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Zusatztext In this insightful monograph, Martins Paparinskis turns a keen analytical mind to the relationship between the treaty-based obligation of states to accord foreign investment "fair and equitable treatment" (FET) and the international minimum standard of treatment required by customary international law ... One of the pleasures of this book is its engagement with these materials on their own terms and in historical context ... The salutary effect is to provide the reader with a greater appreciation for the contemporary debates as they unfolded. Informationen zum Autor Martins Paparinskis is a Lecturer at University College London. He has previously been a Junior Research Fellow at Merton College, University of Oxford, and a postdoctoral fellow at the New York University. Martins Paparinskis holds a DPhil from the University of Oxford. Klappentext Investment protection treaties generally include, in one form or another, the obligation to treat investments fairly and equitably. This book examines the relationship between this obligation and the minimum standard that can be found in customary international law, tracing the history of both concepts, their differences and similarities. Zusammenfassung Investment protection treaties generally include, in one form or another, the obligation to treat investments fairly and equitably. This book examines the relationship between this obligation and the minimum standard that can be found in customary international law, tracing the history of both concepts, their differences and similarities. Inhaltsverzeichnis INTRODUCTION ; PART I. DEVELOPMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL MINIMUM STANDARD ; 1. International Minimum Standard and International Law-Making ; 2. Making of the International Minimum Standard (-1930s) ; 3. Development of the International Minimum Standard (1940s-) ; PART II. SOURCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL MINIMUM STANDARD ; 4. Most-favoured-nation Clause: A Case Study ; 5. International Minimum Standard and the Law of Treaties ; 6. International Minimum Standard and General International Law ; PART III. CONTENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL MINIMUM STANDARD ; 7. Investment Treaties! General International Law! and International Human Rights Law ; 8. International Minimum Standard and the Administration of Justice ; 9. International Minimum Standard and the Protection of Property ; CONCLUSION ...
