Results 241 to 250 of about 119,592 (295)

The Investment Treaty Regime in Context

2017
Abstract This chapter charts the rise of the global network of more than 3000 investment treaties and of investment treaty arbitration. Investors have used investment treaties to ask for compensation for a very wide range of government conduct. The chapter surveys the investment treaty regime and the investment regime complex. The regime
Jonathan Bonnitcha   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs): The Global Investment Regime and Human Rights

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2017
Does globalization just create welfare gains, or is it accompanied by lower accountability, reduced welfare provision, labor standards or human rights? We argue that the broad and legally enforceable protection offered to foreign investors by bilateral investment treaties (BITs) worsens the human rights practices of developing countries.
Cristina Bodea, Fangjin Ye
openaire   +1 more source

State liability for ‘politically’ motivated conduct in the investment treaty regime

Leiden Journal of International Law, 2019
AbstractIn framing investment treaty claims against host states, foreign investors routinely assert that the state’s conduct was ‘politically’ motivated. Arbitral tribunals must then grapple with these allegations. Yet, tribunals lack both a coherent conception of what constitutes politically motivated conduct and a consistent understanding of the ...
Jonathan Bonnitcha   +1 more
openaire   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy