Yearbook on International Investment Law & Policy 2008-2009

by Karl P Sauvant

Overview

Today, international investment law consists of a network of multifaceted, multilayered international treaties that, in one way or another, involve virtually every country of the world. The evolution of this network continues, raising a host of issues regarding international investment law and policy, especially in the area of international investment disputes. This Yearbook monitors current developments in international investment law and policy, focusing (in Part One) on trends in foreign direct investment (FDI), international investment agreements, and investment disputes, with a special look at developments in the oil and gas sector. Part Two, then, looks at central issues in the contemporary discussions on international investment law and policy. With contributions by leading experts in the field, this title provides timely, authoritative information on FDI that can be used by a wide audience, including practitioners, academics, researchers, and policy makers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195341577
Publisher:	Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date:	06/19/2009
Edition description:	2008-2009 ed.
Pages:	726
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 10.30(h) x 1.60(d)

About the Author

Karl P Sauvant, is Resident Senior Fellow and Founding Executive Director of the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, Senior Research Scholar and Lecturer in Law at Columbia Law School, and Guest Professor at Nankai University, China. Before that, he was Director of UNCTAD's Investment Division. He is the author of The Effect of Treaties on Foreign Direct Investment (Oxford University Press, 2009 with Lisa Sachs).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
List of Contributors
Foreword by Jeffrey D. Sachs
Preface by David M. Schizer
Introduction by Karl P. Sauvant
PART ONE
Trends and Issues in International Investment (Persa Economou, John H. Dunning, Karl P. Sauvant)
Trends in International Investment Agreements. Balancing Investor Rights and the Right to Regulate: The Issue of National Security (Peter Muchlinski)
Trends in International Investment Disputes: 2007 in Review (Ian H. Laird and Borzu Sabahi)
Foreign Direct Investment in the Oil and Gas Sector (Albert Bressand)
PART TWO
Driving and Countervailing Forces: A Rebalancing of National FDI Policies (Karl P. Sauvant)
The Law of International Investment: Can the Imbalance be Redressed? (Patrick Juillard)
A Comparison of the 2004 and 1994 U.S. Model BITs: Rebalancing Investor and Host Country Interests (Kenneth Vandevelde)
Proximate Causation in International Investment Disputes (Stanimir A. Alexandrov and Joshua M. Robbins)
Obstacles and Pathways to Consideration of the Public Interest in Investment Treaty Disputes (Charles H. Brower, II)
The Argentine Crisis and Foreign Investors: A Glimpse into the Heart of the Investment Regime (José E. Alvarez and Kathryn Khamsi)
Economic Security Defenses in International Investment Law (Andrea K. Bjorklund)
Improving the Mechanisms for Treaty Negotiations and Investment Disputes: Competition and Choice as the Path to Quality and Legitimacy (Thomas W. Wälde)
Appendix: FDI Moot Court Winning Memorials

Editorial Reviews

"With Contributions by leading experts in the field, this title provides timely, authoritative information on foreign direct Investment."
—Tatiana Kostova, AIB NewsLetter

"Karl P. Sauvant explores the network of multifaceted, multilayered international treaties that, in one way or another, involve virtually every country around the world. The publication features timely and engaging contributions from well-regarded international investment experts."
—Columbia Law School Magazine

"The inaugural volume of the Investment Yearbook...makes the reader eager to examine the following one(s), expecting further high-level analyses of the evolution and the multifaceted aspects of international investment law and policy."
—Anna De Luca, PhD in International Law, The Journal of World Investment & Trade

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