The Political Economy of the Investment Treaty Regime
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (931 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0198719558 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Jonathan Bonnitcha joined UNSW Law as a Lecturer in July 2016. Much of his research is inter-disciplinary, drawing on perspectives from the disciplines of economics and political science. His primary area of research interest is international economic governance, with a particular interest in investment treaties. He has adv
What are the costs and benefits of investment treaties for investors, states, and other stakeholders? Why did developed and developing countries sign the treaties? Why should private arbitrators be allowed to review public regulations passed by states? And what is the relationship between the investment treaty regime and the broader regime complex that governs international investment? Through a concise, but comprehensive, analysis, this book fills in some of the many "blind spots" of academics from different disciplines, and is the first port of call for lawyers, investors, policy-makers, and stakeholders trying to make sense of these critical instruments governing investor-state relations.. Based on an analysis of the substantive and procedural rights conferred by investment treaties, it asks four basic questions. Public interest in inter
With as much a domestic perspective as an international one, the authors illuminate highly politicised questions with a fairness that is refreshing. This is the best study of the functioning and effects of investment regimes to date." -- Professor Martti Koskenniemi, University of Helsinki "A balanced and accessible study of the Investment Treaty Regime that will advance the global debate over foreign investors' role in economic, political and legal development. "Amidst a sea of conflicting counsel comes a balanced yet hard punching analysis of the international investment treaty regime. The authors of this work have taken a h