2004/3 - Fair and Equitable Treatment Standard in International Investment Law

This document provides factual elements of information on jurisprudence, literature and state practice related to the fair and equitable treatment standard. It examines the origins of the standard and its use in international agreements and state practice, its relationship with the minimum standard of international customary law and the elements of its normative content as identified by arbitral tribunals.

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2004/3 - 国际投资法上的公正与公平待遇标准

This document provides factual elements of information on jurisprudence, literature and state practice related to the fair and equitable treatment standard. It examines the origins of the standard and its use in international agreements and state practice, its relationship with the minimum standard of international customary law and the elements of its normative content as identified by arbitral tribunals.

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2004/2 - Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment in International Investment Law

This document aims to enhance understanding of investment protection provisions in international investment agreements. It provides a factual survey of jurisprudence and related literature on MFN treaty clauses in investment agreements.

Chile - Phase 1: Report on Implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention

Sound anti-bribery legislation is key to combating corruption. But how sound are Chile’s anti-bribery laws?

2004 Annual Meeting of the National Contact Points: Report by the Chair

This document reproduces the Report by the Chair of the Annual Meeting of the National Contact Points which was held on 14-15 June 2004. It will form part of the forthcoming publication "Annual Report on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises: 2004 Edition".

Second MENA-OECD Investment Steering Group Meeting

Amman, Jordan, 15 September 2004. The primary purpose of this meeting was to build on the momentum created by the first meeting of the MENA-OECD Investment Programme, reaffirming decisions, broadening participation/support and launching the initial phase of the Action Plan agreed at Amman.

Investment incentives and Foreign Direct Investment in selected ASEAN countries

ASEAN is perhaps the developing country region that has been the most successful at attracting foreign direct investment and at incorporating foreign firms into national development strategies. There has nevertheless been a secular decline in investments in the region by multinational enterprises which began in some countries even before the Asian financial crisis in 1997. This trend, together with far greater investment going into

International Investment Perspectives: 2004 Edition

The 2004 edition of this publication includes an update of recent trends and prospects in international direct investment and provides analyses of investment policy questions of topical interest.

Improving corporate governance standards: the work of the OECD and the Principles

This article by Grant Kirkpatrick was published following the 2004 Review of the OECD Principles of Corporate Goverance. It first appeared in Global Corporate Governance Guide 2004: best practice in the boardroom, published by Globe White Page.

Japan - Regulatory reform monitoring review

This report is part of the monitoring of developments since the 1999 OECD Report on Regulatory Reform in Japan ("1999 Report"), with particular attention to the implementation of its recommendations.