The purpose of the MFN clause in the International Investment Treaty is to promote the interests of the parties, not to derogate from their interests. From the perspective of the investor's home country, the MFN clause to expand the international arbitration practice applicable to the international investment dispute settlement procedure has the advantages and disadvantages of the investor's home country, and the overall situation is more harm than good. Which will seriously affects the investor's home country's own understanding of the obligations under the investment treaty, and thus inevitably affect the investor's home country on their own contract in the international law of the legitimacy of the judgments and expectations.
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