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Dutch Bilateral Investment Treaties: A Gateway to 'Treaty Shopping' for Investment Protection by Multinational CompaniesRoos Van Osaffiliation not provided to SSRN Roeline Knottnerusaffiliation not provided to SSRN October 24, 2011 Abstract: This SOMO report highlights the until now unexplored role which Dutch investment protection policy plays in establishment decisions of MNC. The report argues that current Dutch investment policies are used for treaty shopping, allowing for investor-state dispute settlement based on broad-based BIT definitions that pose a danger to policy space and the safeguarding of public goods and interests. This is not only highly problematic from a sustainable development perspective for southern but increasingly for northern states.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 51 Keywords: Dutch investment protection policies, treaty shopping working papers seriesDate posted: November 18, 2011Suggested CitationContact Information
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