International investment agreements (IIAs) are divided into two types: (1) bilateral investment agreements and (2) investment agreements. A bilateral investment agreement (BIT) is an agreement between two countries on the promotion and protection of investments made by investors of the countries concerned in the territory of the other country. The vast majority of AIIs are BITs. The category of contracts with investment rules (TIPs) includes different types of investment agreements that are not NTBs. Three main types of PNT can be distinguished: 1. global economic contracts, which contain obligations usually found in THE ILO (e.g. B a free trade agreement with an investment chapter); (2) contracts with limited investment provisions (e.g. B only those relating to the creation of investments or the free transfer of investment funds); and 3. Contracts that contain only “framework clauses”, such as. B cooperation on investments and/or mandates for future investment negotiations. In addition to AIIs, there is also an open category of investment-related instruments (IRIs). It includes several binding and non-binding instruments, such as model agreements and drafts, multilateral conventions on dispute settlement and arbitration rules, documents adopted by international organizations and others.
IIA Mapping Project The IIA Mapping Project is a cooperative initiative between UNCTAD and universities around the world to represent the content of IIAs. The resulting database serves as a tool to understand trends in the development of the IIA, assess the prevalence of different policy approaches and identify examples of contracts. The “Mapping of IIA Content” allows you to browse the results of previous projects (the page will be updated regularly when the new results are updated). Please cite as: UNCTAD, Mapping of IIA Content, available under investmentpolicy.unctad.org/international-investment-agreements/iia-mapping For more information: Mapping Project Page Project Description & Methodology Document IIA Navigator This IIAs database – the IIA Navigator – is managed by UNCTAD`s IIA Section. You can browse the IIAs concluded by a particular country or group of countries, view the recently concluded ais or use the extended contract search for demanding research tailored to your needs. Please cite as: UNCTAD, International Investment Agreements Navigator, available under investmentpolicy.unctad.org/international-investment-agreements/ Key Concepts – The mapping structure displayed in the “Select Mapped Processing Elements” tab is a “table of contents” that contains all associated contract elements. It corresponds to the typical structure of an IIA. – the elements of the contract represented are elements of an investment contract that have been represented in the framework of the IIA Mapping Project. The number of contract elements allocated is greater than 100. Each element of the associated contract has a series of predefined options for selection. – Mapping options indicate the approach to the contract that is included in the contract. Mapping options can be of the “yes/no” type or can specify the approach of the contract (e.g.B.
the type of fair and equitable treatment clause (FET) – qualified/uns qualified/none, etc.). Each element of the associated contract contains the options “Inconclusive” and “Inaccurate”. He first studied the idea of linking the legal protection of foreign investments to their original objective of using investment flows for development in poor countries. .