The State-Owned Entities as Investors: The International Legal Framework
https://doi.org/10.22394/2686-7834-2023-3-37-44
Abstract
In this article, the author examines the notion of state-owned entities in the practice of international organisations, and the different approaches to the extension of investor status to state-owned entities under international investment agreements. As a result of the analysis, the author formulates the characteristics of state-owned entities as investors in the international legal context and establishes that in the vast majority of cases state-owned entities are not excluded from the investor concept, and therefore shall be covered by the protection of international investment agreements.
About the Author
N. S. Andreeva
National Research University Higher School of Economics; Better Chance JSC
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Natalia S. Andreeva, postgraduate student, Dispute Resolution and International Arbitration Practice of Better Chance JSC
Moscow
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Andreeva N.S. The State-Owned Entities as Investors: The International Legal Framework. Theoretical and Applied Law. 2023;(3):37-44. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22394/2686-7834-2023-3-37-44
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