Resistance and change in the international law on foreign investment [electronic resource] /
Resistance and change in the international law on foreign investment [electronic resource] /
by M. Sornarajah.
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
- 1 online resource (452 p.)
Table of contents:
Chapter 1. The precursor of neoliberalism : the internationalization of foreign investment contracts
Chapter 2. Creating jurisdiction beyond consent
Chapter 3. The emasculation of expropriation
Chapter 4. Fair and equitable treatment : conserving relevance
Chapter 5. Backlash through defences
Chapter 6. The search for balance
Chapter 7. Resistance and change in international investment law.
Includes bibliography and index.
"Since the 1990s, conflicts within international law on foreign investment have arisen as a result of several competing interests. The neoliberal philosophy ensured inflexible investment protection given by a network of investment treaties interpreted in an expansive manner, which led to states creating regulatory space over foreign investment. However, NGOs committed to single causes such as human rights"
9781316156339 (ebook) :
Law.
International law.
341
Table of contents:
Chapter 1. The precursor of neoliberalism : the internationalization of foreign investment contracts
Chapter 2. Creating jurisdiction beyond consent
Chapter 3. The emasculation of expropriation
Chapter 4. Fair and equitable treatment : conserving relevance
Chapter 5. Backlash through defences
Chapter 6. The search for balance
Chapter 7. Resistance and change in international investment law.
Includes bibliography and index.
"Since the 1990s, conflicts within international law on foreign investment have arisen as a result of several competing interests. The neoliberal philosophy ensured inflexible investment protection given by a network of investment treaties interpreted in an expansive manner, which led to states creating regulatory space over foreign investment. However, NGOs committed to single causes such as human rights"
9781316156339 (ebook) :
Law.
International law.
341