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Two worlds apart: the changing features of international investment agreements in Latin America
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Convergencia regulatoria en la alianza del pacifico: un capitulo inconcluso
Full text linkEste artículo tiene por objeto describir las principales características del
capítulo sobre “mejora regulatoria” recientemente acordado por los países
miembros de la Alianza del Pacífico, con el objeto de promover diversos objetivos
como el comercio internacional, la inversión extrajera, el crecimiento
económico y el pleno empleo. La introducción de este nuevo capítulo en el
protocolo adicional de la Alianza del Pacífico, se da en un contexto donde
recientes acuerdos preferenciales de comercio han incluido disposiciones similares
en secciones especialmente dedicados a esta materia. El presente trabajo
plantea que la noción de mejora regulatoria, así como otros conceptos
referidos a coherencia, cooperación, coordinación u armonización regulatoria,
son parte del surgimiento de una disciplina más amplia de “convergencia
regulatoria”, conforme a la cual ordenamientos jurídicos que parten de distintos
puntos, tienden a confluir hacia similares soluciones regulatorias, ya
sea desde un punto de vista sustantivo o procedimental
Sustainable Development in Chilean International Investment Agreements
Full text linkhis article describes the sustainable development provisions (SDPs) that are generally found in international investment agreements (IIAs), as well as those that explicitly refer to environmental and labour standards. In turn, it examines Chilean IIAs and their sustainable development provisions in bilateral investment promotion and protection agreements (BITs) and as part of preferential trade agreements (PTAs), and compares them with the inclusion of these provisions in IIAs worldwide. Considering that Chile is one of the leading countries in the negotiation of trade agreements and that, at the same time, it has made a strong public commitment to promote sustainable development, we propose some recommendations for future negotiations or renegotiations of Chilean IIAs to include more sustainable development provisions
Sustainable Development in Swiss International Investment Agreements
Full text linkThis article outlines the sustainable development provisions (SDPs) found in international investment agreements (IIAs) in general, as well as explicitly concerning environment and labour provisions. In turn, we examine in detail Swiss IIAs and their sustainable development provisions, both as a single country, as well as part of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), and compare them with the inclusion of these provisions in IIAs at a worldwide level. Considering that Switzerland is one of the leading countries in the negotiation and conclusion of IIAs, and simultaneously, it has made a strong public commitment to promote sustainable development, in the conclusion, we propose some recommendations for future negotiations or renegotiations of Swiss IIAs in order to include more sustainable developments provisions
The role of the state in investor-state arbitration
No full textThe Role of the State in Investor-State Arbitration is a collection of contributions from lawyers, arbitrators and political scientists on the development of the concept of the “State” in a field that currently presents an increasing number of controversial disputes: Investor-State Arbitration.
The book analyzes the limits of the host State as a regulator, studying issues such as attribution and the role of State-Owned Enterprises and sub-State entities; the changing role of the home State in Investor-State disputes, including its direct participation in Investor-State arbitration and State to State dispute settlement; and the overall role that both home and host States can play in the improvement of Investor-State Dispute Settlement
The Investment Chapter in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: A Possibility for Change and Convergence?
No full textSpanish Abstract: El presente trabajo analiza los posibles efectos que generaría en la regulación internacional de la inversión extranjera, el acuerdo de un capítulo de inversiones en el Acuerdo de Asociación Transpacífico (TPP), actualmente en negociaciones, sobre la base de la información disponible a la fecha. El artículo aborda cuatro aspectos que presentan especial importancia dada la divergencia de intereses entre algunos de los Estados negociadores: el ámbito de protección de la inversión extranjera; las normas sobre transparencia de los regímenes de inversión y sus disputas; la irrupción de entidades estatales como inversionistas extranjeros; y la solución de controversias a través del arbitraje inversionista-Estado. El autor concluye que en comparación a la actual fragmentación regulatoria de la que dan cuenta los acuerdos internacionales de inversión suscritos por los países negociadores del TPP, la incorporación de un capítulo de inversiones en ese Acuerdo es una oportunidad para avanzar en la convergencia de la regulación sobre inversión extranjera, tanto en materia de estándares sustantivos de protección de la inversión como en la mejora del arbitraje inversionista-Estado como mecanismo de solución de controversias.This paper analyzes the possible regulatory effects that might generate in the international regulation of foreign investment, the agreement of an investment chapter in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) currently in negotiations, based on the information available. The article discusses four important issues given the divergence of interests between some of the negotiating States: the scope of protection of foreign investment; rules on the transparency of investment regimes and their disputes; the appearance of State entities as foreign investors; and the settlement of disputes through investor-State arbitration. The author concludes that vis-à-vis the current regulatory fragmentation of international investment agreements signed by the States negotiating the TPP, the creation of an investment chapter in that Agreement is an opportunity to advance in regulatory convergence on foreign investment, both in substantive standards of investment protection and in the improvement of investor-State arbitration as dispute settlement mechanism
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The Return of the Home State to Investor-State Disputes: Bringing Back Diplomatic Protection?
No full textThis book advances the idea that in order to address some of the criticisms against investor-state dispute settlement, a large majority of states have taken a 'normative' strategy, negotiating or amending investment treaties with provisions that potentially give more control and greater involvement to the contracting parties, and notably the home state. This is particularly true of agreements concluded in the past fifteen years. At the same time, there is a potential revival of the 'remnants' of diplomatic protection that are embedded in investment treaties since the beginning of the system. But why is the home state being brought back into a domain from which it was expressly excluded several decades ago? Why would a home state be interested in intervening in these conflicts? Is this 'new' role of the home state in foreign investment disputes a 'return' to diplomatic protection of its nationals, or are we witnessing something different
The Chilean Experience in South-South Trade and Investment Agreements
No full textThis 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 differences between the treaties signed by Chile and other “Southern” developing countries and those negotiated with “Northern” developed economies, and if sustainable development concerns are part of the negotiations of trade and investment agreements by Chile
El Capítulo de Inversiones del Acuerdo de Asociación Transpacífico: Una Oportunidad de Cambio y Convergencia
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