Abstract:In 2020, the universe of international investment agreements (IIAs) reached a total of 3360 agreements, including 2943 bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and 417 treaties with investment provisions (TIPs; UNCTAD, 2021). BITs are self-standing instruments focused on the
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