Regionalism in international investment law / edited by Leon E. Trakman and Nicola W. Ranieri.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ranieri, Nick W.

Trakman, Leon E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Investments, Foreign (International law).

Investments, Foreign--Law and legislation.

Investments, Foreign.

Canada. Treaties, etc., 1992 October 7.

Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (555 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides a multinational perspective on international investment law. In it, distinguished academics and practitioners provide a critical and comprehensive understanding of issues in a field which has grown exponentially in its importance particularly over the last decade, focusing on the European Union, Australia, North America, Asia, and China.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Notes on Editors and Contributors""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Foreign Direct Investment: An Overview""; ""2. Foreign Direct Investment: A Historical Perspective""; ""3. International Investment Law: Some Legal Cultural Insights""; ""4. Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreements""; ""5. NAFTA: An Overview""; ""6. The Legal Framework for Foreign Investments in the EU: The EU Internal Market Freedoms, the Destiny of Member States� BITs, and Future European Agreements on Protection of Foreign Investments""

""7. The Effect of Survival and Withdrawal Clauses in Investment Treaties: Protection of Investments in Latin America""""8. ASEAN: The Liberalization of Investment through Regional Agreements""; ""9. China and International Investment Law""; ""10. The ICSID and Investor�State Arbitration""; ""11. The Law of Indirect Expropriation and the Iran�United States Claims Tribunal�s Role in its Development""; ""12. Australia�s Rejection of Investor�State Arbitration: A Sign of Global Change""; ""13. The Relation of the European Union and Its Member States in Investor�State Arbitration""

""14. Investors� Rights, Legal Concepts, and Public Policy in the NAFTA Context""""15. Consumer Product Safety Regulation and Investor�State Arbitration Policy and Practice after Philip Morris Asia v. Australia""; ""16. The Case against a Regime on International Investment Law""; ""Appendix: A Polemic: The Cases for and Against Investment Liberalization""; ""INDEX""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""; ""Z""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-933243-6

0-19-987485-9

OCLC:

852150953