臺美二十一世紀貿易倡議下之投資保障及其展望

Investment Protection under the under the United States-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade and its Future Prospect

2023年6月，臺灣與美國在臺美二十一世紀貿易倡議下通過首批協定《駐美國台北經濟文化代表處與美國在台協會關於臺灣與美國間貿易協定》。此項協定不僅象徵臺美之間經貿交流的重大進展，其所具有的法律意涵亦值得高度關注。本文旨在以臺美二十一世紀貿易倡議架構所通過的首批協定為基礎，從國際法角度分析臺灣與美國在外國投資保障上的現狀及其未來展望。首先，本文將對於臺灣與美國在國際投資法上的國家實踐分別進行介紹。其次，本文將分析臺美二十一世紀貿易倡議下所通過首批協定中與投資有關的條款具有的國際法意涵。最後，本文將以近年來美國對外締結的自由貿易協定中投資專章相關規範為基礎，探討臺美雙方在未來透過雙邊投資協定的締結強化對於外國投資活動的保障及促進的展望。

In June 2023, Taiwan and the United States signed the first agreement under the United States-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade, i.e. the Agreement between the American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States Regarding Trade between the United States of America and Taiwan. This agreement not only marked significant progress in the economic and trade relationship between Taiwan and the United States, the meaning and legal significance of the agreement also deserves particular attention.
This article analyses the protection of foreign investment activities under the United States-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade first agreement from the perspective of international law. Following the introduction, the second part of this article introduces the State practice of both Taiwan and the United States in the field of international investment law. The third part of this article then examines the relevant provisions in the first agreement to explore their legal significance in protecting foreign investment activities. The fourth part of this article further considers investment provisions in the free trade agreements concluded by the United States in recent years to demonstrate the importance of reaching a bilateral investment agreement between Taiwan and the United States for strengthening the protection and promotion of foreign investment activities between the two sides in the coming future. The final section concludes.