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"This book is designed for undergraduate and graduate law students as well as legal practitioners and policy analysts seeking to understand the main legal principles in international investment law and to be informed of current debates with sufficient rigor to inform further reading"--
List of contents
1. Introduction to foreign direct investment: history, trends and rationales; 2. Bilateral, regional and multilateral investment agreements and investment contracts; 3. National laws governing foreign investment and definitions and conditions of admission; 4. Guarantees against discrimination: national treatment and most favoured nation; 5. Fair and equitable treatment, full protection and security, and umbrella clauses; 6. Guarantees against expropriation; 7. Compensation; 8. Dispute settlement; 9. Public interest issues: the environment, human rights and culture; 10. Non-precluded measures: essential security, economic stability and the defence of necessity; 11. Beyond international investment law.
About the author
David Collins is a Professor of International Economic Law at City, University London where he teaches and researches in the fields of world trade and international investment law. He has authored numerous academic publications and his research has attracted funding from sources such as the British Academy and the Economic and Social Research Council. He is a Solicitor (England and Wales) and is admitted to the Bars of Ontario, Canada, and New York State.
Summary
This book is designed for undergraduate and graduate law students as well as legal practitioners and policy analysts seeking to understand the main legal principles in international investment law and to be informed of current debates with sufficient rigor to inform further reading.
