AGLC4 Rule 13.3: Investment and Trade Treaties and Investor-State Arbitration

Investment and trade treaties, such as bilateral investment treaties and free trade agreements, are cited as treaties under chapter 8. Arbitrations between investors and states are cited under chapter 11.

AGLC4 page 190

Formatting

  • Treaties take the chapter 8 form: italic title, comma, the parties (for a treaty with few parties) joined by unspaced en dashes, comma, signing date, treaty series, entry into force in round brackets, then the pinpoint.
  • Arbitral decisions take the chapter 11 form: italic parties' names and italic phase in round brackets, then roman round brackets holding the tribunal and date, then a paragraph pinpoint in square brackets.

Examples

Quoted from the Guide, page 190
  1. 21
    North American Free Trade Agreement, Canada–Mexico–United States of America, signed 17 December 1992, [1994] CTS 2 (entered into force 1 January 1994) art 2005.
  2. 22
    United Parcel Service of America Inc v Canada (Merits) (North American Free Trade Agreement Chapter 11 Arbitral Tribunal, 24 May 2007) [119].

See also

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