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Mongolia: Investment Related Developments in the Mining Sector

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More recent advancements in Mongolia’s international investment initiatives include the Canada-Mongolia BIT (2016) and Japan-Mongolia Economic Partnership Agreement (2015) (which replaced and superseded the Japan-Mongolia BIT (2001) ). Notably, in 2016, Mongolia faced a significant downturn in FDI, registering a negative inflow of $4.1

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The Faith of the Fair and Equitable Treatment Clause in Africa

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For instance, the Slovakia-Iran BIT (2016) outlines conducts that could “only” result in a breach of the FET, and the EU-Singapore Investment Protection Agreement notes, that “the frustration of legitimate expectations […] does not, by itself, amount to a breach” of the FET. See Ghana-Turkey BIT (2016), Art.

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Delhi Arbitration Weekend 2024: India and the Evolving Nature of Investor State Dispute Settlement

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He supported this position by referring to India’s termination of 76 of 87 of its BITs in 2016. Ever since then, the Indian government has taken a more cautious approach with the 2016 India Model BIT (“India Model BIT”). Rowley, KC observed that treaties have to be negotiated like contracts.

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Is the “Africanization” of International Investment Law Needed?

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While the Investment Protocol and the Model BIT deal with different subjects, they both aim to promote investment and trade in Africa without compromising African states’ abilities to implement necessary national policies and achieve their sustainable development goals. Similarly, Article 46.1

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The Investment Chapter in the India-European Free Trade Association Free Trade Agreement: Much Ado about “Something”

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It took 16 years of negotiations for India and the European Free Trade Association (“EFTA”)—comprising Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein—to clinch a free trade agreement (“FTA”). The newly minted FTA is expected to boost the extant levels of trade between the two countries. Moreover, footnote 7 to Article 7.1(3)(a)

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Small States and Climate Change

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It will need a multi-faceted approach involving global cooperation, innovative technologies, adaptable dispute resolution mechanisms, and sustainable policies. The panel amplified the facets of the climate crisis and the complexity of finding adequate responses to combat the crisis.

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An In-Depth Examination of Inflation Relief for a Government Contractor

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For significant inflation, especially over a sustained time period where there may be multiple adjustments, the superior approach seems to be an Agency-designed clause which relies upon a cost index. Arguably, a negligent negotiations assertion does not alter the elements of a superior knowledge claim.