Draft U.S. Model Bilateral Investment Treaty-Draft Comments from the Department of State Subcommittee on Investment

A letter from the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) to representatives of the Department of State Subcommittee on Investment, criticizing a draft report on the U.S. Model Bilateral Investment Treaty for being inaccurate and biased in favor of the investment community.

• The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) asserts that the draft report regarding the U.S. Model Bilateral Investment Treaty presents an "inaccurate and biased view" that favors the investment community, which may unfairly influence readers.
• CIEL disputes the draft report's claim that labor and environmental communities oppose any limitation on governmental authority to maintain labor and environmental measures, stating that the word "undue" would be a more accurate description of their position.
• The author notes that the draft report fails to mention concerns from labor and environmental communities regarding public participation and transparency in dispute settlement.
• CIEL argues that the 1994 Model BIT is flawed because it provides inadequate public participation and transparency, and it abrogates long-standing rules of customary international law; the author contends the draft model BIT does not remedy these issues.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2004). Draft U.S. Model Bilateral Investment Treaty-Draft Comments from the Department of State Subcommittee on Investment. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/BIT_CIELletter_20Jan04.pdf

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. Draft U.S. Model Bilateral Investment Treaty-Draft Comments from the Department of State Subcommittee on Investment. 2004. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/BIT_CIELletter_20Jan04.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2004draft, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{Draft U.S. Model Bilateral Investment Treaty-Draft Comments from the Department of State Subcommittee on Investment}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2004}, month = jan, url = {https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/BIT_CIELletter_20Jan04.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }