Investment treaties & disputes

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This updated and expanded second edition examines how long-term energy investments are kept stable through the law of investment contracts and treaties. With increased focus on renewable energy alongside gas and oil, it provides a comprehensive review of arbitral cases and includes new and updated case studies on energy investment issues. Learn More

This title covers all aspects of international commercial arbitration in Sweden which has long been a leading arbitral centre. Combining a practical approach with scholarly analysis, it provides the reader with in-depth knowledge about Swedish arbitration law as applied in international arbitrations. Learn More

This leading text in the field covers all the major regulatory areas relating to the operations of multinational enterprises, analysing them not only in a legal but also a political and economic context. It is a definitive reference work for students, researchers, and practitioners working with multinational enterprises. Learn More

In this new edition of an authoritative work in the field, Jeswald W. Salacuse thoroughly examines the law of international investment treaties, particularly with respect to its origins, structure, content, and effects. He takes into account all major developments in the law to provide an up-to-date guide for students, scholars, and practitioners. Learn More

This leading text in the field covers all the major regulatory areas relating to the operations of multinational enterprises, analysing them not only in a legal but also a political and economic context. It is a definitive reference work for students, researchers, and practitioners working with multinational enterprises. Learn More

This book brings a new perspective to the subject of international investment law, by tracing the origins of foreign investor rights. It shows how a group of business leaders, bankers, and lawyers in the mid-twentieth century paved the way for our current system of foreign investment relations, and the investor-state dispute settlement mechanism. Learn More

At their core, ISDS treaties are flawed because they very firmly institute wealth-based inequality under international law. In this book, Van Harten explores these claims in the light of the history of early ISDS treaties. Learn More

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This book charts the origins and development of investment protection provisions in foreign investment treaties. Federico Ortino argues that these provisions revolve around three key concepts: legal stability, investment's value, and reasonableness. Learn More

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Foreign investors often sustain injuries during international armed conflicts. This book sets out to explore how effective investment treaty protections really are. It designs an analytical framework that purports to explain and evaluate how effective and appropriate the application of the investment treaty regime is in times of armed conflict. Learn More

This is a comprehensively updated rule-by-rule commentary on the genesis, interpretation, and application of the ICDR Rules. It provides arbitrators, practitioners, and academics a first port of call when considering ICDR arbitration, and provide a comprehensive commentary on these important rules. Learn More

This book explores the three tracks of China's investment policy and strategy: bilateral agreements, regional agreements, and global initiatives. Its overarching topic is whether these three tracks compete with or complement one another - a question of profound importance for China's political and economic future and world investment governance. Learn More