International Investment Law Books
Oliverio Gallman
The following are recent general print and e-books on international investment law held by the Law Library. See the other pages of this Guide for books on specific topics, such as dispute settlement / arbitration, ICSID etc .
This book presents the reflections of a group of researchers interested in assessing whether the law governing the promotion and protection of foreign investment reflects sound public policy. Whether it is the lack of "checks and balances" on investor rights or more broadly the lack of balance between public rights and private interests, the time is ripe for an in-depth discussions of current challenges facing the international investment law regime.
Through a survey of the evolution in IIA treaty-making and an evaluation from different perspectives, the authors take stock of developments in international investment law and analyze potential solutions to some of the criticisms that plague IIAs. The book takes a multidisciplinary approach to the subject, with expert analysis from legal, political and economic scholars. The first part of the book traces the evolution of IIA treaty-making whilst the other three parts are organised around the concepts of efficiency, legitimacy and sustainability. Each contributor analyzes one or more issues related to substance, treaty negotiation, or dispute resolution, with the ultimate aim of improving IIA treaty-making in these respects.
Armand de Mestral is a specialist in international trade and investment law and comparative federalism. Teaching at McGill Faculty of Law since 1976, Professor de Mestral is also an arbitrator and panelist for the WTO, CUFTA, NAFTA, international commercial arbitration. He is co-author of International Law and The Canadian Law and Practice of International Trade.
Cline Lvesque is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section, of the University of Ottawa. Her research focuses on international investment law. In 2008-2009, she was a Scholar-in-Residence at the Trade Law Bureau of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada.
The Yearbook on International Investment Law & Policy is an annual publication which provides a comprehensive overview of current developments in the international investment law and policy field, focusing on recent trends and issues in foreign direct investment (FDI), investment treaty practice, and investor-state arbitration.
The 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. 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.
Edited by an Editorial Committee and overseen by an Advisory Board of esteemed global experts in the field of international investment law, the Yearbook is an essential tool for practitioners and academics looking for a resource of timely and authoritative information in this field.
The Handbook of International Investment Law and Policy is a one-stop reference source. This Handbook covers the main conceptual questions in a logical, scholarly yet easy to comprehend manner. It is based on a truly global vision insisting particularly on Global South related issues and developments. In this respect, the Handbook of International Investment Law and Policy provides an excellent modern treatment of international investment law which is one of the fastest growing areas of international economic law.
Professor Julien Chaisse, Professor Lela Choukroune, and Professor Sufian Jusoh are the editors-in-chief of the Handbook of International Investment Law and Policy, a 1,500-page reference book, which is anticipated becoming one of the most influenced reference books in the international economic law areas.
This Handbook is a highly comprehensive set of four volumes of original materials designed to cover all facets of international investment law and policy. The chapters, written by world-leading experts, explore key ideas and debates in relation to: international investment substantive law (Volume I), Investor-state dispute settlement (Volume II); interaction between international investment law and other fields of international law (Volume III); and, the new trends and challenges for international investment law (Volume IV).
The Handbook will feature more than 80 contributions from leading experts (academics, lawyers, government officials), including Vivienne Bath, M. Sornarajah, Mlida Hodgson, Rahul Donde, Roberto Echandi, Andrew Mitchell, Ernst-Ulrich Petersmann, Christina L. Beharry, Krista Nadakavukaren Schefer, Leon Trakman, Prabhash Ranjan, Emmanuel Jacomy, Mariel Dimsey, Stavros Brekoulakis, Romesh Weeramantry, Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder, David Collins, Damilola S. Olawuyi, Katia Fach Gomez, Jaemin Lee, Alejandro Carballo-Leyda, Patrick W. Pearsall, Mark Feldman, Surya Deva, Luke Nottage, Rafael Leal-Arcas, James Nedumpara, Rodrigo Polanco, etc.
This Handbook will be an essential reference tool for students and scholars of international economic law. Policy makers and researchers alike will find the Handbook of International Investment Law and Policy useful for years to come.
Her research focuses on the interactions between international trade and investment law, human rights, development studies, jurisprudence and social theory. For the past 20 years, it has been applied to the Global South in India, South Asia, China and East Africa in particular.
She is the Editor of the Springer book series International Law and the Global South ( =titles-) ; and the Routledge book series in Human Rights, Citizenship and the Law ( -in-Citizenship-Human-Rights-and-the-Law/book-series/HRLCITIZENSHIP). She is also Associate Editor of the Manchester Journal of International Economic Law =48#board and Member of the Editorial Boards of the leading peer reviewed JournalsChina Perspectives and Perspectives Chinoises. She is currently working on the creation of a new Journal in International Law and Development with a Global South orientation. She regularly publishes in the global media and has given a large number of interviews about her research and its impact.
Together with Professor James Nedumpara, she is the co-Chair of the South Asia International Economic Law Network (SAIELN) a learned society, which endeavours to foster research and publication in international economic law.
She has taught all disciplines of international law to graduate and post-graduate students as well as specialized executive courses and programmes in Europe, Asia and Africa. She has also supervised and mentored a very large number of students at the master and PhD levels.
Before joining the University of Portsmouth, she was Director of the Centre for Social Sciences and Humanities (CSH), a research unit of the CNRS based in New Delhi (India), Associate Professor at the Law Faculty of Maastricht University (Netherlands); Deputy Director of the Institute for Globalization and International Regulation (IGIR) and Director of the Advanced Master in international economic law (Maastricht University); Assistant Professor at HEC Paris, Consultant for the OECD, Lecturer at Paris I Panthon-Sorbonne and Researcher at the French Centre for Research on Contemporary China (CEFC) a unit of the CNRS in Hong Kong.
Topics: International Economic Law, Trade Law, Sources and Subjects of International Law, International Organizations, IT Law, Media Law, Intellectual Property, Investment Appraisal, Law and Economics
International law addresses topics across the entire first year curriculum and that dominate the news cycle. Knowledge of it is necessary to be a first rate (and adaptable) practitioner -- as well as to be conscientious voter and citizen. International law addresses transnational torts, crimes, and contracts. Litigants in federal courts may encounter it -- as when evidence or witnesses are located abroad or the interpretation of a treaty is invoked. It matters with respect to how our government regulates the entry of immigrants, regulates trade or investment flows, uses drones, or treats alleged terrorists. There is hardly an area of law, be it corporate, administrative, family, criminal or constitutional law, that remains unaffected by it. The IL elective is an introductory course to the institutions, doctrines and methodologies of international law. The student in this course will learn the "operating system" of international law as it applies for those who seek to practice in the U.S. The focus will be on acquiring the practical tools to use international law within U.S. constitutional rules governing foreign affairs. Case studies and workshops will emphasize lawyering skills needed to practice international law -- whether working in a law firm, a government, an NGO, or an international organization.
International investment law, governed by over 3000 international investment agreements (IIAs)as well as the growing caselaw produced by investor-state arbitrators, is seen by many as suffering from a "legitimacy crisis." Although the numbers of investment disputes continue to grow, many states are withdrawing from or at least re-examining their IIAs. This seminar examines the law emerging from and the policy options now being explored within the investment regime. Although economics knowledge is not assumed, attention will be given to the pros and cons of IIAs and investor-state arbitration. The seminar will expect students to assume the roles of investment counsel, NGO amicus, or respondent state lawyer in order to develop practical skills with which to deal with both the handling of investment claims should these arise or the renegotiation of IIAs should these be advisable.
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