Effects of Armed Conflict on Investment Treaties

Based on author's thesis (doctoral - Ruhr-Universitèat Bochum, 2020).

List of contents

Part I. The Continuity of Investment Treaties: 1. The Prospects for Unilateral Termination and Suspension; 2. The Doctrine of the Effects of Armed Conflicts on Treaties: Unilateral Termination or Suspension beyond General Rules?; Part II. Investment Protection and the Role of International Humanitarian Law: 3. Investment Treaties and International Humanitarian Law: A Relationship of Interpretation; 4. Investment Protection under International Humanitarian Law; Part III. Investment Protection Standards during Armed Conflict: 5. Armed Conflict Clauses; 6. Full Protection and Security; 7. Expropriation; 8. Fair and Equitable Treatment; Part IV. Exceptions and Defences: 9. Security Exceptions; 10. Circumstances Precluding Wrongfulness; 11. Limitations on Liability; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Tobias Ackermann is an Associate at Berlin-based law firm BLOMSTEIN, where he specializes in foreign trade and public procurement law. Previously, he was a research associate at the Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany. He holds a doctorate in law from Ruhr University.

Summary

Written for academics, practitioners and students of international investment law and public international law more generally, the book shows, against the backdrop of recent case law and scholarly debate, how the outbreak of armed conflict influences the operation of international agreements for the promotion and protection of foreign investments.

Foreword

The book explores the effects of armed conflict and international humanitarian law on the interpretation and application of investment treaties.

Product details

• Authors: Tobias Ackermann, Tobias (Ruhr-Universitat Ackermann, Ackermann Tobias
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2022
• EAN: 9781009207836
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0920783-6
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, LAW / International, LAW / Public, International Relations, International humanitarian law, Public international law: humanitarian law, Armed Conflict, International Organisations & Institutions, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General