International mutual investment promotion and protection agreements

Bilateral Investment Treaties, Czech Investment Treaties, Illustrated on Case CME v. CR The purpose of my thesis is to analyze the progression of investing in foreign countries, multi- and bilateral investment treaties, explain the most common structure and define the key terms of these documents. Living in Czech Republic, I focus on treaties that Czech Republic is bound by. To illustrate the topic based upon real life experience, I chose to describe a case well known to the public, the case between CME and CR. The thesis itself is composed of six chapters, each of them dealing with different aspects of international investment law. Chapter One explains the reasons why I chose this theme for my work. It also explains the goals set forth in this thesis. Chapter Two is an introduction to the topic itself. It describes the situation in the global market and the need for mutual consent in the area of cross border investing. It also provides a brief history of cross border investing. Chapter Three is the most voluminous of all chapters. Its contents include the bilateral investment treaties (also referred to as "BIT") generally. The chapter is subdivided into six parts that reflect the six central terms present in all BITs. These terms are as follows: investment, investor, treatment of investments,..