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Investment Treaty News Quarterly, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 2013
In this issue:
New UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules on Transparency: Application, Content and Next Steps; Conoco-Phillips and Exxon-Mobil v. Venezuela: Using Investment Arbitration to Rewrite a Contract; Threat of Pharmaceutical-Related IP Investment Rights in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: An Eli Lilly v. Canada Case Study; Online Statements by National Investment Boards or Agencies and their Potential Legal Effects; News in Brief; Awards and Decision; Resources and Events
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