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EU member state investment treaties have been criticized for potentially deterring EU countries from pursuing desirable policy measures. This paper explores whether these treaties can nonetheless serve a beneficial geoeconomic function for the EU by safeguarding EU investments in five minerals...
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This paper discusses the possible impact of RTAs on FDI and trade flows in the Americas. First, it briefly looks at selected RTAs with investment protection, namely the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Group of Three (G-3) and the Andean Community of Nations (ACN). It then...
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States across Asia have long engaged in international investment treaty making, and to a lesser extent in investor … BITs and press out in new directions. This paper details Asia's trajectory towards becoming more of a “law maker” by …
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With the evolution of Asia's investment policy-making, Asian States may no longer support conventional paradigms of … basis of selected contemporary developments in the Asia-Pacific – namely, in Indonesia, India, Australia, China, and … the total rejection of ISDS. Ultimately, the resultant marcottage in Asia is an evolving one which should not be …
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Free Trade Agreements between developed countries now frequently contain provisions on investor protection, but the resolution of disputes remains problematic. Chapter 11 of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) allows investors to bring direct claims against a host State before an...
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be the future of the world. And realism is restricted to the discussion of the balance of power, leaves aside the …, there are no ideal solutions. But strong global institutions are required in a globalized world. These institutions will … will not end military conflicts around the world, and global progress will continue to be challenged by populist …
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Using the international investment regime as its point of departure, the paper introduces notions of bounded rationality to the study of economic diplomacy. Through a multi-method approach, it shows that developing countries often ignored the risks of bilateral investment treaties (BITs) until...
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When foreign sovereigns default on their debt, creditors sometimes sue them. These creditors are sophisticated actors, and they sue even though courts can do little to force a sovereign to satisfy a judgment. Why do they sue? This Article argues that courts serve as information intermediaries...
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