Investment treaties and national sovereignty: latest developments Martin Karas Primary Author Katarína Brockov
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BAIK Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, it identifies the latest trends in investment treaty making and determines the degree to which these trends affect the regulatory space of nation states. Second, it situates the conflict between investment protection and national sovereignty on the level of investment treaties within the wider theoretical framework of the debate between neoliberalism and neorealism in the field of international relations. Design/methodology/approach – This research paper uses qualitative content analysis of international investment treaties with the aim of comparing a sample of new investment treaties with a sample of treaties from a previous generation. Findings – The findings of the paper indicate that the language of investment treaties signed recently tends to promote greater regulatory space for the nation states compared to previous generation of treaties. However, the analysis also suggests that the changes still offer significant leeway to investment tribunals in interpreting the new treaty language, which could mean that the move towards greater national sovereignty in international investment law will not be as significant as many suggest. Originality/value – Originality of the paper consists mainly in explicit connection it makes between international investment law and the debate between neorealism and neoliberalism in international relations theory. Investment treaties, Neorealism Sovereignty, Investment protection Neoliberalism, International investment law NONE Repository Universitas Langlangbuana Sistem Repository Elektronik Skripsi, Tesis, Desertasi dan Penelitian Dosen Universitas Langlangbuana JA101.JITLP21V20.2.4 My Library Investment treaties and national sovereignty: latest developments COVER_Journal_of_International_Trade_Law_and_Policy.png.png 2473 2023-12-20 09:53:25 2023-12-20 09:54:25 machine generated