This paper shows that Investor-State Dispute Settlements (ISDS) makes multinational firms more aggressive by increasing cost-reducing investments with the aim to enlarge the potential compensation an ISDS provision may offer. While a larger investment reduces the market distortion, it will also...

Pour comprendre la guerre économique sans merci dans laquelle nous sommes plongés, parfois désarmés, cet ouvrage envisage de présenter la réflexion de l'école française de la guerre économique à partir de quelques concepts clés (guerre économique, guerre cognitive, intelligence...

This paper provides the first-ever detailed analysis of the dispute resolution provisions contained in Japan's burgeoning international investment treaties (BITs and FTAs or EPAs). That development is also located in the context of Japan's inbound and outbound flows in foreign investment and the...