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Transfer of Technology
This paper discusses the issue of technology transfer in the context of international investment agreements (IIAs) and is divided into four main sections. The first section is an explanation of the...
This paper discusses the issue of technology transfer in the context of international investment agreements (IIAs) and is divided into four main sections. The first section is an explanation of the...
Trends in International Investment Agreements
An Overview
In the past four decades, national and international legal policies and rules concerning foreign direct investment (FDI) have repeatedly changed. This paper provides an overview of the developments in...
In the past four decades, national and international legal policies and rules concerning foreign direct investment (FDI) have repeatedly changed. This paper provides an overview of the developments in...
Lessons from the MAI
( Print: March 2000
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This publication considers the factors that contributed to the decision of the members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development to discontinue the negotiations on the Multilateral...
This publication considers the factors that contributed to the decision of the members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development to discontinue the negotiations on the Multilateral...
Illicit Payments
This paper examines the topic of transnational bribery in the context of international investment agreements (IIAs), as well as other international instruments that address issues related to the...
This paper examines the topic of transnational bribery in the context of international investment agreements (IIAs), as well as other international instruments that address issues related to the...
Home Country Measures
( Print: December 2001
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Most international negotiations on foreign direct investment focus on issues involving the paired relationship between transnational corporations and host countries. This publication discusses the...
Most international negotiations on foreign direct investment focus on issues involving the paired relationship between transnational corporations and host countries. This publication discusses the...
Taking of Property
The taking of private assets by public authorities raises significant issues of international law, where such takings involve the assets of foreign private investors. This publication examines the...
The taking of private assets by public authorities raises significant issues of international law, where such takings involve the assets of foreign private investors. This publication examines the...
Taxation
This publication describes how various international tax issues related to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) have been addressed in international investment agreements (IIAs) and in international tax...
This publication describes how various international tax issues related to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) have been addressed in international investment agreements (IIAs) and in international tax...
Employment
( Print: August 2000
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This publication examines the management of employment issues in the area of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Transnational Corporations (TNCs). It provides an analysis of the coverage of...
This publication examines the management of employment issues in the area of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Transnational Corporations (TNCs). It provides an analysis of the coverage of...
Competition (Arabic language)
Competition
The regulation of anti-competitive practices by private parties is an established aspect of economic regulation in national laws. By contrast, the linkage of competition issues to the concerns of...
The regulation of anti-competitive practices by private parties is an established aspect of economic regulation in national laws. By contrast, the linkage of competition issues to the concerns of...
Competition (Russian Language)
Competition (Chinese language)
Dispute Settlement
Investor-state
This paper examines the main aspects of Investor-State dispute settlement from the perspective of both the investor and the host state. Investors and capital-exporting countries favor these disputes...
This paper examines the main aspects of Investor-State dispute settlement from the perspective of both the investor and the host state. Investors and capital-exporting countries favor these disputes...
State Contracts (Arabic language)
State Contracts
One common mode of entry for foreign direct investment is through the making of a foreign investment contract with the State. The aim of this paper is to consider more specific international...
One common mode of entry for foreign direct investment is through the making of a foreign investment contract with the State. The aim of this paper is to consider more specific international...
Contratos de Estado
El presente estudio trata el tema de los contratos de estado. Esos contratos han desempeñado un papel fundamental en los procesos de inversión extranjera directa, sobre todo en los países en...
El presente estudio trata el tema de los contratos de estado. Esos contratos han desempeñado un papel fundamental en los procesos de inversión extranjera directa, sobre todo en los países en...
Contrats d'Etats
State Contracts (Russian language)
State Contracts (Chinese language)
Scope and Definition
A Sequel
This UNCTAD paper, the sequel to the 1999 Pink Series paper on scope and definition, considers how the concepts of investment and investor have been defined in existing international investment...
This UNCTAD paper, the sequel to the 1999 Pink Series paper on scope and definition, considers how the concepts of investment and investor have been defined in existing international investment...