后危机时代国际投资法的转型——兼谈中国的状况

Transformation of International Investment Law in the Post-Crisis Era

后危机时代,国际投资法的转型表现在国际投资条约内容的新发展和仲裁实践的再调整。这种转型的推动力是各国对新自由主义的反思,以及学者和非政府组织对国际投资体制的批判。中国兼具资本输入国与输出国的双重身份,是国际投资法转型的代表和中坚力量。国际投资法的转型表明,国际经济新秩序在国际投资法领域得到了某种程度的承认,但实质上只是对国际既有经济秩序的改良而已。中国在考虑制定新的高水平BIT范本时,应当审慎平衡投资者和国家利益,完善对二者的保护。

In the post-crisis era, the transformation of international investment law is reflected in the new development of international investment treaties and readjustment of arbitration practices. The common trend is to rebalanee the rights and obligations between the host state and the investor. The causes of transformation include reflections to Neo-liberalism by countries and criticisms to international investment system by scholars and NGOs. China has double status as capital import and export country, which makes it the representative and hard core of international investment law transformation no less than the United States. The transformation shows that the argument of new international economic order gets confirmation to some extent, but in essence, it is only some reform to existing order. China should balance the benefits between the host state and foreign investors prudently when considering new high-level model BIT.