International investment law has undergone a remarkable transformation in a relatively short
time. The fundamental tool for effecting that transformation has been the bilateral investment …

One of the most remarkable phenomena in international law during the past fifteen years
has been the extraordinary increase in the number of agreements concluded relating to the …

Although the 3000 international investment treaties concluded since the end of World War II
are separate and distinct international legal instruments, they constitute, as a group, an …

Bilateral Investment Treaties: History, Policy, and Interpretation organizes, summarizes and
comments upon the arbitral awards interpreting and applying BIT provisions. Policymakers …

Over the past twenty years, foreign direct investments have spurred widespread
liberalization of the foreign direct investment (FDI) regulatory framework. By opening up to …

International investments are governed by three different legal frameworks: 1) national laws
of both the host country and the investor's home country; 2) contracts, whether between the …

IN the immediate post-World-War II era, as international investment gained momentum,
foreign investors who sought the protection of international investment law encountered an …

Being a decisive factor in the investment decision criteria, security of tenure has been a main
concern in the wave of reform of mining laws aimed at encouraging private investment in …

Preface/John AE Vervaele--Asset recovery in the EU: towards a comprehensive
enforcement model beyond confiscation?-an introduction/Katalin Ligeti and Michele …

Experienced lawyers and executives know that the challenge of international project
negotiations is not just" getting to yes," 1 but also staying there. Despite lengthy negotiations …