ADR Clauses, Africa, Belt Road Initiative, China, Dispute boards, Mediation

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Ever since the Chinese government officially adopted it in 2013, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has evolved restlessly. Yet, ten years later, its exact delineations are still somewhat blurry: the global infrastructure project encapsulates all at once a vision, a strategy and a policy. One certainty, however, remains constant. The BRI is and will…

AfCFTA, Africa, International Investment Law, International Mediation, Investment Arbitration, Investment law, Investor-State arbitration, investor-State arbitration and mediation, ISDS

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Many see the Pan-African Investment Code (PAIC), a model instrument adopted by the African Union (AU) in 2015, as the first step toward the ‘africanization’ of international investment law. While several national and regional instruments on foreign investments had been adopted by African States and Regional Economic Communities (RECs) prior to the PAIC, the latter’s…