International investment law and history / edited by Stephan W. Schill, Christian J. Tams, Rainer Hofmann.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schill, Stephan (Stephan W.), editor.

Tams, Christian J., editor.

Hofmann, Rainer, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Frankfurt investment and economic law series.

Frankfurt Investment and Economic Law Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Investments, Foreign (International law).

Investments, Foreign (International law)--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 2018.

Summary:

"Historiographical approaches to international investment law scholarship are becoming ever more important. This...book combines perspectives from a range of expert international law scholars who explore ways in which using a broad variety of historical methods and historical research can lead to a better understanding of international investment law. [This book]...analyses the use of historical argument in international investment law. It examines the vital roles that historical arguments play in interpreting investment treaties, resolving investor-state disputes, and justifying or criticising the current system of investment protection."-- Publisher's description

Contents:

1. International investment law and history: An introduction / Stephan W. Schill, Christian J. Tams and Rainer Hofmann

2. Narrating narratives of international investment law: History and epistemic forces / Andreas Kulick

3. The first investor-state arbitration? The Suez Canal dispute of 1864 and some reflections on the historiography of international investment law / Jason Webb Yackee

4. Understanding change: Evolution from international claims commissions to investment treaty arbitration / Heather L. Bray

5. History and international law: Method and mechanism

empire and 'usual' rupture / Kate Miles

6. The challenges of history in international investment law: A view from legal theory / Jörg Kammerhofer

7. Resolving challenges to historical research: Developing a project to define fair and equitable treatment / Mona Pinchis-Paulsen

8. The evolution of contractual protection in international law: Accessing diplomatic archives, discovering diplomatic practice, and constructing diplomatic history / Jean Ho

9. The gust of wind: The unknown role of Sir Elihu Lauterpacht in the drafting of the Abs-Shawcross Draft Convention / Yuliya Chernykh

10. Enriching law with political history: A case study on the creation of the ICSID Convention / Taylor St. John

11. A genealogy of censurable conduct: Antecedents for an international minimum standard of investor conduct / Muin Boase.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-78643-996-4