Friday, December 25, 2015

Schill, Tams, & Hofmann: International Investment Law and Development: Bridging the Gap

Stephan W. Schill (Univ. of Amsterdam - Law), Christian J. Tams (Univ. of Glasgow - Law), & Rainer Hofmann (Univ. of Frankfurt - Law) have published International Investment Law and Development: Bridging the Gap (Edward Elgar Publishing 2015). Contents include:
  • Stephan W. Schill, Christian J. Tams & Rainer Hofmann, International Investment Law and Development: Friends or Foes?
  • Muthucumaraswamy Sornarajah, Developing Countries in the Investment Treaty System: A Law for Need or a Law for Greed?
  • Yannick Radi, International Investment Law and Development: A History of Two Concepts
  • Markus W. Gehring & Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger, Overcoming Obstacles with Opportunities: Trade and Investment Agreements for Sustainable Development
  • Andrea Saldarriaga & Kendra Magraw, UNCTAD’s Effort to Foster the Relationship between International Investment Law and Sustainable Development
  • Celine Tan, Reviving the Emperor’s Old Clothes: The Good Governance Agenda, Development and International Investment Law
  • Antonius R. Hippolyte, Aspiring for a Constructive TWAIL Approach Towards the International Investment Regime
  • Melaku Geboye Desta, Sovereignty over Natural Resources and International Investment Law: The Elusive Search for Equilibrium
  • Isabel Feichtner, International (Investment) Law and Distribution Conflicts over Natural Resources
  • Jonathan Bonnitcha, Democracy, Development and Compensation under Investment Treaties: The Case of Transition from Authoritarian Rule
  • Walid Ben Hamida, Investment Treaties and Democratic Transition: Does Investment Law Authorize Not to Honor Contracts Concluded with Undemocratic Regimes?
  • Diane A. Desierto, The International Mandate for Development: Building Compliant Investment within the State’s Development Decision-Making Processes
  • Krista Nadakavukaren Schefer, The Law of Investment Protection and Poverty Reduction
  • Vid Prislan & Ruben Zandvliet, Mainstreaming Sustainable Development into International Investment Agreements: What Role for Labor Provisions?
  • Christina Binder, Investment, Development and Indigenous Peoples