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The Role And Importance Of A Bilateral Treaties On Promotion And Protection Of Investments, E Tulyakov
The Role And Importance Of A Bilateral Treaties On Promotion And Protection Of Investments, E Tulyakov
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This p a p e r discusses the ro le a n d influence o f B ila te ra l Investm ent Treaties. For th a t , exam ples a re p ro v id e d from the U zbek BITs a n d thus, th e ir ro le in the influence o f the fo re ig n investm ent increase a re a lso noted.
The Sovereign Right To Tax: How Bilateral Investment Treaties Threaten Sovereignty, Jennifer Bird-Pollan
The Sovereign Right To Tax: How Bilateral Investment Treaties Threaten Sovereignty, Jennifer Bird-Pollan
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Bilateral Investment Treaties, ("BITs"), are both a response to and likely at least partly responsible for the significant increase in international investments in the last fifty years. BITs provide potential private investors government assurances regarding a variety of factors relevant to their investments. Among these assurances, BITs regularly address the tax authority that the host government has with regard to the foreign investor, often protecting that foreign private investor against changes to the host country's tax system. If an investor believes the host country has violated the terms of the BIT, that investor can bring a claim against the country …