International investment rule-making: stocktaking, challenges and the way forward

This book reviews sixty years of international investment rule-making and identifies main trends in current treaty practice, as well as the core characteristics of the existing universe of International Investment Agreements (IIAs) at the beginning of the 21st century. Based on this analysis, the th...

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Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. United Nations 2008
Series:UNCTAD series on international investment policies for development
United Nations publication
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Summary:This book reviews sixty years of international investment rule-making and identifies main trends in current treaty practice, as well as the core characteristics of the existing universe of International Investment Agreements (IIAs) at the beginning of the 21st century. Based on this analysis, the third part describes the main challenges for policy makers and IIA negotiators deriving from the present IIA system, and makes a number of suggestions on how to deal with them. The Fourth part contains a brief outlook concerning the future evolution of the IIA universe.--Publisher's description
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references
Introduction -- The history of the current IIA universe -- The IIA universe at the beginning of the 21st century -- Challenges in managing the existing IIA universe --Outlook
Physical Description:xi, 111 p. 21 cm
ISBN:9789211127317

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