What is it about?
This paper looks at the pos-Soviet landscape, focusing on Central Asia, and traces recent regional efforts to create and change investment norms. The article also considers how states respond to their encounters with international investment law, through resisting and adopting rules imposed upon them.
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Why is it important?
Central Asia remains a largely uncharted territory but it is hugely important due to its geopolitical position between Russia, China and the Middle East. It is also a region that continues to attract significant investments in the natural resources sector.
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What happens in developing states when they sign regional and bilateral agreements? Do they always remain rule-takers? How have Central Asian states been manoeuvring between the need to assert sovereignty and engage in international cooperation?
Mavluda Sattorova
University of Liverpool
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This page is a summary of: International Investment Law in Central Asia, The Journal of World Investment & Trade, November 2015, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/22119000-01606011.
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