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Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. Written from a public international lawyer's perspective, this short but significant book gives a broad overview of international investment law (IIL), explaining core concepts of investment protection, their evolution, and how investment tribunals have interpreted them. It examines the main features of the prevailing investment dispute settlement system and takes into account historic antecedents and possible future developments. August Reinisch facilitates easy access to the field by putting international investment law into its broader historical, political and legal context. Key features include: a combination of academic and practical perspectives a broad-based contextual introduction a nuanced, integrated overview of the links and connections between different areas of international investment law. This Advanced Introduction is an indispensable guide for students of law, political science, international relations and economics. Comprehensive and accessible, it is essential reading for lawyers, scholars and policy advisors seeking to further their understanding of international investment law.

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The evolution of international investment law has been one of the more dynamic developments in public international law in recent decades. Many of the key issues have been subjected to careful analysis in articles and book chapters which have become compulsory reading for those active in the field. Professor August Reinisch's edited collection gathers together these carefully selected contributions to the rich literature on international investment law in a convenient and accessible format, making these contributions easily retrievable. These volumes will be an excellent addition to the library of all scholars, practitioners and policy-makers active in the field of burgeoning field of investment treaty arbitration.'- Chester Brown, Professor of International Law and International Arbitration, University of SydneyThis two-volume collection comprises a selection of leading articles in the field of international investment law. Written by an outstanding group of policymakers, practitioners and scholars, the contributions to these volumes demonstrate the vibrant development of the field, which has become one of the most exciting and testing areas of international law. The articles reflect the broad variety and diversity of views and cover the most important key areas currently debated in international investment law, such as the nature of international investment law, types of investment protection and the principal features of dispute settlement.With an original introduction by the editor, this collection is an excellent reference for students, researchers and practitioners.41 articles, dating from 1962 to 2011Contributors include: A. K. Bjorklund, J. Crawford , R.Dolzer, L. Yves Fortier, E. Gaillard, M. Kinnear, J. Paulsson, C. Schreuer, B. Stern

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This article-by-article Commentary on the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is a vital resource for practitioners and academics in the field of EU investment protection law. CETA has been called a game-changer. In the investment chapter, it has introduced a number of key innovations, including; - the investment court system with an appellate tribunal, - guidelines on third party funding, - transparency and information sharing, - modern versions of standards of protection, and - detailed provisions on reservations and exceptions. Considering that the new dispute resolution provisions in this chapter have also passed the scrutiny of the Court of Justice of the European Union, it is expected that CETA’s investment chapter will serve as a blueprint for future EU investment agreements and so a full understanding of this, offered by this useful Commentary, is essential for lawyers.

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Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. Written from a public international lawyer's perspective, this short but significant book gives a broad overview of international investment law (IIL), explaining core concepts of investment protection, their evolution, and how investment tribunals have interpreted them. It examines the main features of the prevailing investment dispute settlement system and takes into account historic antecedents and possible future developments. August Reinisch facilitates easy access to the field by putting international investment law into its broader historical, political and legal context. Key features include: a combination of academic and practical perspectives a broad-based contextual introduction a nuanced, integrated overview of the links and connections between different areas of international investment law. This Advanced Introduction is an indispensable guide for students of law, political science, international relations and economics. Comprehensive and accessible, it is essential reading for lawyers, scholars and policy advisors seeking to further their understanding of international investment law.

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The series 'Decisions of the Arbitration Panel for In Rem Restitution' documents a fundamental element of Austria's most recent compensation measures dealing with the consequences of the National Socialist era. The possibility of in rem restitution of property seized during the National Socialist era which is now publicly-owned was provided for by the Washington Agreement of 2001. The Arbitration Panel for In Rem Restitution, established with the General Settlement Fund for Victims of National Socialism in Vienna, decides on applications for restitution. For the most part, the applications concern real estate that was confiscated between 1938 and 1945, was publicly-owned on the Agreement cut off day (17 January 2001) and in many cases had already been the subject of restitution proceedings after 1945. Since 2003, the Arbitration Panel has decided on a great number of applications and has recommended the restitution of property to the former owners or their legal successors in several cases. In the course of these decisions based on the General Settlement Fund Law, the Arbitration Panel has developed a complex case law. Volume 5 contains fifteen decisions of the Arbitration Panel from 2007 and 2008, each in the German original and with an English translation.

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This important book examines the development of soft law instruments in international investment law and the feasibility of a 'codification' of the present state of this field of international economic law. It draws together the views of international experts on the use of soft law in international law generally and in discrete fields such as WTO, commercial, and environmental law. The book assesses whether investment law has sufficiently coalesced over the last 50 years to be 'codified' and focuses particularly on topical issues such as most-favored-nation treatment and expropriation. This timely book will appeal to academics interested in the development of international law and legal theory, to those working in investment law, government investment treaty negotiators and arbitration practitioners. Contributors: A.K. Bjorklund, G. Cordero-Moss, M.G. Desta, M. Hirsch, K. Miles, A. Reinisch, E. Sipiorski, C. Tietje, A.R. Ziegler

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