FDI Perspective No. 135: “In defense of bilateral investment treaties,” by Stephen M. Schwebel

The exclusion of investor-state arbitration from the TTIP agreement would represent a regressive development in international investment law that is to be resisted rather than furthered. The key contentions advanced by critics of investor-state arbitration are exaggerated, and reform efforts should instead focus on its shortcomings.

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