Preserving Flexibility in IIAs

The Use of Reservations

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Reservations in International Investment Agreements are a key technique for balancing flexibility of national authorities with international commitments in the field of investment, especially for developing countries. This paper studies the use of such reservations at two levels. First, it assesses the various means that signatories have at their disposal when attempting to preserve flexibility and regulatory autonomy. Second, it explores the revealed preferences for flexibility emerging from the reservation lists of eight International Investment Agreements employing a negative list approach to scheduling non-conforming measures.

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Agency/Department
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Print ISBN
9789211127089
PDF ISBN
9789211555462
Print Publication Date
PDF Publication Date
Page Count
106
Print Sales Number
06.II.D.14
Series Title
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Series on International Investment Policies for Development

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