Next Generation Treaty – India’s New Model BIT Makes it Clear that its Goal is to Accomplish More than Investor Protection

Authors

Lisa E. Sachs, Columbia Law School, Columbia Center on Sustainable InvestmentFollow
Lise Johnson, Columbia Law School, Columbia Center on Sustainable InvestmentFollow
Sudhanshu Roy, New York University School of Law

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-2015

Abstract

The April release of India’s draft model bilateral investment treaty 1(BIT), which is expected to be approved by the cabinet soon, has generated a rich public debate on its international investment regime. There are important questions about the purpose and content of investment treaties, both in India and other countries. However, some reactions – like Augusts Law Commission report suggesting that the model BIT was not sufficiently investor-friendly – frame the discussion too narrowly, ignoring key questions and objectives behind India’s transitioning investment policy regime.

Disciplines

Dispute Resolution and Arbitration | International Law | International Trade Law | Law | Securities Law | Transnational Law

Recommended Citation

Lisa E. Sachs, Lise Johnson & Sudhanshu Roy, Next Generation Treaty – India’s New Model BIT Makes it Clear that its Goal is to Accomplish More than Investor Protection, The Indian Express, November 12, 2015 (2015).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/sustainable_investment_staffpubs/123