Investment Screening Mechanisms (ISM) are legal rules created to control and assess the entry of direct investments …. Although the criteria for controlling and evaluating foreign investment contains national security as a shared concern, this … paper identifies a significant diversity regarding the profile of the institutions responsible for investment screening …

Except for Brazil, Latin American countries considerably expanded their bilateral investment treaties (BITs) networks … impacts TBIs have on FDI, making uncertain the effects that these agreements have had on investment decisions in the region … ratified most TBI have responded to some claims in arbitration courts have their investment flows reduced. Finally, taking into …

Investment Screening Mechanisms (ISM) are legal rules created to control and assess the entry of direct investments …. Although the criteria for controlling and evaluating foreign investment contains national security as a shared concern, this … paper identifies a significant diversity regarding the profile of the institutions responsible for investment screening …

Except for Brazil, Latin American countries considerably expanded their bilateral investment treaties (BITs) networks … impacts TBIs have on FDI, making uncertain the effects that these agreements have had on investment decisions in the region … ratified most TBI have responded to some claims in arbitration courts have their investment flows reduced. Finally, taking into …