Reforming the NAFTA Investment Regime
Gus Van Harten
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
November 1, 2009
Abstract:
The discussion in this paper elaborates a tiered set of reforms designed to (1) protect foreign investment, while (2) affording appropriate policy space for governments to develop and regulate their economies in a sustainable manner and (3) ensuring equitable governance of investment disputes such that foreign investors are not privileged, procedurally or substantively, over domestic investors and citizens. The paper includes a detailed appendix with proposed reforms to the NAFTA Chapter 11 text.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 30
Keywords: NAFTA, Chapter 11, Investment, Arbitration, Law Reform
working papers series
Suggested Citation
Van Harten, Gus, Reforming the NAFTA Investment Regime (November 1, 2009). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1687263 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1687263
