SouthViews No. 47, 6 December 2012
Hazards in Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs): Investors’ rights v. public health
By Carlos Correa
An arbitral tribunal is expected to issue soon a decision on jurisdictional matters in a case brought by Philip Morris against the government of Uruguay. The claim, based on a bilateral investment treaty (BIT) between that country and Switzerland, challenges packaging and labeling requirements for cigarettes adopted by Uruguay to reduce tobacco’s consumption.
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Hazards in Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs): Investors’ rights v. public health
This article was tagged: Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs), Investors’ rights, Public Health
