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Yearbook on International Investment Law and Policy 2017 isbn 9780198830382

Yearbook on International Investment Law and Policy 2015-2016

Edited by: Lisa E. Sachs, Lise J. Johnson

ISBN13: 9780198809722
New Edition ISBN: 9780198830382
Previous Edition ISBN: 9780190612054
Published: January 2018
Publisher: Oxford University Press USA
Country of Publication: USA
Format: Hardback
Price: £222.50 - Unavailable at Publisher



The Yearbook on International Investment Law and Policy is an annual publication which provides a comprehensive overview of current developments in the international investment law and policy field, focusing on recent trends and issues in foreign direct investment (FDI), investment treaty practice, and investor-state arbitration.

Several themes emerge in this 2015-2016 edition of the Yearbook. Key among them is the undercurrent of change and evolution in investment law and policy, as well as that of investment trends. Part I of this edition covers fundamental shifts in the investment treaty landscape in 2015 and 2016, underscoring the uncertainty over the direction of future agreements.

This edition also highlights changes in the practices of multinational enterprises over time and raises question as to whether efforts to track and understand firms' investments through data on FDI have kept pace. The discussion of investment arbitration decisions and awards highlights outcomes which, in some cases, suggest new directions of arbitral decisions.

This theme continues in Part II. Chapters highlight emerging understandings regarding outcomes of treaty disputes, and the ways in which treaties and decisions are shaping government decision-making. There is discussion on how change in international business, including the fragmentation of production and consumption in global value chains, is or is not reflected in the design and application of investment treaties.

There is also coverage of change in China, both in terms of China's legal status as a (non)market economy under WTO law, and in how arbitrators have arguably altered longstanding Chinese policies regarding the territorial reach of Chinese treaties. This edition also reflects a maturation of investment law, as new analysis highlights the importance of nuance in commonly stated conclusions and principles. Chapters ask "what does and should 'equality of the parties' mean in investment law?", especially when disparate access to resources and information seems to tilt the playing field.

Other chapters investigate the implications of the fact that states, considered as one entity for the purpose of responsibility at the international level, often are made up of different relatively autonomous units.

Edited by an Editorial Committee and overseen by an Advisory Board of esteemed global experts in the field of international investment law, the Yearbook is an essential tool for practitioners and academics looking for a resource of timely and authoritative information in this field.

Subjects:
International Trade, International Investment Law
Contents:
Table of Cases
Table of Primary Sources

Part I
1: Explaining Global Trends in FDI in 2015 and Beyond, Ilan Strauss
2: International Investment Agreements, 2015-2016: A Review Of Trends And New Approaches, Jesse Coleman, Lisa Sachs, and Lise Johnson
3: Notable Developments in International Investment Arbitration Case Law: 2015-2016, Kendra Magraw

Part II
4: The Outcomes of Investment Treaty Arbitration: A Reassessment, Karen Remmer
5: Multinational Enterprises and Investment Treaties, Mark Feldman
6: Investment Law's Roots in Customary International Law: Why investment law and trade diverge regarding the Right to Regulate, Shu XU, Yingying WU, Henry Hailong JIA
7: Embedding the International Investment Regime: An assessment of UNCTAD's proposal for reform, Jean-Michel Marcoux
8: When Some Are More Equal Than Others: The need for a more substantive conception of 'equality of the parties' in investment arbitration, Eve Bain
9: Federal States and Investment Arbitration, Facundo Pérez-Aznar
10: Has China Become 'Legally' a Market-Economy Country on 11 December 2016 under The WTO Antidumping Agreement? Analyzing an open question, Giorgio Sacerdoti
11: Fragrant Harbour and Oyster Mirror: Beijing's investment treaty policy toward Hong Kong and Macao, Chin Leg Lim
12: Investment Treaties and the Internal Vetting of Regulatory Proposals: A Case Study from Canada (Part 2), Gus Van Harten and Dayna Nadine Scott
13: Expropriation in Brazil's Cooperation and Facilitation Investment Agreements: A failed attempt to think outside the box, Ely Caetano Xavier Junior and José Augusto Fontoura Costa