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Investment Provisions In Economic Partnership Agreements, Gus Van Harten
Investment Provisions In Economic Partnership Agreements, Gus Van Harten
Gus Van Harten
No abstract provided.
Potential Implications Of Future Wto Negotiations For North American Broadcasting Policies: An Overview, Gus Van Harten
Potential Implications Of Future Wto Negotiations For North American Broadcasting Policies: An Overview, Gus Van Harten
Gus Van Harten
No abstract provided.
The Canada-China Fippa: Its Uniqueness And Non-Reciprocity, Gus Van Harten
The Canada-China Fippa: Its Uniqueness And Non-Reciprocity, Gus Van Harten
Gus Van Harten
It is demonstrated that the signed (but not ratified) Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPPA) is novel and, in key respects, non-reciprocal in favour of China. For example, the FIPPA would provide a general right of market access by Chinese investors to Canada but not by Canadian investors to China, allow wider scope for investment screening by China than by Canada, remove a longstanding Canadian reservation for performance requirements that favour aboriginal peoples, and dilute Canada's established position on transparency in investor-state arbitration. These and other aspects of the FIPPA are highlighted via a comparison to other trade …