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A critical examination of the symmetry of Ethiopia’s bilateral investment treaties
Mini Dissertation (LLM)--University of Pretoria, 2019.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/73343 A critical examination of the symmetry of Ethiopia’s bilateral investment treaties Abe, Oyeniyi No email Tamiru, Yehualashet UCTD Home state Host state Capital importing Capital exporting Investors and investment Symmentry/balance of rights and obligations Policy space Foreign direct investment Bilateral investment treaties Minimum customary international law Hull formula Clavo doctrine Expropriation and compensation Standard of treatment International arbitration Ethopian's BITs Indian model BIT USA model BIT Canada model BIT SADC model BIT African continental free trade area Pan Africa investment agreement Mini Dissertation (LLM)--University of Pretoria, 2019. After tearing down of colonization the new emerging countries, most of them are African countries, vow to enhance their economy. One of the mechanisms to jump- start the economy was through foreign direct investment (FDI). Foreign investors, though agree as to the high potential of least developed countries, were not comfortable with the then existing protection accorded to foreigners. Therefore, the two options left for them were either to pull back their investment or blindly invest with its all consequences. The latter option was neither feasible nor logical. As a result, developing countries and investors’ state began to conclude BITs to show their commitment to protect the investor and investment at large. The modern BITs are European in origin; the first one was signed between the Federal Republic of Germany and Pakistan on November 25, 1959.1 Ethiopia as one of the least developed countries concluded various BITs with different countries with the view to securing FDI. The close examination of BITs Ethiopia concluded, we could find both North-South BITs type, i.e. Ethiopia and developed countries like Germany and south- south BITs type i.e. Ethiopia with developing countries like Iran. In this study, an attempt is made to find out whether these BITs are symmetric, in terms of having balance terms and conditions of the treaty. The research found that the terms and conditions of BITs Ethiopia concluded are not favourable for the country and call for the review of those treaties. To put differently the country made a huge concession to please foreign investors, which ultimately defeat the whole essence of BITs. The broad definition, the standard of treatment, issue of expropriation and compensation, the guarantee of remittance and arbitration clause can be cited as an example. ABSA Bank. Centre for Human Rights LLM Unrestricted 2020-02-17T09:24:59Z 2020-02-17T09:24:59Z 2019 2019 Mini Dissertation Tamiru, Y 2019, A critical examination of the symmetry of Ethiopia’s bilateral investment treaties, LLM Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/73343> D2019 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/73343 en © 2019 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Home state Host state Capital importing Capital exporting Investors and investment Symmentry/balance of rights and obligations Policy space Foreign direct investment Bilateral investment treaties Minimum customary international law Hull formula Clavo doctrine Expropriation and compensation Standard of treatment International arbitration Ethopian's BITs Indian model BIT USA model BIT Canada model BIT SADC model BIT African continental free trade area Pan Africa investment agreement A critical examination of the symmetry of Ethiopia’s bilateral investment treaties |
| title | A critical examination of the symmetry of Ethiopia’s bilateral investment treaties |
| title_full | A critical examination of the symmetry of Ethiopia’s bilateral investment treaties |
| title_fullStr | A critical examination of the symmetry of Ethiopia’s bilateral investment treaties |
| title_full_unstemmed | A critical examination of the symmetry of Ethiopia’s bilateral investment treaties |
| title_short | A critical examination of the symmetry of Ethiopia’s bilateral investment treaties |
| title_sort | critical examination of the symmetry of ethiopia s bilateral investment treaties |
| topic | UCTD Home state Host state Capital importing Capital exporting Investors and investment Symmentry/balance of rights and obligations Policy space Foreign direct investment Bilateral investment treaties Minimum customary international law Hull formula Clavo doctrine Expropriation and compensation Standard of treatment International arbitration Ethopian's BITs Indian model BIT USA model BIT Canada model BIT SADC model BIT African continental free trade area Pan Africa investment agreement |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/73343 |