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November 1, 2019Framk Emmert, Begaiym Esenkulova
Why Can't We Be Friends? Protecting Investors While Also Protecting Legitimate Public Interests
International investment law was born in a day and age when investors located in powerful and wealthy developed countries were looking for protection against expropriation and other arbitrary interference with their investments by undemocratic and unaccountable governments in developing countries. Bilateral and multilateral investment protection treaties were drafted by the developed countries to give rights and remedies to their investors.