The titles of Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) concluded by the selected jurisdictions covered in this note reveal two main areas of focus. The first and the most common is unsurprisingly that of investment facilitation, encouragement and protection. In a limited number of treaties, however, the title wording does not go beyond the mere characterization of the treaty as being about investment.
The second area is cooperation in various forms, particularly economic and technical cooperation. This is expressed either solely or in combination with investment facilitation and protection.
Figure 1 shows the representation of these themes within the treaty networks of the selected jurisdictions.
Figure 1. The Focus of Bilateral Investment Treaties as Reflected in their Titles
