Rethinking investment law ; perspectives and prospects

Rethinking investment law ; perspectives and prospects / edited by David Schneiderman & Gus Van Harten.

Investment law protections for foreign investors constrain states and compensate investors. With diverse contributions explaining the conventional law and its limitations, 'Rethinking Investment Law' seeks a more balanced vision of how international law can protect individuals in general,...

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Other Authors: Schneiderman, David, 1958- (Editor), Van Harten, Gus (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2023.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Investments, Foreign (International law)
Investments > Law and legislation.
Investments > Law and legislation
Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of law.
Law.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Rethinking Investment Law
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Table of Cases
  • List of Contributors
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. National Treatment
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Origins
  • 3 Discrimination
  • 4 Likeness
  • 5 Justification
  • 6 No Greater Rights
  • 7 Conclusion
  • 3. Most Favoured Nation Treatment
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Origins of MFN Treatment
  • 3 The Underlying Ideal of Non-​discrimination
  • 4 Basic Features of MFN Clauses in Investment Treaties
  • 5 MFN Clauses and Treaty Interpretation: Unpacking the Misconceptions and Recalling the Non-​discrimination Rationale
  • 6 Conclusion
  • 4. Expropriation
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Two Basic Notions: Direct and Indirect Expropriation
  • 3 What Can Be the Object of an Expropriation?
  • 4 Can Contracts Be Expropriated?
  • 5 Direct Expropriation
  • 6 Indirect Expropriation
  • 7 Conclusion
  • 5. The Minimum Standard of Treatment
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 International Law Background for the MST
  • 3 Core Components of the Original MST
  • 4 The MST in Investment Treaties
  • 5 Conclusion
  • 6. Denial of Justice and Judicial Measures
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Beginnings
  • 3 The Wrong Turn towards a Multiplicity of Interchangeable Claims
  • 4 In Defence of Multiple Causes of Action?
  • 5 A Reconfiguration of Denial of Justice?
  • 6 Conclusion
  • 7. Fair and Equitable Treatment
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Another Origin Story? Fair and Equitable Treatment and the International Minimum Standard
  • 3 The Content of FET: Key Elements and Pivotal Moments
  • 4 Recent Treaty-​making and Arbitral Practice
  • 5 Old Habits Die Hard
  • 8. Umbrella Clauses
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Political Origins of Umbrella Clauses
  • 3 Interpretations of Umbrella Clauses
  • 4 Reimagining Contractual Relationships in Investment Law
  • 9. The Right to Regulate
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Post-​colonial Origins of the RTR.
  • 3 What Is Meant by an RTR?
  • 4 The RTR in Investment Treaties
  • 5 RTR in Investment Treaty Arbitration
  • 6 A Turning Point in RTR: Eco Oro v Colombia
  • 7 Conclusion
  • 10. The Determination of Quantum and Claim Inflation
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Quantum as a Facet of the Legitimacy Crisis
  • 3 Quantum and Anchoring Heuristics
  • 4 The Lopsidedness of Anchoring
  • 5 How Accurate and Objective Is DCF Valuation Anyway?
  • 6 Anchoring in Practice
  • 7 The Discount Rate
  • 8 Getting to the Magic Figure
  • 9 It Never Is Just about Quantum
  • 10 Conclusion
  • 11. Conclusion: Containing the Pernicious Regime of Investment Arbitration
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Eco Oro Arbitration
  • 3 The Law on Expropriation
  • 4 Looking for Liability after Finding No Taking
  • 5 Environmental Measures as Ousting Jurisdiction
  • 6 Using Fair and Equitable Treatment
  • 7 Conclusion
  • Index.

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