| bit | Bilateral Investment Treaty |
| bleu | Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union |
| cafta-dr | Dominican Republic–Central America Free Trade Agreement |
| ceta | Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement |
| cids | Center for International Dispute Settlement |
| usmca | United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement |
| dcf | Discounted Cash Flow |
| echr | European Commission of Human Rights |
| ECtHR | European Court of Human Rights |
| ect | Energy Charter Treaty |
| epa | Economic Partnership Agreement |
| EU | European Union |
| fet | Fair and Equitable Treatment |
| fipa | Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement |
| fitr | Fork-in-the-Road |
| fta | Free Trade Agreement |
| gpl | General principle of law |
| iai | International Arbitration Institute |
| iba | International Bar Association |
| icc | International Chamber of Commerce |
| icj | International Court of Justice |
| icsid | International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes |
| icsid Convention | Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes Between States and Nationals of Other States |
| iia | International Investment Agreement |
| ila | International Law Association |
| ilc | International Law Commission |
| isds | Investor-State Dispute Settlement |
| lcia | London Court of International Arbitration |
| mfn | Most Favored Nation |
| nafta | North American Free Trade Agreement |
| oecd | Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| pca | Permanent Court of Arbitration |
| pcij | Permanent Court of International Justice |
| scc | Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce |
| siac | Singapore International Arbitration Centre |
| tips | Treaties with Investment Provisions |
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership |
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| UN | United Nations |
| uncitral | United Nations Commission on International Trade Law |
| unctad | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |