The Impact of the Pandemic on the Reform of Investment Treaty Standards

Tarcisio Gazzini; Valentina Vadi

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Tarcisio Gazzini

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Pages:: 24–50

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004711204_004

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This chapter examines the impact of the pandemic on the reform of investment treaties focusing on the state’s right to regulate. Although international investment law has developed through ebbs and flows, international investment agreements traditionally share a common structure and lexicon, mainly imposing obligations on states only. They also omit reference to the state’s regulatory powers. The need to recalibrate those treaties and the perceived shortcomings of investment arbitration have triggered a debate on reforming the investment treaty regime. While some states prefer protecting foreign investments through domestic legislation, others have reconsidered their investment treaties. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the debate and made such reform as compelling and timely as ever. In investigating investment treaty practice during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, the chapter analyses standards of treatment and exceptions. It also focuses on public health-related provisions related to patents, compulsory licensing, and parallel imports. Finally, it explores the investment treaty provisions concerning technology transfer.

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International Investment Law and the Pandemic

Series: Nijhoff International Investment Law Series, Volume: 26

E-Book ISBN:: 9789004711204

Publisher:: Brill | Nijhoff

Print Publication Date:: 01 Nov 2024

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- International Law
  - International Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
  - International Commercial, Trade & Investment Law

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