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Public Health and Investment Protection in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic—From the Sustainable Perspective of Exception Clauses

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  • Guangyi Qu

    (School of Law, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China)

  • Wei Shen

    (School of Law, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China)

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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, various preventive and controlling measures have been taken by host states but may damage the interests of foreign investors and consequently result in international investment disputes. Confronted with potential international investment arbitration, the exceptions clause in international investment law is one of the host state’s defences. However, the public health exception clause is a general exception clause with uncertainty when investment arbitration takes place and investment arbitral tribunals interpret it. In the international society, sustainable development has gradually been recognized as a key principle in contemporary international law. Against this background, in the context of international investment, it is appropriate for host states to optimize the exception clauses in BITs or FTAs, thereby reducing the risk of arbitration concerning the host state’s regulatory measures to protect the public from the pandemic.

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  • Guangyi Qu & Wei Shen, 2022. "Public Health and Investment Protection in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic—From the Sustainable Perspective of Exception Clauses," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(11), pages 1-19, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:11:p:6523-:d:824900
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    1. Segger, Marie-Claire Cordonier & Khalfan, Ashfaq, 2004. "Sustainable Development Law: Principles, Practices, and Prospects," OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press, number 9780199276714.
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