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Should we tame it, cage it or kill it? past criticism, present developments and future imperatives for foreign investment protection in light of the IPA-SA, TPP and CETA

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Should we tame it, cage it or kill it? past criticism, present developments and future imperatives for foreign investment protection in light of the IPA-SA, TPP and CETA. / Bäumler, Jelena.
In: Archiv des Völkerrechts, Vol. 54, No. 3, 2016, p. 261-296.

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Harvard

Bäumler, J 2016, 'Should we tame it, cage it or kill it? past criticism, present developments and future imperatives for foreign investment protection in light of the IPA-SA, TPP and CETA', Archiv des Völkerrechts, vol. 54, no. 3, pp. 261-296. https://doi.org/10.1628/000389216X14809343592139

APA

Bäumler, J. (2016). Should we tame it, cage it or kill it? past criticism, present developments and future imperatives for foreign investment protection in light of the IPA-SA, TPP and CETA. Archiv des Völkerrechts, 54(3), 261-296. https://doi.org/10.1628/000389216X14809343592139

Vancouver

Bäumler J. Should we tame it, cage it or kill it? past criticism, present developments and future imperatives for foreign investment protection in light of the IPA-SA, TPP and CETA. Archiv des Völkerrechts. 2016;54(3):261-296. doi: 10.1628/000389216X14809343592139

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