Browsing 2016 - Volume 2016 - Issue 3 by Publisher "Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)"
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Champions of protection? A Text-as-data analysis of the bilateral investment treaties of GCC countries
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Article)Through the lens of state-of-the-art text-as-data techniques, this article examines the bilateral investment treaty (BIT) practice of the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The analysis unveils two critical ... -
An elusive safeguard with loopholes: sovereign debt and its “negotiated restructuring” in international investment agreements in the age of global financial crisis
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Article)Financial crises often compel indebted countries to restructure their external public debt in order to ease their economic burden. Since this is usually quite disadvantageous to the creditors, they consequently sometimes ... -
Frustration through futility: Least developed countries and the WTO’s settlement of disputes
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Article)The lack of participation and engagement by Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in the WTO in general and in their use of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (DSU) in particular has ... -
The power of transparency norms in the WTO legal framework: Impacts beyond the trade context
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Article)Beyond trade facilitation, transparency norms in the WTO legal context are, implicitly and explicitly, aimed at addressing problems in the domestic administrative laws of its members. Through the lens of global governance, ... -
Searching for purpose: Critical assessment of teleological interpretation of treaties in investment arbitration
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Article)This article explores the tendency of investment tribunals to resort to teleological interpretation and to the protection and promotion of foreign investments as a standard goal of investment treaties. It further explores ...
