Centre for Trade And Investment Law

DISCUSSION PAPER NO. 1

India joining the ICSID: Is it a valid debate?

By Dr. James J. Nedumpara And Aditya Laddha

Forthcoming in transnational dispute management: Special issue on international commercial and investment disputes in and with India.

11/2017

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DISCUSSION PAPER NO. 2

China long march to market economy status

By Dr. James J. Nedumpara And Archana Subramanian

Study of the Expiry of Section 15 of the Protocol of Accession and the Treatment of China in Anti-Dumping Proceedings

06/2018

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DISCUSSION PAPER NO. 3

The Proposed Investment Facilitation Agreement at the WTO

By James J. Nedumpara and Sandeep Thomas Chandy

A study understanding the invisible elements of Brazil’s proposal.

07/2018

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DISCUSSION PAPER NO. 4

Domestic Regulation and Visa Regime: An Unsustainable Interaction

By Shiny Pradeep and Sunanda Tewari Discussion

This paper analyses whether certain visa administrative procedures can be streamlined according to the domestic regulation disciplines enshrined under the Article VI:4 of GATS.

06/2019

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DISCUSSION PAPER NO. 5

Rules of Origin in Services: The Nationality Conundrum

By Aparna Bhattacharya and Sparsha Janardhan

This paper attempts to examine different means to identify the nationality of the service or service supplier in the international trading system and to highlight the deficiencies in the rules of origin in services trade.

06/2019

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DISCUSSION PAPER NO. 6

The Crisis in the WTO Appellate Body: Implicationsfor India and the Multilateral Trading System

By James J. Nedumpara andPrakhar Bhardwaj

This paper briefly describes the real and purported causes of the current stalemate regarding appointments to the WTO Appellate Body and seeks to examine its implications for India.

03/2019

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DISCUSSION PAPER NO. 7

Government Procurement: A Multilateral Perspective into Goods and Services Trade *

Sandeep Thomas Chandy and Anupal Dasgupta

A large proportion of the WTO membership is not a party to the Plurilateral Agreement on Government Procurement. Accordingly, procurements by these Members is governed by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, as modified by multilateral agreements like the TRIMS, SCM Agreement and the GATS.

04/2019

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DISCUSSION PAPER NO. 8

FDI IN INDIA: A BIRD’S EYE VIEW

James J. Nedumpara and Akshaya Venkataraman

The article highlights the various contemporary issues in India’s foreign investment laws, identifies the relationship between BITs and FDI inflow, and traces, through case law, the rationale behind India’s current position on BITs.

03/2020

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Discussion Papers

Forthcoming in transnational dispute management: Special issue on international commercial and investment disputes in and with India.

Study of the Expiry of Section 15 of the Protocol of Accession and the Treatment of China in Anti-Dumping Proceedings

A study understanding the invisible elements of Brazil’s proposal.

This paper analyses whether certain visa administrative procedures can be streamlined according to the domestic regulation disciplines enshrined under the Article VI:4 of GATS.

This paper attempts to examine different means to identify the nationality of the service or service supplier in the international trading system and to highlight the deficiencies in the rules of origin in services trade.

This paper briefly describes the real and purported causes of the current stalemate regarding appointments to the WTO Appellate Body and seeks to examine its implications for India.

A large proportion of the WTO membership is not a party to the Plurilateral Agreement on Government Procurement. Accordingly, procurements by these Members is governed by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, as modified by multilateral agreements like the TRIMS, SCM Agreement and the GATS.

The article highlights the various contemporary issues in India’s foreign investment laws, identifies the relationship between BITs and FDI inflow, and traces, through case law, the rationale behind India’s current position on BITs.

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