about how IIAs can protect against risks. Types of agreements that this article will look at are the following: 1. Bilateral investment treaties; 2. Bilateral Free trade agreements; 3. Regional free
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The Control of Investment Risks through International Investment Agreements

2021
Abstract This chapter explores the control of host state investment risks through investor/investment protection standards under International Investment Agreements (IIAs). The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) divides IIAs into two types: bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and treaties with investment ...
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The Rise of International Investment, Investment Agreements and Investment Disputes

2008
Abstract To set the scene and provide the context for this volume, I would like to make three points: (1) foreign direct investment (FDI) has become the most important vehicle to bring goods and services to foreign markets and to integrate national production systems; (2) this process has been accompanied by the rapid rise of ...
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Emerging Powers and International Investment Agreements

2021
The following chapter presents an in-depth assessment of the role emerging powers play in influencing international investment law. As outlined in the second chapter, we will consider how individual States have positioned themselves within the reform of international investment law and what common statements within the BRICS forum say about the topic ...
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Carbon Units as ‘Investments’ under International Investment Agreements

2018
Chapter 7 assesses the extent to which carbon units constitute objects subject to the disciplines of international investment law. While carbon units are capable of constituting ‘investments’ where all parties to an international investment agreement define the units as ‘property’ under their domestic legal systems and where an investor has acquired ...
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The Control of Investment Risks through International Investment Agreements

Abstract This chapter explores the control of host state investment risks through investor/investment protection standards under International Investment Agreements (IIAs). The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) divides IIAs into two types: bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and treaties with investment ...
Peter T Muchlinski, Ebbe Rogge
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Arbitration Under International Investment Agreements

2018
Abstract Investor-state arbitration is a form of dispute settlement that allows foreign investors the opportunity to seek compensation for damages or discriminatory practices, most of which arise out of breaches of treaty obligations by the governments of host countries.
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The Future of Europe's International Investment Agreements

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2012
The legal status of current and future European investment agreements remains uncertain. International law and European Union law sometimes create conflicting obligations for EU Member States with respect to their existing investment treaties. Although the Lisbon Treaty gave the EU exclusive competence over foreign direct investment in December 2009 ...
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