Introduction

Investment protection is typically about bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and regional agreements like NAFTA. Explicit multilateral rules on investment protection do not exist. Nevertheless international economic law in general is full of multilateralism. The world trade law under the auspices of the WTO contains several multilateral agreements. This article focuses on a small part of WTO law in the context of investment protection. Analysis of the WTO TRIMs-agreement and its application in the WTO dispute settlement system will help answer the question, what role the TRIMs ...