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This article focuses on recent treaty practice in relation to the rising number of investment claims against environmental protection measures enacted in the public interest by States in the Asia-Pacific region. It considers how States have sought to shift the balance in new investment treaties in favour of regulation to protect the environment, how these provisions have been applied in recent investment treaty cases and the lessons that might be drawn for future investment disputes.

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