VARYING APPLICATION OF MOST-FAVOURED-NATION PRINCIPLE IN INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT TREATY

Robertus Bima Wahyu Mahardika, Emmy Latifah

Abstract

The aim of this study is to provide an academic framing of the philosophical foundation of the Most-favored-nation principle (MFN) in international investment law. The MFN principle is one of the most important principles in international law. In international investment law, MFN principle serves as a mechanism to create conditions in which foreign investors from many countries have equal opportunities to compete fairly in host country.

 

Keywords

most-favoured-nation principle; international investment law, philosophical foundation

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.20961/yustisia.v7i2.18542

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