Based on a comprehensive treaty survey, the article presents the general approaches to sustainable development goals (SDGs) in Chinese International Investment Agreements (IIAs). With the global trend towards investor responsibilisation, a new generation of investment policies places inclusive...

Since the adoption of the World Health Organization’s WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, governments have been pursuing progressively stronger and more wide-reaching tobacco control measures. In response, tobacco companies are frequently using international trade and investment...

According to the World Health Organization, tobacco consumption causes the death of five million people each year. Countries have increasingly adopted regulations aimed at diffusing public awareness and have massively adhered to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco...

This paper analyzes the main features of Chilean trade and investment treaties, examining if there is a Chilean pattern in the regulation of trade and investment flows or if it is influenced by agreements signed by Chile with developed countries. The article also examines if there are...

Comments on key rules and principles of: (1) the Jordan-United States Bilateral Investment Treaty 1997, including those concerning most favoured nation treatment, free transfer of profits, the settlement of disputes, and qualifying industrial zones; and (2) the Jordan-United States Free Trade...

International investment and related disputes are on the rise. With national courts generally unavailable and difficulties resolving disputes through diplomacy, investment treaties give investors a right to seek redress and arbitrate directly with states. The costs of these investment treaty...

Investment has become increasingly important in shaping the economic landscape in Asia. In recent years, there has been a burgeoning number of bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and investment chapters incorporated into bilateral and regional free trade agreements (FTAs) in China. The rapid...

This paper constitutes the first contribution in a research project on the role of international arbitration in the resolution of social conflicts that derive from investment projects. Some of the issues raised involve matters frequently found in international human rights instruments and draw...