“一带一路”倡议下中国对哈萨克斯坦的投资风险及解决方案

Risks in China's Investment in Kazakhstan and Solutions under the Belt and Road Initiative

尽管中国对哈萨克斯坦的投资有回报的希望,但潜在的外国投资者在哈萨克斯坦都面临失去其财产的风险。同时,由于哈萨克斯坦双边投资协定没有规定与投资国之间的争端仲裁解决方案,因此,投资者只有一种选择,即向哈萨克斯坦地方法院提出诉讼。而如果哈地方法院偏袒地方政府,投资者获得正义的可能性极小。由此,在哈萨克斯坦缺乏所需仲裁条款的情况下,中国投资者可能为了获得对自己有利的仲裁条款而进行所谓的"挑选条约"(treaty-shopping)。

Without specifi carbitration solutionsin Kazakhstan’s bilateral investment agreements with foreign countries to settle disputes between Kazakhstan and investing countries,the only option for foreign investors to secure their interest is to file lawsuits to local courts.This paper focuses on the treaty-shopping that Chinese investors may conduct aimed at finding favorable clauses when there is a lack of relevant ones.