{"id":3159,"date":"2011-10-01T22:37:12","date_gmt":"2011-10-01T20:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/dutch-bilateral-investment-treaties\/"},"modified":"2023-07-10T18:01:59","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T16:01:59","slug":"dutch-bilateral-investment-treaties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/dutch-bilateral-investment-treaties\/","title":{"rendered":"Dutch Bilateral Investment Treaties"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-component=\"core\/paragraph\" class=\"alignwide alignwide--narrow\">\n<p class=\"has-subtitle-font-size\">A gateway to \u2018treaty shopping\u2019 for investment protection by multinational companies<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  data-name=\"acf\/block-post-meta\" class=\"mt-6 alignwide alignwide--narrow\">\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap items-center gap-4 lg:gap-7\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Geplaatst in categorie:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"relative px-2 py-1 text-sm antialiased font-bold lowercase font-heading text-base-50 bg-nightblue-700\">\n\t\tPublicatie\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Geschreven door:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"badge-author\" class=\"min-h-[29px] relative inline-flex items-stretch font-normal font-heading bg-blue text-base-900\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image:h-full aspect-square image:max-w-[29px] image:object-cover \">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/MG_6012.jpg\" class=\"attachment-square-md size-square-md\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/MG_6012.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/MG_6012-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/MG_6012-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/MG_6012-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/MG_6012-746x746.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/MG_6012-333x333.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/MG_6012-680x680.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/MG_6012-440x440.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/MG_6012-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/MG_6012-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/MG_6012-360x360.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"self-center px-2 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Geschreven door:<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/?post_type=somo_person&amp;p=571\" class=\"absolute-link hocus:underline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block text-sm break-words lg:text-sm\">\n\t\t\t\tRoos van Os\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"badge-author\" class=\"min-h-[29px] relative inline-flex items-stretch font-normal font-heading bg-blue text-base-900\">\n\t\t<div class=\"self-center px-2 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Geschreven door:<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block text-sm break-words lg:text-sm\">\n\t\t\t\tR. Knottnerus\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"flex items-center gap-2\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon svg:w-[20px] svg:h-[20px]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M6.75 0a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.75V3h9V.75a.75.75 0 0 1 1.5 0V3h3.75A2.25 2.25 0 0 1 24 5.25v16.5A2.25 2.25 0 0 1 21.75 24H2.25A2.25 2.25 0 0 1 0 21.75V5.25A2.25 2.25 0 0 1 2.25 3H6V.75A.75.75 0 0 1 6.75 0Zm9.75 4.5V6A.75.75 0 0 0 18 6V4.5h3.75a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.75V9h-21V5.25a.75.75 0 0 1 .75-.75H6V6a.75.75 0 0 0 1.5 0V4.5h9Zm6 6v11.25a.75.75 0 0 1-.75.75H2.25a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75V10.5h21Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-base\" datetime=\"2011-10-01\">1 oktober 2011<\/time>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Multinational companies (MNCs) investing abroad have been using Dutch bilateral investment treaties (BITs) to sue host country governments for over 100 billion dollars for alleged damages to the profitability of their investments. This is one of the outcomes of new SOMO research into the unknown and opaque field of Dutch BITs and their legal impacts. In addition, the majority of the companies availing themselves of the generous investment protections offered by Dutch BITs are so-called mailbox companies, companies with no employees on their payroll and no real economic activity in the Netherlands. It is a known fact that many transnational companies choose the jurisdiction of the Netherlands as the base for their global trade and investment operations because of its favorable tax regime that facilitates corporate tax avoidance strategies (SOMO, 2007).<\/p>\n\n\t\n\n\n\t<div  data-name=\"acf\/block-downloads\">\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-xl font-bold font-heading\">Publicatie<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"teaser-download\" class=\"relative flex w-full gap-4 p-6 bg-beige\">\n\t\t<span class=\"flex-shrink-0 block w-[22px] h-[26px] icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M20 8.94a1.307 1.307 0 0 0-.06-.27v-.09a1.07 1.07 0 0 0-.19-.28l-6-6a1.071 1.071 0 0 0-.28-.19h-.1a1.099 1.099 0 0 0-.31-.11H7a3 3 0 0 0-3 3v14a3 3 0 0 0 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https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/MG_6012-333x333.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/MG_6012-680x680.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/MG_6012-440x440.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/MG_6012-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/MG_6012-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/MG_6012-360x360.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"self-center px-2 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Geschreven door:<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/?post_type=somo_person&amp;p=571\" class=\"absolute-link hocus:underline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block text-sm break-words lg:text-sm\">\n\t\t\t\tRoos van Os\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"badge-author\" class=\"min-h-[29px] relative inline-flex items-stretch font-normal font-heading bg-blue text-base-900\">\n\t\t<div class=\"self-center px-2 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Geschreven door:<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block text-sm break-words lg:text-sm\">\n\t\t\t\tR. Knottnerus\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"flex items-center gap-2\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon svg:w-[20px] svg:h-[20px]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M6.75 0a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.75V3h9V.75a.75.75 0 0 1 1.5 0V3h3.75A2.25 2.25 0 0 1 24 5.25v16.5A2.25 2.25 0 0 1 21.75 24H2.25A2.25 2.25 0 0 1 0 21.75V5.25A2.25 2.25 0 0 1 2.25 3H6V.75A.75.75 0 0 1 6.75 0Zm9.75 4.5V6A.75.75 0 0 0 18 6V4.5h3.75a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.75V9h-21V5.25a.75.75 0 0 1 .75-.75H6V6a.75.75 0 0 0 1.5 0V4.5h9Zm6 6v11.25a.75.75 0 0 1-.75.75H2.25a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75V10.5h21Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-base\" datetime=\"2011-10-01\">1 oktober 2011<\/time>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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