In response to the ongoing legitimacy crisis of investor-state arbitration, the European Union
(EU) developed a new model of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) that replaces …

In the past few years, investor-state dispute settlement (" ISDS") has garnered considerable
scholarly, policy, and media attention. 1 Such attention can be partly attributed to the …

There is a fundamental mismatch between the global trade rules as they govern
international economic behaviour and the political economic factors influencing domestic …

At the outset, I wish to clarify that this Article is not primarily about the substantive content of
the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (" CETA")'concluded between the …

This chapter examines the Fair and Equitable Treatment (FET) standard clause contained in
the CETA Investment Chapter. I will first examine the reasons why the provision is novel and …

The book addresses two questions which have been debated by scholars in the last 20
years regarding the fair and equitable treatment ('fet') standard found in bit s. It examines the …

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 …

Abstract The Investment Chapter of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
(CETA) can be seen as an unofficial blueprint of future EU Investment Agreements and …

Although the vast majority of investment treaties include a fair and equitable treatment (FET)
clause, a considerable degree of variation in the actual content of the clause remains. In this …

States face many choices when negotiating trade agreements. The substantive
considerations in trade agreements are numerous and can range from the large-scale …