The Oxford Handbook of International Investment Law

by Peter Muchlinski (Editor), Federico Ortino (Editor), Christoph Schreuer (Editor)

Overview

The Oxford Handbooks series is a major new initiative in academic publishing. Each volume offers an authoritative and state-of-the-art survey of current thinking and research in a particular subject area. Specially commissioned essays from leading international figures in the discipline give critical examinations of the progress and direction of debates. Oxford Handbooks provide scholars and graduate students with compelling new perspectives upon a wide range of subjects in the humanities and social sciences. The Oxford Handbook of International Investment Law aims to provide the first truly exhaustive account of the current state and future development of this important and topical field of international law. The Handbook is divided into three main parts. Part One deals with fundamental conceptual issues, Part Two deals with the main substantive areas of law, and Part Three deals with the major procedural issues arising out of the settlement of international investment disputes. The book has a policy-oriented introduction, setting the more technical chapters that follow in their policy environment within which contemporary norms for international foreign investment law are evolving. The Handbook concludes with a chapter written by the editors to highlight the major conclusions of the collection, to identify trends in the existing law, and to look forward to the future development of this field.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780191607875
Publisher:	OUP Oxford
Publication date:	06/26/2008
Series:	Oxford Handbooks
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	10 MB

About the Author

Peter Muchlinski is Professor in International Commercial Law at the School of Oriental and African Studies, and author of Multinational Enterprises and the Law, (OUP, forthcoming 2007) Christoph Schreuer is Professor in the Department for European, International, and Comparative Law, University of Vienna. Federico Ortino is Reader in International Economic Law, King's College London, and co-editor of Regional Trade Agreements and the WTO Legal System (OUP, forthcoming 2006).

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Abbreviations
• A Fundamental Issues
• 1: Peter Muchlinski: Policy and Objectives
• 2: Engela Schlemmer: Investment, Investor, Nationality and Shareholders
• 3: Ole Spiermann: Applicable Law
• 4: S. Amarasinha, J. Kokott: Do we need a Multilateral Investment Agreement?
• 5: Moshe Hirsch: Relationship Between Investment Treaties and Other Treaties
• 6: Friedl Weiss: Trade and Investment
• B Substantive Issues
• 1: Ignacio Gomez-Palacio, Peter Muchlinski: Admission of Investment and Right of Establishment
• 2: Todd Weiler and Ian A. Laird: Standards of Treatment
• 3: Thomas Wäelde, Abba Kolo: Coverage of Taxation under Modern Investment Treaties
• 4: Pia Acconci: Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment
• 5: August Reinisch: Expropriation
• 6: Andrea Bjorklund: Emergency Exceptions and Safeguards
• 7: Andreas R. Ziegler: Investment Insurance
• 8: Kaj Hobér: State Responsibility
• 9: Hilmar Raeschke-Kessler: Corruption
• 10: A. Kotera: Transparency
• 11: P. Muchlinski: Corporate Social Responsibility
• C Procedural Issues
• 1: Loretta Malintoppi, August Reinisch: Methods of Dispute Resolution
• 2: Joachim Frances Delaney, Daniel Magraw: Transparency and Public Interest
• 3: Loretta Malintoppi: Independence, Impartiality and Duty of Disclosure of Arbitrators
• 4: Christoph Schreuer: Consent to Arbitration
• 5: David Williams: Jurisdiction and Admissibility
• 6: J.J. barones van Haersolte-van Hof, Anne K. Hoffmann: Relationship between International Arbitral Tribunals and Domestic Courts
• 7: Katia Yannaca-Small: Parallel International Proceedings
• 8: Thomas Wäelde, Borzu Sabahi: Remedies and Damages
• 9: Vladimir Balas: Review of Awards
• 10: A. Qureshi: A Possible Appellate System
• 11: Alan Alexandroff, I. Laird: Compliance and Enforcement
• 12: IM. Weiniger, C. Schreuer: Precedent
• 13: G. Cordero Moss: Tribunal's Initiative or Party Autonomy?
• Conclusions and Trends

Editorial Reviews

"Although part of the Oxford Handbooks in Law series, this title is a stand-alone treatise in which a broad overview and technical discussions around the fundamental, substantive, and procedural issues are balanced."
-David Rogers, Public Services Librarian, Sidley Austin, Chicago

"The overall subject is covered in a way that defies competition. It is thus a 'must' for business and law libraries. But there is more! One might also use this book to teach an entire International Law course, premised upon a business-oriented approach. It would certainly be a valuable adjunct to the many legal courses touched by its grand design"
American Society of International Law

"The Oxford Handbook of International Investment Law forms an excellent resource for academics and practitioners as well as for advanced students of international law." Freya Batens, Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge, Max Planck Institute for Comparative PublicLaw and International Law

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