Investment treaties grant protection to foreign investors and are increasingly important in planning, executing and managing international investments. This book explains the nature, history, and significance of investment treaties and their impact on international investors and investments, and governments that are parties to them. INDICE: Preface; Table of Cases; Table of Conventions, Treaties, and Agreements Abbreviations; 1: A Global Regime for Investment; 2: The Nature and Significance of International Investment; 3: The Foundations of International Investment Law; 4: A History of International Investment Treaties; 5: The General Structure of Investment Treaties; 6: The Interpretation of Investment Treaties; 7: Scope of Application of Investment Treaties; 8: Investment Promotion, Admission, and Establishment; 9: General Treatment Standards; 10: Monetary Transfers and Treatment; 11: Treatment of State Obligations (The 'Umbrella Clause'); 12: Protection Against Expropriation, Nationalization, and Dispossession; 13: Other Treatment Standards; 14: Investment Treaty Exceptions, Modifications, and Terminations; 15: Investment Treaty Dispute Settlement; A Selection of Investment Treaty Texts; A Selective Bibliography on the Law of Investment Treaties; Index
- ISBN: 978-0-19-920605-6
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 560
- Fecha Publicación: 07/01/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés