The Political Economy of the Investment Treaty Regime

The Political Economy of the Investment Treaty Regime
Author: Jonathan Bonnitcha,Lauge N. Skovgaard Poulsen,Michael Waibel
Publsiher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2017
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780198719540

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Investment treaties are some of the most controversial instruments of global economic governance. This book integrates legal, economic, and political perspectives to offer the first comprehensive analysis of the political economy of the investment treaty regime, and contextualises the investment treaty regime in its broader socio-economic context.

The Political Economy of the Investment Treaty Regime

The Political Economy of the Investment Treaty Regime
Author: Jonathan Bonnitcha,Lauge N. Skovgaard Poulsen,Michael Waibel
Publsiher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2018-01-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780192529831

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Investment treaties are some of the most controversial but least understood instruments of global economic governance. Public interest in international investment arbitration is growing and some developed and developing countries are beginning to revisit their investment treaty policies. The Political Economy of the Investment Treaty Regime synthesises and advances the growing literature on this subject by integrating legal, economic, and political perspectives. Based on an analysis of the substantive and procedural rights conferred by investment treaties, it asks four basic questions. What are the costs and benefits of investment treaties for investors, states, and other stakeholders? Why did developed and developing countries sign the treaties? Why should private arbitrators be allowed to review public regulations passed by states? And what is the relationship between the investment treaty regime and the broader regime complex that governs international investment? Through a concise, but comprehensive, analysis, this book fills in some of the many "blind spots" of academics from different disciplines, and is the first port of call for lawyers, investors, policy-makers, and stakeholders trying to make sense of these critical instruments governing investor-state relations.

The Evolving International Investment Regime

The Evolving International Investment Regime
Author: Jose E. Alvarez,Karl P. Sauvant
Publsiher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2011-04-19
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780199878161

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With the growth of the global economy over the past two decades, foreign direct investment (FDI) laws, at both the national and international levels, have undergone rapid development in order to strengthen the protection standards for foreign investors. In terms of international investment law, a network of international investment agreements has arisen as a way to address FDI growth. FDI backlash, reflective of more restrictive regulation, has also emerged. The Evolving International Investment Regime analyzes the existing challenges to the international investment regime, and addresses these challenges going forward. It also examines the dynamics of the international regime, as well as a broader view of the changing global economic reality both in the United States and in other countries. The content for the book is a compendium of articles by leading thinkers, originating from the International Investment Conference "What's New in International Investment Law and Policy?"

Improving International Investment Agreements

Improving International Investment Agreements
Author: Armand De Mestral,Céline Lévesque
Publsiher: Routledge
Total Pages: 442
Release: 2013-02-11
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781136260704

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This book presents the reflections of a group of researchers interested in assessing whether the law governing the promotion and protection of foreign investment reflects sound public policy. Whether it is the lack of "checks and balances" on investor rights or more broadly the lack of balance between public rights and private interests, the time is ripe for an in-depth discussions of current challenges facing the international investment law regime. Through a survey of the evolution in IIA treaty-making and an evaluation from different perspectives, the authors take stock of developments in international investment law and analyze potential solutions to some of the criticisms that plague IIAs. The book takes a multidisciplinary approach to the subject, with expert analysis from legal, political and economic scholars. The first part of the book traces the evolution of IIA treaty-making whilst the other three parts are organised around the concepts of efficiency, legitimacy and sustainability. Each contributor analyzes one or more issues related to substance, treaty negotiation, or dispute resolution, with the ultimate aim of improving IIA treaty-making in these respects. Improving International Investment Agreements will be of particular interest to students and academics in the fields of International Investment Law, International Trade Law, Business and Economics.

Standards of Investment Protection

Standards of Investment Protection
Author: August Reinisch
Publsiher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2008
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780199547432

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This volume examines the standards of treatment, demanded from host states, that form the basis of contemporary international investment protection. Practitioners and academics analyse the interpretation of core standards in arbitration proceedings, and present the emerging judicial consensus shaping their practical application.

World Trade and Investment Law Reimagined

World Trade and Investment Law Reimagined
Author: Alvaro Santos,Chantal Thomas,David Trubek
Publsiher: Anthem Press
Total Pages: 422
Release: 2019-06-28
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781783089741

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World trade and investment law is in crisis: new and progressive ideas are needed. Rules that facilitated globalization and supported global economic growth are being challenged. A system of global governance that once seemed secure is now at risk as the United States ignores the rules while developing countries struggle to escape restrictions. Some want to tear global institutions and agreements down while others try desperately to maintain the status quo. Rejecting both options, a group of trade and investment law experts from 10 countries, South and North, have joined hands to propose ideas for a new world trade and investment law that would maintain global growth while distributing costs and benefi ts more fairly. Paying special attention to those who have suffered from trade dislocation and to restrictions that have hampered innovative growth strategies in developing countries, they outline a progressive trade and investment law agenda in World Trade and Investment Law Reimagined.

China s International Investment Strategy

China s International Investment Strategy
Author: Julien Chaisse
Publsiher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 561
Release: 2019-02-21
Genre: Electronic Book
ISBN: 9780198827450

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Since China adopted its 'open door' policy in 1978, which altered its development strategy from self-sufficiency to active participation in the world market, its goal has remained unchanged: to assist the readjustment of China's economy, to coordinate its modernization programs, and to improve its quality of life. With the 1997 launch of the 'Going Global' policy, an outward focus regarding foreign investment was added, to circumvent trade barriers and improve the competitiveness of Chinese firms. In order to accommodate inward and outward investment, China's participation in the international investment regime has underpinned its efforts to join multilateral investment-related legal instruments and conclude international investment agreements. This collection, compiled by award-winning scholar Professor Julien Chaisse, explores the three distinct tracks of China's investment policy and strategy: bilateral agreements including those with the US and the EU; regional agreements including the Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific; and global initiatives, spear-headed by China's presidency of the G20 and its 'Belt and Road initiative'. The book's overarching topic is whether these three tracks compete with each other, or whether they complement one another - a question of profound importance for the country's political and economic future and world investment governance.

Prospects in International Investment Law and Policy

Prospects in International Investment Law and Policy
Author: Roberto Echandi,Pierre Sauvé,World Trade Institute (Bern, Switzerland)
Publsiher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 495
Release: 2013-04-18
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781107035867

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Addresses the most central debates in contemporary investment law and policy.