"Fair and equitable treatment" in international investment law:

"A breach of fair and equitable treatment is alleged in almost every investor-state dispute. It has therefore become a controversial norm, which touches many questions at the heart of general international law. Roland Klager sheds light on these controversies by exploring the deeper doctrinal f...

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Main Author: Kläger, Roland (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge [u.a.] Cambridge Univ. Press 2011
Edition:1. publ.
Series:Cambridge studies in international and comparative law
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"A breach of fair and equitable treatment is alleged in almost every investor-state dispute. It has therefore become a controversial norm, which touches many questions at the heart of general international law. Roland Klager sheds light on these controversies by exploring the deeper doctrinal foundations of fair and equitable treatment and reviewing its contentious relationship with the international minimum standard. The norm is also discussed in light of the fragmentation of international law, theories of international justice and rational balancing, and the idea of constitutionalism in international law. In this vein, a shift in the way of addressing fair and equitable treatment is proposed by focusing on the process of justificatory reasoning"--
Item Description:Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction ; Part I. The Construction of Fair and Equitable Treatment: 2. Fundamentals for the construction of fair and equitable treatment ; 3. Fair and equitable treatment and the international minimum standard ; 4. The role of international law in the construction of fair and equitable treatment ; Part II. The Concept of Fair and Equitable Treatment: 5. Conceptual challenges ; 6. Fair and equitable treatment and justice ; 7. Principles of fair and equitable treatment ; Part III. The Position of Fair and Equitable Treatment in the International Legal System: 8. Fair and equitable treatment in the system of international law sources ; 9. Fair and equitable treatment in the system of international investment law ; 10. Summary
Physical Description:XLI, 361 S.
ISBN:9780521197717
9781107681095
0521197716

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