China and international investment law : twenty years of ICSID membership / edited by Wenhua Shan ; with Jinyuan Su.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shan, Wenhua, editor.

Su, Jinyuan (Law teacher), editor.

Series:

Silk Road Studies in International Economic Law 1.

Silk Road Studies in International Economic Law, 2352-5681 ; Volume 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Investments, Foreign--Law and legislation--China.

Investments, Foreign.

Foreign trade regulation--China.

Foreign trade regulation.

Investments, Foreign (International law).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (449 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands : Brill Nijhoff, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The first volume in the Silk Road Studies in International Economic Law Series, China and International Investment Law: Twenty Years of ICSID Membership examines cutting-edge issues of international investment law and arbitration in interaction with China, the second largest economy of the world. With particular attention to ongoing major negotiations of bilateral and regional investment treaties, including the TPP, TTIP and China's BIT negotiations with the EU and USA, the collection is timely, thorough, and incisive. All readers with an interest in the latest developments in international investment law in general, and the Chinese foreign investment regime in particular, will find an indispensable new resource in this collection of essays from esteemed experts in the field. The volume originated from the "China and ICSID" International Workshop and Roundtable on International Investment Law and Arbitration, organized to commemorate the 20th anniversary of China's accession to the ICSID Convention.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction / Wenhua Shan and Jinyuan Su

1 ICSID and International Investment Treaty Arbitration: Progress and Prospects / Meg Kinnear

2 The Past, Present and Future of the International Law on Foreign Investment / M. Sornarajah

3 Judicial Administration of Justice in Multilevel Commercial, Trade and Investment Adjudication? / Ernst-Ulrich Petersmann

4 The Development by States of Model Bilateral Investment Treaties / Chester Brown

5 Protection of the Investor’s Legitimate Expectations: Intersection of a Treaty Obligation and a General Principle of Law / Shotaro Hamamoto

6 Factors to be Considered for China’s Future Investment Treaties / Yongjie Li

7 China’s BIT’s and Arbitration Practice: Progress and Problems / Norah Gallagher

8 China and International Investment Law: An Evolving Relationship / Martin Endicott

9 The Chinese Investment Treaty Programme, Jurisdictional Challenges and Investment Planning: The Example of Chinese Outbound Investments in the Natural Resources Sector / Nils Eliasson

10 The Chinese Investment Regime and the US-China BIT Negotiations / Eric Pekar

11 The Evolution of EU Investment Law and the Future of EU-China Investment Relations / Marc Bungenberg and Catharine Titi

12 Instituting Investment Claims under the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement / Leon E. Trakman

13 Joint Interpretations under a Divided TPP Investment Chapter / Mark Feldman

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-27963-6

OCLC:

895257202

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004279636 DOI