The Canada-China BIT 2012: Perspectives and Implications

Armand de Mestral

RePEc: Research Papers in Economics · 2014 · 18 citations · 0 references

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The Canada-China BIT could provide insight on the key issues to be discussed in a possible US-China BIT. A particularly controversial issue will be the terms of investor-state arbitration (ISA). But as ISA becomes increasingly controversial between developed democratic states, it may become harder to negotiate ISA with China