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47 Va. J. Int'l L. 953 (2006-2007)
The Lopsided International Investment Law Regime and Its Effect on the Future of Investor-State Arbitration

handle is hein.journals/vajint47 and id is 961 raw text is: I NOTE I The Lopsided International Investment Law Regime and Its Effect on the Future of Investor-State Arbitration OLIVIA CHUNG* Introduction ............................................................................... 954 The Lopsided A greem ent .......................................................... 956 A. Unequal BIT Negotiation Process ................................... 957 B. Vague, Open-Ended Treaty Rights .................................. 959 II. The Dilemma of Developing Countries ..................................... 962 A. Burdensome Restrictions on Sovereignty ........................ 963 B. Inequitable and Excessive Arbitral Awards ..................... 965 C. Lack of Recourses Within the Current BIT Regime ........ 966 III. States Escaping the Unfair BIT Regime by Defying A rb itration ................................................................................. 969 A. Indonesia: The Patuha, Himpurna and Karaha Bodas P rojects ............................................................................ 9 70 B. Pakistan: The HubCo Controversy .................................. 973 C . Russia and O thers ............................................................ 974 C onclu sion ................................................................................. 9 75 * J.D. expected May 2008, University of Virginia School of Law.

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