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Comprehensive or BIT by BIT: The ACIA and Indonesia's BITs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 January 2015

Junianto James LOSARI*
Affiliation:
Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore, Singaporejames.losari@nus.edu.sg

Abstract

The entry into force of the ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement (ACIA) in 2012 brought ASEAN closer towards the realization of the ASEAN Economic Community by 2015. Nonetheless, a new concern arises regarding the fate of twenty-six Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) that exist among the ASEAN governments. This may raise confusion for the ASEAN governments regarding the applicable standards of investment protection to grant investors. Indonesia was chosen as a case-study because its Investment Coordinating Board recognizes the importance of understanding Indonesia's obligations under the BITs within the context of the ACIA regime, and is in the midst of reviewing its BITs. This paper seeks to provide a better understanding of the interactions between and among these agreements to ensure that the ASEAN governments’ policies comply with their legal obligations. It also provides recommendations on how they could streamline the standards and work towards a single regime of investment protection.

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Footnotes

*

Research Associate, Centre for International Law (National University of Singapore). The author would like to thank all the people who provided invaluable feedback on this paper. In particular, the author would like to thank Roberto Echandi, Michael Ewing-Chow, Jürgen Kurtz, Pierre Sauvé, Kristine Kraabel, and Lin Lin. As always, all mistakes or errors remain entirely the author's.

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