Investment Treaty Law

Author : Chester Brown
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139503618
Total Pages : 747 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Evolution in Investment Treaty Law and Arbitration written by Chester Brown and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-11-17 with total page 747 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International investment law is in a state of evolution. With the advent of investor-State arbitration in the latter part of the twentieth century - and its exponential growth over the last decade - new levels of complexity, uncertainty and substantive expansion are emerging. States continue to enter into investment treaties and the number of investor-State arbitration claims continues to rise. At the same time, the various participants in investment treaty arbitration are faced with increasingly difficult issues concerning the fundamental character of the investment treaty regime, the role of the actors in international investment law, the new significance of procedure in the settlement of disputes and the emergence of cross-cutting issues. Bringing together established scholars and practitioners, as well as members of a new generation of international investment lawyers, this volume examines these developments and provides a balanced assessment of the challenges being faced in the field.

Author : Rudolf Dolzer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019267241X
Total Pages : 561 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Principles of International Investment Law written by Rudolf Dolzer and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022-01-13 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book outlines the principles behind the international law of foreign investment. The main focus is on the law governed by bilateral and multilateral investment treaties. It traces the purpose, context, and evolution of the clauses and provisions characteristic of contemporary investment treaties, and analyses the case law, interpreting the issues raised by standard clauses. Particular consideration is given to broad treaty-rules whose understanding in practice has mainly been shaped by their interpretation and application by international tribunals. In addition, the book introduces the dispute settlement mechanisms for enforcing investment law, outlining the operation of Investor-State arbitration. Combining a systematic analytical study of the texts and principles underlying investment law with a jurisprudential analysis of the case law arising in international tribunals, this book offers an ideal introduction to the principles of international investment law and arbitration, for students, scholars, and practitioners alike.

Author : Meg Kinnear
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
ISBN 13 : 9041161414
Total Pages : 778 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Building International Investment Law written by Meg Kinnear and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2015-12-22 with total page 778 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume celebrates the first fifty years of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) by presenting the landmark cases that have been decided under its auspices. These cases have addressed every aspect of investment disputes: jurisdictional thresholds; the substantive obligations found in investment treaties, contracts, and legislation; questions of general international law; and a number of novel procedural issues. Each chapter, written by an expert on the chapter’s particular focus, looks at an international investment law topic through the lens of one or more of these leading cases, analyzing what the case held, how it has been applied, and its overall significance to the development of international investment law. These topics include: - applicable law; - res judicata in investor-State arbitration; - notion of investment; - investor nationality; - consent to arbitration; - substantive standards of treatment; - consequences of corruption in investor-State arbitration; - State defenses - counter-claims; - assessment of damages and cost considerations; - ICSID Arbitration Rule 41(5) objections; - mass claims, consolidation and parallel proceedings; - provisional measures; - arbitrator challenges; - transparency and amicus curiae; and - annulment. Because the law of international investment continues to grow in importance in an ever globalizing world, this book is more than a fitting way to mark the past fifty years and to welcome the next fifty years of development. It will prove both educational for practitioners new to the field and informative for seasoned investment lawyers. Moreover, the book itself is a landmark that will be of great value to professionals, scholars and students interested in international investment law.

Author : Zachary Douglas
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521855675
Total Pages : 685 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The International Law of Investment Claims written by Zachary Douglas and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-11 with total page 685 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a codification of the principles and rules relating to the prosecution of investment claims.

Author : Andrew Paul Newcombe
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
ISBN 13 : 9041123512
Total Pages : 644 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Law and Practice of Investment Treaties written by Andrew Paul Newcombe and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book focuses on the substantive protections accorded to investors and investments and on the variations among jurisdictions. Among the many specific issues and topics that arise in the course of the discussion are the following: - problems of transparency and conflict of interest; - the recent growth in IIAs between and among developing nations; - the effect of new model bilateral investment treaties (BITs); - the ability of non-disputing parties to participate in investor-state arbitration; - theories of the interaction of foreign direct investment (FDI) and BITs; - investor-state arbitration as an evasion of public regulatory authority; - the role of investment funds in international investment; - 'fork in the road' provisions; and - institutional versus ad hoc arbitration. International business and other investors will greatly appreciate the in-depth information and insightful guidance in this solidly useful book. It will also be welcomed by jurists and students as a significant milestone in the development of principles in a quickly growing field of practice that is still plagued with inconsistencies.

Author : Jonathan Bonnitcha
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019871954X
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Political Economy of the Investment Treaty Regime written by Jonathan Bonnitcha and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investment treaties are some of the most controversial instruments of global economic governance. This book integrates legal, economic, and political perspectives to offer the first comprehensive analysis of the political economy of the investment treaty regime, and contextualises the investment treaty regime in its broader socio-economic context.

Author : British Institute of International and Comparative Law
Publisher : BIICL
ISBN 13 : 9781905221127
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Investment Treaty Law written by British Institute of International and Comparative Law and published by BIICL. This book was released on 2009 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Investment Treaty Forum of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law brings together eminent practitioners, arbitrators, and academics in the dynamic area of international investment law. Members of the Forum, under the British Institute's auspices, examine and debate the legal and policy issues presented by the increasingly complex web of investment treaties and the disputes that arise under them. The Forum held two conferences in 2007. This present volume compiles the papers presented at the conferences, as well as a transcript of the round-table discussion on the subject of 'precedent' in international investment. Part I of the book is devoted to remedies, compensation, and valuation in international investment disputes. This under-theorized area of law is ripe for further exploration by lawyers and economists, and the papers in this volume present a framework for further inquiry. Part II addresses the jurisprudence emerging from investment arbitration tribunals on issues such as fair and equitable treatment, 'umbrella' clauses, and nationality of claimants. The overarching question addressed by the papers, and by the concluding roundtable, is the relationship of those decisions with general international law and whether or not there is, or should be, a doctrine of precedent in investment treaty arbitration.

Author : Jorun Baumgartner
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198787111
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Treaty Shopping in International Investment Law written by Jorun Baumgartner and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Lausanne, 2015 --Acknowledgements.

Author : Federico Ortino
Publisher : BIICL
ISBN 13 : 1905221088
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Investment Treaty Law written by Federico Ortino and published by BIICL. This book was released on 2007 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2005, as part of its research activities in the field of investment treaty law and arbitration, the Investment Treaty Forum at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law organized two very successful public conferences in London addressing the issues of 'Nationality and Investment Treaty Claims' and 'Fair and Equitable Treatment in Investment Treaty Law.' This publication records the presentations given by very distinguished experts in the field. The first conference addressed a central issue in international law. Nationality sits at the heart of the debate over the rights and participation of private parties in international relations. In international investment law, nationality constitutes one of the central criteria defining the scope of application of international investment agreements such as the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) Convention or the several thousands bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and free trade agreements (FTAs). Topics addressed at the conference include the issue of nationality of physical and legal persons, the requirements for substantive and continuous nationality, as well as the issue of nationality in derivative actions and indirect claims. The second conference dealt with potentially the most important and elusive obligation imposed on States by international investment treaties: the fair and equitable treatment standard. The elements that are usually cited by the case law and by legal scholars in the attempt to describe the meaning of the fair and equitable treatment standard include very broad concepts that are open to differing interpretations depending fundamentally on the perceived objectives of the international investment system. Among the topics addressed at the conference were the application of the fair and equitable treatment standard in customary international law and in investment treaty practice; equivalent standards under domestic administrative law; the relationship between the fair and equitable standard and expropriation; and the relevance of the conduct of the investor in determining a breach of the fair and equitable treatment standard.

Author : Tarcisio Gazzini
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9004214534
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book International Investment Law written by Tarcisio Gazzini and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 2012-08-22 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transnational investment involves a variety of actors (States, public and private legal entities, and natural persons) whose relationships are governed by rules and legal instruments belonging to different legal systems. This book provides a systematic study of the sources of rights and obligations in the field of transnational investment, and their coordination and interaction. It focuses primarily on the network of over 3,000 Bilateral Investment Treaties, international investment contracts, customary international law, the main multilateral treaties, national legislation, international case law and general principles of law. The book, firmly based on State practice, arbitral awards and national decisions, is indispensable to fully appraise the nature and content of the claims of private investors as well as to identify the law applicable in investment arbitration.