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Investment Treaty News Quarterly, Volume 2, Issue 2, December 2011/January 2012
In this issue:
Mission Creep: International Investment Agreements and Sovereign Debt Restructuring; UNASUR Arbitration Centre: The Present Situation and the Principal Characteristics of Ecuador's Proposal; Investment Developments in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement; The Netherlands: A Gateway to 'Treaty Shopping' for Investment Protection; News in Brief; Awards and Decisions; Publications and Events.
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