The Origins of International Investment Law

The Origins of International Investment Law Empire, Environment and the Safeguarding of Capital - Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law

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Publisher's Synopsis

International investment law is a complex and dynamic field. Yet, the implications of its history are under explored. Kate Miles examines the historical evolution of international investment law, assessing its origins in the commercial and political expansionism of dominant states during the seventeenth to early twentieth centuries and the continued resonance of those origins within modern foreign investment protection law. In particular, the exploration of the activities of the Dutch East India Company, Grotius' treatises, and pre-World War II international investment disputes provides insight into current controversies surrounding the interplay of public and private interests, the systemic design of investor-state arbitration, the substantive focus of principles, and the treatment of environmental issues within international investment law. In adopting such an approach, this book provides a fresh conceptual framework through which contemporary issues can be examined and creates new understandings of those controversies.

Book information

ISBN: 9781107538191
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 346.092
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 498
Weight: 686g
Height: 231mm
Width: 154mm
Spine width: 32mm