Africa's International Investments Law Regimes examines the relationship between African states and the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) through a qualitative review of ICSID cases from the 1970s to today. In his examination, Won L. Kidane looks at how African states have both shaped the jurisprudence of the institution and debunked claims of systemic bias.

PART I HISTORICAL AND CONCEPTUAL BACKGROUND 1. Historical and Conceptual Background, Analytical Framework, Scope of Coverage, and Sequence 2. Africa and the Normative Development of International Investment Law 3. International Investment Jurisprudence and Africa: A Historical Background and Case Analysis Framework PART II THE ANATOMY OF AFRICA'S ICSID CASES: THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROCEDURAL AND SUBSTANTIVE NORMS 4. Procedural History and the Evolution of the African State's Participation in Investment Arbitral Proceedings 5. The Post- 2010 Modern Cases 6. Decision- Makers and Representation 7. Jurisdiction and the Meaning of Investment 8. Post- 2010 Contemporary Jurisdictional Matters 9. Determination of Facts 10. Determination of Facts in the Modern Post- 2010 Cases 11. Duration of the Proceedings PART III THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUBSTANTIVE PRINCIPLES, NORMS, AND RULES 12. Expropriation 13. Development of Expropriation Rules in the Post- 2010 Period 14. The Umbrella Clause as a Concept of International Investment Law in the African Cases 15. Fair and Equitable Treatment, Full Protection and Security, and Nondiscrimination 16. Fair and Equitable Treatment and Nondiscrimination Principles in the Post- 2010 Cases 17. Choice of Law: The Concurrent Application of Host State Laws and Principles of International Law 18. Damages 19. Allocation of Costs and Interests PART IV AFRICA'S REGIONAL INVESTMENT LAW REGIMES 20. The Eight African Regional Economic Communities in Context 21. The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa 22. The Economic Community for West African States 23. The Southern Africa Development Community PART V AFRICA'S BILATERAL INVESTMENT LAW REGIME 24. Africa's BITs with Its Traditional Partners of the West 25. Africa's BITs with Its Eastern Partners 26. Intra- Africa BITs PART VI THE FUTURE OF AFRICA'S INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT LAW REGIMES 27. The Pan- African Investment Code as a Bridge to AfCFTA Investment Protocol 28. Protocol to the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area on Investment 29. Summary of Conclusions Bibliography List of Treaties List of Annexes

Professor Won L. Kidane is a Fulbright scholar and professor of law at Villanova University. He is the author and co-author of four other books and more than 40 law review articles and book chapters. Prior to his position at Villanova University, he taught at Seattle University for 15 years and at Penn State Law for three years. He has also practiced law with DLA Piper and Hunton and Williams in Washington D.C. Kidane has represented African states and their instrumentalities and enterprises in investor-state, state-to-state, and commercial arbitration for more than 20 years. He holds a SJD from Georgetown, a JD from the University of Illinois College of Law Urbana-Champaign, an LLM from the University of Georgia and an LLB from Addis Ababa University. He is a member of the bars of District of Columbia, Illinois, and Washington state.

Selling point: Includes a comprehensive review of the historical background of the ICSID system Selling point: Assesses claims of systemic bias in the ICSID and how these claims have impacted policies Selling point: Offers a qualitative review of over 30 African ICISD cases from the 1970s to present Selling point: Traces the evolution of the most important substantive principles and the sources of uncertainty and perceived incoherence