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The Pacific Rim and International Economic Law: Opportunities and Risks of the Pacific Century

Editorial

Introductory comments "The Pacific Rim and International Economic Law: Opportunities and Risks of the Pacific Century."

J.C. Thomas QC, National University of Singapore Centre for International Law

Introduction - "The Pacific Rim and International Economic Law: Opportunities and Risks of the Pacific Century"

M. Feldman, Peking University School of Transnational Law
W. Shan, Xi'an Jiaotong University. Supreme People's Court, PR China

The Pacific Rim and International Economic Law: Opportunities and Risks of the Pacific Century

The Case against China's joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)

M. Du, Surrey University School of Law

Japan in the Pacific Century: Opportunities and Challenges arising from the TPP

C. Hunt, Herbert Smith Freehills GJBJ
C. Trehearne, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP

Disentangling the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Noodle Bowl: Analysis of Legal and Policy Challenges

T. Wongkaew, Department of Treaties and Legal Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thailand

A U.S.-China BIT - Resolution of Investment Disputes in the Context of Transparency Issues

K. Andelic, University of Niš, Faculty of Law

Political Economy of China-U.S. BIT Negotiation: Whose Decisive Pursuit of Leadership in Institutional Transformation?

P. Wang, Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Law

Investor-State Dispute Resolution in Australia: A Changing Landscape for Investors

L. Chung, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
D. Robertson, Dentons
K. Lindeman, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
A. Hoffmann, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

Do Many of Australia's Bilateral Treaties Really Not Provide Full Advance Consent to Investor-State Arbitration? Analysis of Planet Mining v Indonesia and Regional Implications

L. Nottage, Sydney Law School

Locating Australia on the Pacific Rim: Trade, Investment and the Asian Century

L.E. Trakman, Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales
K. Sharma

Pacific Rim Investment Treaty Practice: Regional Considerations - Reflective or Reactionary? Indonesia's Approaches to International Investment Agreements and Recommendations for the Future

J.J. Losari, Centre for International Law (CIL)
M. Ewing-Chow, Centre for International Law (CIL)

Canada - China FIPA & Canada - Korea FTA: Recent Canadian Pieces in the Pacific-Rim Investment Treaty Jig-Saw

M. Levine, Castleview Advisory

Investor Protection in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone

C.S. Shang, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Pending Issues in China's BITs: National Treatment, MFN Treatment, Environmental Protection and Enforcement of Award

L. Li, King & Wood Mallesons

Japan's Ambitious International Investment Agreement Policy - Laying the Groundwork for Future Disputes?

J.T. Stoel, Hogan Lovells
T. Ishikawa, Nagoya University
M.G. Jacobson, Hogan Lovells

Key Issues to Consider for (Japanese) Investors Before Commencing an Investment Arbitration

L. Markert, Nishimura & Asahi

Expanding or contracting exceptions?: coordinating exceptions in international investment treaties and domestic investment instruments in China

Q. Ren, School of Law, University of Liverpool

The Pacific Islands and Trade in Services: One Step Back to Take Two Steps Forward

B. Natens, Sidley Austin LLP
R. Kumar, National Trade Adviser/Phd Candidate

Competitive Neutrality in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Negotiations on International Investment

B. Jin, School of Law, Xiamen University, PRC.

State Controlled Entities as Qualified "Investors": Implications for the Pacific Region Investment Treaty Making

L. Wang, University of New South Wales Faculty of Law

Drafting the Fair and Equitable Treatment Standard Clause in the TPP and the RCEP: Lessons Learned from the NAFTA Article 1105 Experience

P. Dumberry, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa

Will Greater Specificity with Respect to the Fair and Equitable Treatment Obligation Lead to Greater Predictability in Investment Treaty Cases?

W. Zhang, Uber

Anti-Corruption Legislations in Asia-Pacific: Disparate Extraterritorial Measures

C.A.S. Nasarre, McGill University, Faculty of Law

Canada's Anti-Corruption Framework and the Relevance to the Pacific Rim and TPP Negotiations

N. Gal-Or, ngal-or.com

The Institutional Fragmentation of International Intellectual Property Law in Pacific Rim: Authority and Legitimacy, Regime Interaction and Future Institutional Development in a "World Society"

A. Zuo, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong