| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第4-5页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6页 |
| ABBREVIATIONS | 第7-14页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅰ GENERAL INTRODUCTION | 第14-23页 |
| 1.1 Introduction | 第14-17页 |
| 1.2 Research Justification and Motivation | 第17-20页 |
| 1.3 Research Question | 第20-21页 |
| 1.4 Research Methodology | 第21页 |
| 1.5 Dissertation Outline | 第21-23页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ THE ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OFBITS IN ATTRACTING FDI | 第23-68页 |
| 2.1 The Brief History of Bilateral Investment Treaties | 第23-35页 |
| 2.1.1 Motivation of States in Signing BITS | 第26-27页 |
| 2.1.2 The Contents of a BIT | 第27-29页 |
| 2.1.3 Defining the effectiveness of BITS | 第29-33页 |
| 2.1.4 Relation between BITS and Foreign Direct Investment | 第33-35页 |
| 2.2 Econometric Analytical Framework on the Effectiveness of BITS in attracting FDI | 第35-48页 |
| 2.2.1 Researchers with a negative result | 第37-39页 |
| 2.2.2 Researchers with positive results | 第39-44页 |
| 2.2.3 Discussion of previous literature findings | 第44-48页 |
| 2.3 Legal Analytical Framework on the Effectiveness of BITs in attracting FDI | 第48-68页 |
| 2.3.1 BITs as Signalling Device | 第48-51页 |
| 2.3.2. Signals in the context of BITS | 第51-55页 |
| 2.3.3 BITs as Commitment Device | 第55-59页 |
| 2.3.4 Commitment in Investment Treatment Provisions | 第59-64页 |
| 2.3.5 Summary | 第64-68页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ THE SIGNALLING EFFECT OF INVESTMENT PROMOTION ANDPROTECTION PROVISIONS | 第68-98页 |
| 3.1 Introduction | 第68页 |
| 3.2 China's BITs practice:trends and development | 第68-71页 |
| 3.3. Assessment of Signalling Effect of Investment Promotion Provisions | 第71-84页 |
| 3.3.1 General Investment Promotion Provisions in China's BITS | 第74-77页 |
| 3.3.2 Transparency and Consultation Provisions in China's BITS | 第77-84页 |
| 3.4 Assessment of Signalling Effect of Investment Protection Provisions | 第84-90页 |
| 3.4.1 Full protection and security provisions in China's BIT | 第84-87页 |
| 3.4.2 Unreasonable or Discriminatory measures | 第87-90页 |
| 3.5 Towards New Investment Promotion Provisions | 第90-94页 |
| 3.6 Summary | 第94-98页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ THE COMMITMENT EFFECT OF INVESTMENT TREATMENTPROVISIONS | 第98-124页 |
| 4.1 Introduction | 第98-99页 |
| 4.2. Assessment of Commitments of China's BITS MFN clauses | 第99-107页 |
| 4.2.1 Stage of application: Post and Pre- Establishment phase | 第103-105页 |
| 4.2.2 Identifying Comparator in China's BITs | 第105-107页 |
| 4.3 China's BITs National Treatment Provisions | 第107-112页 |
| 4.3.1 Exceptions in MFN and NT provisions | 第110-112页 |
| 4.4 Suggestions for improving MFN and NT provisions in China's BITS | 第112-114页 |
| 4.5 Fair and Equitable Treatment | 第114-120页 |
| 4.6 Future improvements in FET provisions | 第120-123页 |
| 4.7 Summary | 第123-124页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅴ CONCLUSION | 第124-128页 |
| 5.1 Summary of Research Findings | 第124-126页 |
| 5.2 Research Limitations and other related issues | 第126-127页 |
| 5.3 Fields for further research | 第127-128页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第128-133页 |
| APPENDIX | 第133-146页 |
