Full Description
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.
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 (Jose 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. Walde) ; Appendix: FDI Moot Court Winning Memorials
