Abstract
This article explores the rationale behind the development of bilateral trade and investment agreements as measures of state action. In examining the arguments in support of such bilateral agreements, it scrutinizes the virtues and deficiencies associated with each. It concludes by considering whether bilateralism contributes to the development of principles and standards governing multilateral trade and investment.
Disciplines
International Trade
Date of this Version
August 2011
Recommended Citation
Leon Trakman, "Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreements" (August 2011). University of New South Wales Faculty of Law Research Series 2011. Working Paper 35.
http://law.bepress.com/unswwps-flrps11/art35
Comments
This paper will be published in Transnational Dispute Management(forthcoming). This paper may also be cited as [2011]UNSWLRS 33.