Foreign Investment Under the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)

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This book analyzes the investment chapter of a new type of trade agreement between Canada and the European Union to help readers gain a better understanding of this mega-regional deal, which includes foreign investment protection. It first provides background information on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), particularly focusing on the chapter on foreign investment, including the rules on the entry of investments, their protection and the stringent dispute settlement mechanism. It goes on to explore whether these provisions are a further step toward reforming the current international investment law regime. It also examines the highly innovative part of the agreement: the inclusion of crosscutting issues, such as sustainable development. In addition, it examines the CETA investment chapter from the perspective of non-contracting parties, including Africa, Asia and Latin America. The book is of interest to academics and students in the field of international investment law. It is also an essential resource for government legal advisers, policymakers, business practitioners, and others dealing with international investment law. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv CETA and the Debate on the Reform of the Investment Regime (Nicolas Angelet)....Pages 1-17 The Notion of Investment (Jan Asmus Bischoff, Matthias Wühler)....Pages 19-44 National Treatment (Andrea K. Bjorklund, Lukas Vanhonnaeker)....Pages 45-70 Most Favoured Nation Treatment (Claire Crépet Daigremont)....Pages 71-94 Fair and Equitable Treatment (Patrick Dumberry)....Pages 95-126 Expropriation (Arnaud de Nanteuil)....Pages 127-157 The Right to Regulate (Catharine Titi)....Pages 159-183 Resolution of Investment Disputes (André von Walter, Maria Luisa Andrisani)....Pages 185-206 The CETA Investment Chapter and Sustainable Development: Interpretative Issues (Stefanie Schacherer)....Pages 207-238 An African View on the CETA Investment Chapter (Makane Moïse Mbengue, Mohamed H. Negm)....Pages 239-269 An Asian View on the CETA Investment Chapter (Locknie Hsu)....Pages 271-302 A Latin American View on the CETA Investment Chapter (Ely Caetano Xavier Junior)....Pages 303-337 CETA and Investment: What Is It About and What Lies Beyond? (Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder, Howard Mann)....Pages 339-361