Abstract

The tension between protections afforded to foreign investors and state sovereign rights has been traditionally viewed as the key struggle international investment law attempts to solve. Despite that the issue of investor protection has been overly emphasized in provisions of several regional free trade agreements and major Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs), the newly promulgated operational rules for the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone seems to have downplayed its importance. This article examines prevalent measures investor protection matters are emphasized in free trade ...