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.
Several themes emerge in this 2015-2016 edition of the Yearbook. Key
among them is the undercurrent of change and evolution in investment
law and policy, as well as that of investment trends. Part I of this
edition covers fundamental shifts in the investment treaty landscape
in 2015 and 2016, underscoring the uncertainty over the direction of
future agreements. This edition also highlights changes in the
practices of multinational enterprises over time and raises question
as to whether efforts to track and understand firms' investments
through data on FDI have kept pace. The discussion of investment
arbitration decisions and awards highlights outcomes which, in some
cases, suggest new directions of arbitral decisions. This theme
continues in Part II. Chapters highlight emerging understandings
regarding outcomes of treaty disputes, and the ways in which treaties
and decisions are shaping government decision-making. There is
discussion on how change in international business, including the
fragmentation of production and consumption in global value chains, is
or is not reflected in the design and application of investment
treaties. There is also coverage of change in China, both in terms of
China's legal status as a (non)market economy under WTO law, and in
how arbitrators have arguably altered longstanding Chinese policies
regarding the territorial reach of Chinese treaties. This edition also
reflects a maturation of investment law, as new analysis highlights
the importance of nuance in commonly stated conclusions and
principles. Chapters ask "what does and should 'equality of the
parties' mean in investment law?", especially when disparate access to
resources and information seems to tilt the playing field. Other
chapters investigate the implications of the fact that states,
considered as one entity for the purpose of responsibility at the
international level, often are made up of different relatively
autonomous units. 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.
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ISBN
9780192537744
Publisert
2020
Utgiver
Vendor
OUP Oxford
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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