最惠国待遇条款在投资争端解决中的适用问题研究

Study on the Application of the MFN Clause in the Settlement of Investment Disputes

最惠国待遇是支撑投资自由化的一个核心制度,已成为众多双边投资协定中的核心条款。在国际投资领域,投资者可以根据"基础条约"中最惠国待遇条款主张在"第三方条约"中规定的一些更优惠的待遇或权利,这逐渐成为近年来国际投资仲裁实践中产生的新议题。并且随着我国经济的发展,这一问题对于我国的影响日益增加,作为吸引外资较多的东道国,必须做到未雨绸缪,防止因最惠国待遇在程序事项上的适用而导致无法控制的损失。

Most-favored-nation Treatment （MFN） has become the key clause in many bilateral investment treaties as it＇ s the core principle supporting the investment liberalization. In the field of international investment, investors may claim more privi- leged treatments or rights stipulated in the ＂Third-party Treaty＂, based on the MFN clause under ＂Basic Treaties＂, which grows to be a new topic during the actual international investment arbitration. This problem has brought an increasing influence to our country along with our economic development. Being the host country that attracts more foreign investment, we have to be fully prepared to avoid uncontrollable loss owing to the procedural problems that may arise from the application of MFN.