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5. Legitimacy Crisis and the ISDS Reform in a Political Economy Context

verfasst von : Shuping Li, Wei Shen

Erschienen in: International Investment Law at the Juncture

Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore

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ISDS is a mechanism that allows an investor from one country to initiate arbitral proceedings directly against another country in which it has invested.¹ The mechanism is typically set out in bilateral investment treaties (BITs), free trade agreements (FTAs), and national foreign investment laws. It seeks to promote foreign investment by giving investors coherent expectations and fair processes for dispute resolution. The ISDS system includes binding rules (treaties and conventions), non-binding rules (international documents, arbitral practices) and participants (investors, states, relevant third parties, arbitrators). …

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Titel: Legitimacy Crisis and the ISDS Reform in a Political Economy Context
verfasst von: Shuping Li
Wei Shen
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore
Buch: International Investment Law at the Juncture
Print ISBN: 978-981-9721-82-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-9721-83-2

Copyright-Jahr: 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-2183-2_5

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