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The Trouble with Foreign Investor Protection (Hardcover): Gus Van Harten

The Trouble with Foreign Investor Protection (Hardcover)

Gus Van Harten

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Governments are rightly discussing reform of investment treaties, and of the incredibly powerful system of 'investor-state dispute settlement' (ISDS) upon which they rest. At their core, ISDS treaties are flawed because they very firmly institute wealth-based inequality under international law. In this book, Van Harten explores these claims in the light of the history of early ISDS treaties showing their ties to decolonization and, at times, extreme violence and authoritarianism. Focusing on early ISDS lawsuits and rulings, it is revealed how a small group of lawyers and arbitrators worked to create the legal foundations for massive growth of ISDS since 2000. ISDS-based protections are examined in detail to demonstrate how they give exceptional advantages to the wealthy. Various examples are also offered of how the protections have been used to reconfigure state decision-making and shift sovereign minds in favour of foreign investors. Lastly, the ongoing efforts of governments to reform ISDS are surveyed, with a call to go further or, best of all, to withdraw from the treaties. This book is essential reading for anyone wanting to know more about the shady world of investment protection.

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Imprint: Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: October 2020
Authors: Gus Van Harten (Professor and Associate Dean)
Dimensions: 242 x 163 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-886621-3
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General
Books > Law > International law > Public international law > Treaties & other sources of international law
Books > Law > International law > Settlement of international disputes > International arbitration
Books > Business & Economics > Finance & accounting > Finance > Investment & securities > General
Books > Law > International law > Public international law > International economic & trade law > General
Books > Money & Finance > Investment & securities > General
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LSN: 0-19-886621-6
Barcode: 9780198866213

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