中國－加拿大雙邊投資條約述評

Comments on the Canada-China Bilateral Investment Treaty

由於決策過程中獨立性、公開性和公平性的缺失，中國與加拿大之間的雙邊投資條約為加拿大政府埋下了法律與政策隱憂。與此同時，由於條約中存在所謂最惠國待遇條款的「戲法」，中加兩國所需承擔的風險和責任並未達到安全水平。鑑於中加投資條約的長期鎖定效應，投資條約仲裁的新穎性和擴張性對於中加兩國至關重要。有鑑於此，中國和加拿大兩國政府均應放棄或撤回那些旨在批準條約所採取的措施，轉而組織更大範圍內可能受條約影響的利益攸關者對該條約及其所包含的私人投資者與國家之間的仲裁機制進行審慎評估。Dut to a lack of independence, openness, and fairness in the decision-making process, the Canada-China bilateral investment treaty raised legal and political concern for the Canadian government. Teanwhile, due to the treaty's so-called 'sleight of hand' on most-favored -nation treatment, the risks and liabilities for China and Canada are not reliably moderated to a safe level. The oneveity and expansion of investment treaty arbitration is also important to consider in Canada and China, expecially considering the long-term lock-in period of the Canada-China treaty. It is argued in this article that Canada and China should forego or withdraw steps taken toward ratification until the treaty and its investorstate arbitration mechanism have been assessed by a wider range of actors who are potentially affected by the treaty.