Essential Security Clauses in International Investment Agreements
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Unit Affiliation: Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI)
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- Project Type: Research
DESCRIPTION: Many international investment agreements contain clauses that provide the parties with exceptions from the application of certain disciplines contained in these agreements. Among these, none is arguably more important than a self-judging essential security clause. This project looks at the extent to which international investment agreements have come to incorporate such clauses.