All roads lead out of Rome: Divergent paths of dispute settlement in bilateral investment treaties

International Investment for Sustainable Development: Balancing Rights and Rewards

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 123-149

  Peterson, Luke Eric ^a,b  

^a Royal Institute for International Affairs   (United Kingdom)

^b Swiss Department of Foreign Affairs   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84925748216     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781849771764     Document Type: Chapter

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