The Institute of Advanced Legal Studies in the United Kingdom recently launched the FLARE Index to Treaties, a searchable database of basic information on over 1,500 of the most
significant multilateral treaties from 1856 to the present.
This is a well - established mechanism found in bilateral and
multilateral investment
treaties that assists investors in safeguarding their investments against certain political, regulatory, judicial and other state - driven risks that are especially
significant in cross-border transactions.