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020			_a9781316156339 (ebook) :
040			_aMAIN
041			_aENG
082			_a341
245			_aResistance and change in the international law on foreign investment _b[electronic resource] / _cby M. Sornarajah.
260			_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2015.
300			_a1 online resource (452 p.)
500			_aTable 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.
504			_aIncludes bibliography and index.
520			_a "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"
650			_aLaw.
650			_aInternational law.
856			_3Cambridge core online _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316156339
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