WAR CLAUSES IN IIAs – WHAT PROTECTION DO THEY OFFER?

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, now entering its ninth month, has once again thrown into sharp relief investor-state disputes arising out of war and armed conflict. Under the terms of most international investment agreements (“IIA”), a State agrees to protect the investments of investors from another State from discrimination, expropriation, and unfair and inequitable treatment.

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