The Fundamental Importance of Foreign Direct Investment to Australia in the 21st Century: Reforming Treaty and Dispute Resolution Practice

Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA) Review, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 22-35, 2014

Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 13/90

17 Pages Posted: 2 Dec 2013 Last revised: 12 Jan 2015

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Shiro Patrick Armstrong

Australian National University (ANU) - Crawford School of Public Policy

Jürgen Kurtz

University of Melbourne - Law School

Luke R. Nottage

The University of Sydney - Faculty of Law; The University of Sydney - Australian Network for Japanese Law; University of Wollongong

Leon Trakman

University of New South Wales (UNSW) - UNSW Law & Justice

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Date Written: December 1, 2013

Abstract

This paper outlines our collaborative research project for 2014-16, aimed at evaluating the economic and legal risks associated with the Australian Government’s recent approach to investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS), and broader implications for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and international investment law particularly in the Asian region. The multidisciplinary research will include econometric modeling, empirical research through stakeholder surveys and interviews, as well as critical analysis of case law, treaties and regulatory approaches. The aim of this project is to identify optimal methods of investor-state dispute prevention, avoidance and resolution that efficiently cater to inbound and outbound investors as well as Australia as a whole. The goal is to promote a positive climate for investment inflows and outflows, while maintaining Australia's ability to take sovereign decisions on matters of public policy.

Note: A further updated version of this paper appears in the ACICA Review (December 2014).

Keywords: investment, FDI, free trade agreements, international law, arbitration, dispute resolution, comparative law, Asian law, political economy, econometrics

JEL Classification: K10, K30

Suggested Citation

Armstrong, Shiro Patrick and Kurtz, Jürgen and Nottage, Luke R. and Trakman, Leon, The Fundamental Importance of Foreign Direct Investment to Australia in the 21st Century: Reforming Treaty and Dispute Resolution Practice (December 1, 2013). Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA) Review, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 22-35, 2014, Sydney Law School Research Paper No. 13/90, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2362122 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2362122

Shiro Patrick Armstrong

Australian National University (ANU) - Crawford School of Public Policy ( email )

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Jürgen Kurtz

University of Melbourne - Law School ( email )

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Luke R. Nottage (Contact Author)

The University of Sydney - Faculty of Law ( email )

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The University of Sydney - Australian Network for Japanese Law

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University of Wollongong ( email )

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Australia

Leon Trakman

University of New South Wales (UNSW) - UNSW Law & Justice ( email )

Kensington, New South Wales 2052
Australia

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