Attempts at developing a theory of international investment law are complicated by the fact
that this field of international law is based on numerous, largely bilateral treaties and is …

Modern investment treaties give private arbitrators power to determine whether governments
should pay compensation to foreign investors for a wide range of sovereign acts. In recent …

This monograph considers the ramifications of the legal regime that governs transborder
capital flows. This regime consists principally of a network of some 3,000 investment treaties …

Andreas Lowenfeld, along with others such as former ICJ Judge Stephen Schwebel, has
argued that the investment treaty regime is affecting general public international law such …

World trade is now influenced markedly by a 'spaghetti bowl'2 of regional trade agreements
and, given the strong current interest in negotiating more such initiatives, this influence will …

The aim of this paper is to assess the conditions that influence foreign direct investment in
the mineral industries of China and India. The paper first surveys literature on the …

In 2004, the World Trade Organization (WTO) abandoned its most recent effort to reach a
multilateral agreement governing investment.'Such efforts have been part of an on-again, off …

For a long time, the GATT led a life of its own as a self-contained regime. The evolution from
tariff to non-tariff barriers brought about increasing overlaps with other regulatory areas …

Even though the EC competences for investment treaty-making “before Lisbon” were limited,
the Commission had nevertheless already been heading towards a broad and proactive …

This article examines how international investment law can be used to resolve investment
disputes in China. After a general overview over the basic structure of international …