One of the striking features of modern globalization is the rising prominence of international
law as governing institution for state-market relations. Nowhere has this been as …

Treaties allowing investors to initiate arbitration claims directly against host states for
illegally interfering with cross-border investments are becoming increasingly common in …

India is of the view that the MFN provision in Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) has proved
to be disadvantageous because it disturbs the various strategic, diplomatic and political …

This research addresses the question; does the Indian Model Bilateral Investment Treaty
(BIT) 2015 encourage parties to promote Sustainable Development (SD)? In other words …

ABSTRACT The Global North has traditionally dominated the negotiation and construction of
model bilateral investment treaties (“Model BIT (s)”). However, this dominance has been …

The growing interactions between international investment agreements and international
human rights law are well studied. On the one hand, it is argued that there are several …

This chapter will study the evolution of India's approach to bilateral investment treaties (BITs)
since 1947. The chapter will trace this evolution by dividing the time period from 1947 to …

In current academic literature India has been subject to much criticism for not being an
arbitration friendly jurisdiction. Though most of such criticism falls in the domain of …

China Japan and South Korea's international relations are shaped by the fact that all three
countries are significant importers of resources. This book brings together work on specific …