Navigating the Asymmetry _{Vulnerability Theory and State Responsiveness in The International Investment Regime}

This research contributes to scholarship by providing an empirical analysis of underexplored offıcial legal and policy documents, as vvell as state approaches to foreign investments and the asymmetrical structure of the international investment regime. it further contributes by proposing an analytical framevvork to uate states' responsiveness to the vulnerabilities of stakeholders beyond foreıgn ınvestors. it highlights the need for systemic change, emphasizing that meaningful reform s collective action by states to ensure that the regime balances the interests of foreign investors with those of broader society.