Foreign Direct Investment and International Law - Liberalization and Economic Sovereignty

This book examines the regulatory framework for foreign direct investments, most notably the bilateral investment treaties which provide several guarantees that minimise the exposure of risks to foreign investors in a host State. It will be of interest to students, academics, and practitioners in the field of international investment law.

List of contents

1. Introduction
2. Economic Liberalisation Through the Channels of a Bit Framework
3. Theoritcal Underpinnings of Capital Control and the Right to Transfer Funds
4. The Right to Repatriation of Capital: A Trammel of State Sovereignty?
5. Sovereignty vs. Globalization: The Contemporary Investment Treaty Landscape
6. Balancing Competing Interests in Treaty Rights Application and Interpretation
7. Conclusion

About the author

Adaeze Agatha Aniodoh is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Leicester. She holds a PhD in Law from the University of Manchester, an LLM from the University of Sussex, and an LLB from the University of Benin, Nigeria. She also obtained a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education from the University of Manchester. As a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Adaeze has served as counsel and consultant to state governments and multinational corporations. She has taught at various institutions, including the University of Manchester, Aston University and the University of Bedfordshire.

Product details

• Authors: Adaeze Agatha Aniodoh
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 16.07.2025
• EAN: 9781032614526
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3261452-6
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: Routledge Research in Finance and Banking Law
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; LAW / General, LAW / International, LAW / Business & Financial, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, International Law, International Economics, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, International Trade, Banking law, Public international law: economic and trade