International Investment Law

Written by leading experts in the field this collection offers a critical and comparative analysis of the existing case law on international investment law. <br/><br/>The book makes a topical contribution to the existing literature showing most notably that: <br/>(1) international investment law has a longer history than that generally considered and that this history is fundamental to understanding its development; <br/>(2) international investment law is crafted today by a large number of actors. These include not only investment arbitrators but also a variety of international and national courts and tribunals; and<br/>(3) the literature and case law in languages other than English and from different legal cultures is essential to grasp the essence of the development of the topic.<br/><br/>This book brings together more than 40 experts from different countries and legal traditions and combines conceptual analysis and archival investigation of landmark case law to provide the reader with a fresh and innovative understanding of the breadth of international investment law.