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Bargaining over BITs, Arbitrating Awards: The Regime for Protection and Promotion of International Investment. Beth A. Simmons, 2014, Book Chapter. "The regime for international investment is extraordinary in public international law and controversial in many regions of the world. This article explores two aspects of this set of rules: its decentralization and the unusual powers it gives to private actors to invoke dispute settlement. Decentralization has contributed to a competitive environment for ratification of bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and has elevated the importance of..." Link verified October 7, 2014