Investment Treaty News Quarterly, Volume 1, Issue 3, April 2011
In this issue:
Freezing government policy: Stabilization clauses in investment contracts; The problem of moral hazard and its implications for the protection of ‘legitimate expectations' under the fair and equitable treatment standard; Reforming United States trade and investment treaties for financial stability: The case of capital controls; When international rules interact: International investment law and the law of armed conflict; RosInvestCo v.Russian Federation; Nations Energy Inc., et al. v. Republic of Panama; Cemex v. Venezuela; Mohammad Ammar Al-Bahloul v. Republic of Tajikistan; Transparency in UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules; Amicus request in Pac Rim v. El Salvador; Lead producer files notice of intent to arbitrate against Peru; Canadian organizations petition European Parliament over investment pact
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