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International Investment Agreements (IIAs) and Sustainable Development : Are the African Reform Approaches a Possible Way out of the Global IIA Crisis?

Zagel, Gudrun Monika - 2020

The paper seeks to examine the African International Investment Agreement (IIA) reform approaches and their viability to reconcile investment protection and sustainable development. The first part examines African experiences with traditional IIAs and identifies their main impediments to the...

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In Search of a Model Investment Law for Africa

Yelpaala, Kojo - 2010

The new Model Investment Law For Africa is designed to improve the legal infrastructure for investment in Africa …. Investment legislation is not a new phenomenon in Africa. The experience with investment legislation dates back to the early 1940 …? Investment in Africa has been feeble even as the governments have progressively liberalized their investment policies and …

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Reverse Contributors? African State Parties, ICSID, and the Development of International Investment Law

Akinkugbe, Olabisi D. - 2020

International investment disputes involving African states before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) have generated significant critical inquiry. Yet, accounts of their contribution to the development of international investment law as a result of these...

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Canadian Investment Treaties with African Countries : What Do They Tell Us About Investment Treaty Making in Africa?

VanDuzer, J. Anthony - 2016

Between 2013 and 2015, Canada signed nine (9) bilateral investment treaties (BITs) with countries in Africa, making …

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Africanization and the Reform of International Investment Law

Akinkugbe, Olabisi D. - 2021

Africanization of IIL. These important debates regarding reform of IIL in Africa foreground innovative aspects of International …

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Linkages between double taxation treaties and bilateral investment treaties

Vereinte Nationen / Wirtschaftskommission für Afrika - 2020

The present study highlights the various linkages that exist between double taxation treaties and bilateral investment treaties and some of the associated challenges that they pose to African countries signing these agreements. There is a growing recognition of the need to ensure better...

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Africa's Investment Treaty Practice with China : Are the Africa-China BITs Conducive to the Implementation of the AU Agenda 2063?

Zagel, Gudrun Monika - 2021

China has been a predominant investor in Africa for many years and contributes substantially to facilitating economic … development and infrastructure projects in many African states. Yet, it is uncertain, to what extent the existing Africa … the Agenda 2063 aspirations to achieve sustainable development. The article explores the current Africa-China BIT …

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China-Africa investment treaties : do they work?

Cotula, Lorenzo; Weng, Xiaoxue; Ma, Qianru; Ren, Peng - 2016

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Law and investment in Africa

Asongu, Simplice - In: Institutions and economies 8 (2016) 2, pp. 95-124

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Editorial: the new (African) regionalism in international investment law

Schill, Stephan W. - In: The journal of world investment & trade : law, … 18 (2017) 3, pp. 367-369

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