EU Investment Policy: Regional Convergence or International Standards?

Polanco, Rodrigo (2023). EU Investment Policy: Regional Convergence or International Standards? In: Duina, Francesco; Viju-Miljusevic, Crina (eds.) Standardizing the World: EU Trade Policy and the Road to Convergence (pp. 103-128). Oxford University Press 10.2139/ssrn.4438916

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Investment treaties were born in Europe, and a ‘European imprint’ is easily recognizable in the investment policy world. European countries have concluded the largest number of bilateral investment treaties (BITs) compared to other regions. At the same time, the majority of claimants and arbitrators in investor-state dispute settlement come from Europe. Yet, the regulation of foreign investments at the European level has been characterized by fragmentation. Although similar, European BITs have several differences, and a complex division of investment competences exists between the Member States and the European Union (EU). After the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, the transfer of exclusive competence for foreign direct investment to the EU changed the investment treaty practice of the Union and its Member States. This chapter traces the evolution of the most relevant investment provisions included in the trade and investment agreements concluded by the EU. It examines whether this new investment policy has created convergence for the EU and its Member States and whether EU international investment agreements have influenced investment treaty-making in other regions of the World.

Item Type:

Book Section (Book Chapter)

Division/Institute:

02 Faculty of Law > Department of Economic Law > World Trade Institute
10 Strategic Research Centers > World Trade Institute

UniBE Contributor:

Polanco, Rodrigo Javier

Subjects:

300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 320 Political science
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 330 Economics
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 340 Law
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 380 Commerce, communications & transportation

ISBN:

9780197681886

Publisher:

Oxford University Press

Language:

English

Submitter:

Mario Sgarrella

Date Deposited:

23 May 2023 11:15

Last Modified:

23 May 2023 11:15

Publisher DOI:

10.2139/ssrn.4438916

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BORIS DOI:

10.48350/182824

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/182824

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