Bilateral Investment Treaties

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Bilateral_Investment_Treaties
GPTKB entity
Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf International Agreement
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:BITs
gptkbp:administeredBy National governments
gptkbp:alternativeTo gptkb:Multilateral_investment_agreements
gptkbp:binding_on Signatory states
gptkbp:criticizedFor Lack of transparency
Investor-state arbitration costs
Limiting regulatory space
gptkbp:data_collected_by gptkb:UNCTAD
gptkbp:dispute_resolution gptkb:International_Centre_for_Settlement_of_Investment_Disputes
gptkb:UNCITRAL
gptkbp:feature Expropriation protection
Fair and equitable treatment
Free transfer of funds
Investor-state dispute settlement
Most-favored-nation treatment
National treatment
gptkbp:first_signatories gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkbp:first_signed 1959
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:international_relations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bilateral Investment Treaties
gptkbp:impact Increase in foreign direct investment
Legal certainty for investors
Potential constraints on host state policy
gptkbp:language English
Other official languages of signatories
gptkbp:may_be_terminated_by Mutual consent
Unilateral notice
gptkbp:monitors gptkb:UNCTAD
gptkbp:negotiatedBy States
gptkbp:number_signed_worldwide over 2,500
gptkbp:party Two countries
gptkbp:purpose Promote and protect foreign investment
gptkbp:referencedIn gptkb:International_investment_law
Arbitration awards
National investment laws
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Multilateral_Investment_Treaties
Free Trade Agreements
gptkbp:sometimesCalled gptkb:Investment_Promotion_and_Protection_Agreements
gptkb:Investment_Protection_Agreements
gptkbp:subject Amendment
Ratification by signatory states
Renegotiation
Sunset clauses
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USTR
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4