One of the basic dilemmas of conflicts law, or private international law (PIL), is whether, in choosing the law applicable to cases involving conflicts of laws, one should aim for: (1) the law of the proper state without concern for the "justness" of the particular result ("conflict justice");...

This paper uses the example of how corporate nationality is defined in the investment treaty practice of the Federal Republic of Germany as an example of fruitful interaction between private and public international law. It shows how Germany’s investment treaty practice defines German...