The Law of Investment Treaties (Oxford International Law Library)
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (913 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0199206058 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 517 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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New edition now out Phillip Taylor MBE FOR INTERNATIONAL LAWYERS SPECIALISING INA NEW BRANCH OF INTERNATIONAL LAWAn appreciation by Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor of Richmond Green ChambersNow here’s a relatively new and fast expanding area of the law – and here’s a book that will be of special interest to international lawyers, particularly those who deal with investment treaties, or are contemplating doing so. As a result of the relatively recent increase in such treaties and arbitral decisions, ‘the law of investment treaties’ has come to be recognized as a new branch of inte
The fundamental tool for effecting that transformation has been the investment treaty, in which contracting countries set down rules to govern investments by their respective nationals in each other's territories. Salacuse also discusses dispute settlement, including negotiation, arbitration, conciliation, and judicial proceedings.. While differing in particular provisions, investment treaties all do two things: 1) they grant special protective rights to foreign investors, and 2) they provide for mechanisms that allow investors to enforce those rights, usually by international arbitration. This trend is bound to grow in the future. The Law ofInvestment Treaties explains the nature, history, and significance of investment treaties and their impact on international investors and investments, as well as on governments that are parties to them.The international law governing trans-national investments has undergone a remarkable transformation in a relatively short time. Monetary transfers, operational conditions, protection against expropriation and dispossession and compensation for losses are also explored. They include the North American Free Trade Agreement, the Energy Charter Treaty, and some 2500 bilateral investment treaties. Drawing on the growing body of arbitration decisions applying and interpreting investment treaties, this book examines in detail these common issues, including the scope of application, condi
Professor Salacuse has practiced law with a Wall Street firm, advised numerous governments and multinational corporations on investment law and has taught at universities throughout the world. Braker Professor of Law at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. Jeswald W. He has also served as president and a member of international arbitration tribunals under the auspices of the World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes ( ICSID).. Salacuse is Hen
"The quality and rigor of the scholarly inquiry is impeccable, with Salacuse methodically breaking down the complex components of subject areas and being prudently mindful of underlying variances across different treaties." --Jurgen Kurtz, American Journal of International Law "This is an extremely useful overview of the subject to understand the contributions and the contents of BITs" --Walid Ben Hamida, Emanuelle Cabrol and Fermat Morchani, Chronique De La Periode"