I. SIGNIFICANCE OF BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATIES

It focused on five sets of issues, i.e. reasons for concluding bilateral investment treaties issues addressed by bilateral investment treaties experience with the application of bilateral investment treaties the role of bilateral investment treaties in the development of national law and standards of international law and the development dimensions.

It focused on five sets of issues, i.e. reasons for concluding bilateral investment treaties issues addressed by bilateral investment treaties experience with the application of bilateral investment treaties the role of bilateral investment treaties in the development of national law and standards of international law and the development dimensions.

B. Issues addressed by bilateral investment treaties

A. Reasons for concluding bilateral investment treaties

B. Issues addressed by bilateral investment treaties

B. Issues addressed by bilateral investment treaties

Extensive experience in negotiation of bilateral tax treaties.

C. The distinction between bilateral and multilateral treaties

A. Main reasons for concluding bilateral investment treaties

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A. Main reasons for concluding bilateral investment treaties

C. Experience with the application of bilateral investment treaties

Bilateral investment treaties and their relevance to a possible

C. Experience with the application of bilateral investment treaties

C. Experience with the application of bilateral investment treaties

Thus, although following both World Wars multilateral treaties were still viewed as more resilient than bilateral ones, an increased resilience of bilateral treaties was acknowledged.

First, more and more countries are concluding bilateral investment treaties.

In addition, it is safe to assume that the present class of treaties include bilateral investment treaties.

Bilateral investment treaties often reflect, and are consistent with, provisions of national law in other cases, bilateral investment treaties influence national law by virtue of the laws which Parties enact to meet the requirements of the treaties.

Bilateral investment treaties often reflect, and are consistent with, provisions of national law in other cases, bilateral investment treaties influence national law by virtue of the laws which Parties enact to meet the requirements of the treaties.

Czechoslovakia and Iraq maintained bilateral treaties on air transport and consular relations.

That is certainly true with respect to a number of bilateral treaties.

apos (c) Extradition proceedings, where applicable, in accordance with existing bilateral treaties

1. The existence, use and value of bilateral treaties and similar agreements

Many States were parties to a number of bilateral, regional and multilateral treaties and many provided lists of such treaties.

Such treaties form a very important class of international transactions and form the precursors of the more recent bilateral investment treaties.

The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties provides the following rules on the interpretation of treaties, both bilateral and multilateral

It would be helpful if LDCs could have further bilateral and multilateral treaties.

Bilateral investment treaties now enjoy widespread acceptance by countries from all regions.

There seems in theory no reason why such treaties should not stand on the same footing as bilateral treaties between the belligerents.

Also, bilateral treaties concerning the resolution of problems relating to IDPs have been reported.

It was also stated by some that bilateral investment treaties were relatively unknown among investors (as opposed to providers of finance and insurance), although investors are concerned about the issues that bilateral investment treaties address.

While bilateral investment treaties constitute lex specialis, establishing treaty rights and obligations for the Parties, some experts questioned to what extent bilateral investment treaties would or could give rise to rules of customary international law.

It was also stated by some that bilateral investment treaties were relatively unknown among investors (as opposed to providers of finance and insurance), although investors are concerned about the issues that bilateral investment treaties address.

France had nine bilateral treaties at the time of the outbreak of the conflict, including treaties covering trade, technical cooperation and cultural cooperation.

In discussing the effect of armed conflict on treaties, commentators have attempted to distinguish between bilateral treaties, as more susceptible to suspension or abrogation, and multilateral treaties, as more resilient.

While bilateral investment treaties constitute lex specialis, establishing treaty rights and obligations for the Parties, some experts questioned to what extent bilateral investment treaties would or could give rise to rules of customary international law. page

The recent proliferation of bilateral investment treaties (BITs), double taxation treaties and various types of preferential trade agreements with investment components confirms this trend.

Singapore had also signed bilateral investment treaties and double taxation avoidance agreements with various countries.

A similar question arises when the distinction between bilateral and multilateral treaties is given prominence.

4. There are a number of other investment related issues that bilateral investment treaties do not always cover, but which may need to be addressed although, in the view of some experts, not necessarily by bilateral investment treaties.

4. There are a number of other investment related issues that bilateral investment treaties do not always cover, but which may need to be addressed although, in the view of some experts, not necessarily by bilateral investment treaties.

The Vienna Convention provides the following rules on the interpretation of treaties, both bilateral and multilateral

The practice of States relating to the consular provisions in bilateral treaties is not very coherent.