Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreements

Trakman, Leon

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Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreements

Leon Trakman

University of New South Wales (UNSW) - Faculty of Law

August 24, 2011

Transnational Dispute Management, Forthcoming
UNSW Law Research Paper No. 2011-33

Abstract:
This article explores the rationale behind the development of bilateral trade and investment agreements as measures of state action. In examining the arguments in support of such bilateral agreements, it scrutinizes the virtues and deficiencies associated with each. It concludes by considering whether bilateralism contributes to the development of principles and standards governing multilateral trade and investment.

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Date posted: August 31, 2011 ; Last revised: February 7, 2012

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Trakman, Leon , Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreements (August 24, 2011). Transnational Dispute Management, Forthcoming; UNSW Law Research Paper No. 2011-33. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1920144

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Leon Trakman (Contact Author)

University of New South Wales (UNSW) - Faculty of Law ( email )

Kensington, New South Wales 2052
Australia