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Indirect Expropriation - LL.M. in International Legal Studies

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Investment Def<strong>in</strong>itions <strong>in</strong> BITs<br />

The term ‘<strong>in</strong>vestments’ <strong>in</strong>vestments comprises every k<strong>in</strong>d of asset asset, <strong>in</strong><br />

particular:<br />

(a)movable and immovable property as well as other rights <strong>in</strong><br />

rem, such h as mortgages, t liens li and d pledges; l d<br />

(b)shares of companies and other k<strong>in</strong>ds of <strong>in</strong>terest <strong>in</strong> companies;<br />

(c)claims to money which has been used to create an economic<br />

value or claims to any performance hav<strong>in</strong>g an economic<br />

value;<br />

(d)copyrights (d)copyrights, <strong>in</strong>dustrial property rights, rights technical processes, processes<br />

trade-marks, trade-names, know-how, and good-will;<br />

(e)bus<strong>in</strong>ess concessions under public law, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g concessions<br />

to search for for, extract and exploit natural resources [ […] ]<br />

Germany-Guyana BIT 1989<br />

<strong>LL</strong>.M.<br />

IN INTERNATIONAL LEGAL STUDIES

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