Once bitten, twice shy? Investment disputes, state sovereignty, and change in treaty design

A Thompson, T Broude, YZ Haftel - International Organization, 2019 - cambridge.org
More than 3,000 international investment agreements (IIAs) provide foreign investors with
substantive protections in host states and access to binding investor-state dispute settlement …

China's stance on investor-state dispute settlement: evolution, challenges, and reform options

Y Li, C Bian - Netherlands International Law Review, 2020 - Springer
China is one of the most active states in concluding bilateral investment treaties (BITs)
globally. Its BITs can be categorized into three generations based on the homogeneity of the …

[图书][B] The impact of international organizations on international law

JE Alvarez - 2016 - books.google.com
The Impact of International Organizations on International Law addresses how international
organizations, particularly those within the UN system, have changed the forms, contents …

High-income developing countries, FDI outflows and the international investment agreement regime

YZ Haftel, SY Kim, L Bassan-Nygate - World Trade Review, 2022 - cambridge.org
The international investment agreement regime (IIA Regime) is composed of thousands of
IIAs and a system of investor–state dispute settlement. Historically, high-income developing …

[图书][B] China-Africa investment treaties: do they work?

L Cotula, X Weng, Q Ma, P Ren - 2016 - researchgate.net
Executive summary Over the past 15 years, China's investments in Africa have increased
rapidly and China has become Africa's largest trading partner. International economic …

[图书][B] China's State-Directed Economy and the International Order

L Che - 2019 - Springer
1.1 Background The past three decades have witnessed a dramatic economic growth in
emerging markets. The Chinese economy represents perhaps the most striking example, as …

The political economy of Chinese investment treaties

A Berger - Handbook on the international political economy of …, 2019 - elgaronline.com
On 12 February 2007, an investor from Hong Kong, Mr. Tza Yap Shum, registered a case at
the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) against Peru. Mr. Tza …

The brave new (American) world of international investment law: substantive investment protection standards in mega-regionals

SW Schill, HL Bray - Mega-regional trade agreements, 2017 - Springer
Mega-regionals are transforming and shaping the future of international investment law,
concerning both the settlement of investment disputes and the substantive disciplines …

The Future of Investor-State Dispute Settlement in the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment

M Du - The EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on …, 2024 - Springer
This chapter intends to explore the future of the ISDS provisions in the CAI. Contrary to the
dominant view that it is unlikely for China to be a supporter of the EU's ISDS reform proposal …

[PDF][PDF] Does investor-state dispute settlement lead to regulatory chill? Global evidence from environmental regulation

TL Berge, A Berger - Journal of International Dispute Settlement, 2019 - peio.me
Whether investor-state dispute settlement has undue effects on domestic regulation is one of
the most contentious issues in the investment treaty regime. Critics argue that investor-state …