Integrating Sustainable Development into International Investment Agreements: A Guide for Developing Country Negotiators
Synopsis
As International Investment Agreements (IIAs) continue to evolve and become increasingly complex, a key challenge for developing countries is how to maintain coherent investment obligations that are consistent across any overlapping treaty provisions. An even greater challenge is the effective negotiation of trade in services and investment commitments in Preferential Trade Agreements to make foreign investment supportive of development.
This guide is designed to assist developing countries to negotiate IIAs that are more effective in promoting their sustainable development. It identifies and consolidates emerging best practices from existing treaty models, evaluating the costs and benefits of different approaches; suggesting new and innovative provisions to encourage foreign investment flows; and outlining how states can achieve coherence among their IIAs.
A useful reference tool for developing country negotiators and interested parties, including investment promotion agencies, policy-makers, legislative drafters and officials in government legal departments.
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Foreword
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About the authors and Acknowledgements
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List of cases
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List of treaties
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Abbreviations and acronyms
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Introduction
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The Context for International Investment Agreement Negotiations
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Using the Guide
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Provisions Defining the Scope of IIA Application and Other Preliminary Matters
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Substantive Obligations of Host States Regarding Investor Protection
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New Provisions Addressing Sustainable Development
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Dispute Settlement
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Investment Promotion and Technical Assistance
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Final Provisions: Commission, Entry into Force and Termination
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Appendix 1. Review of Evidence Regarding Whether IIAs Encourage Investment Inflows to Signatory Countries
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Appendix 2. Overview of the General Agreement on Trade in Services
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Glossary
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Bibliography and Index
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