International trade and investment law : multilateral, regional, and bilateral governance / Rafael Leal-Arcas.
2010
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Author
Title
International trade and investment law : multilateral, regional, and bilateral governance / Rafael Leal-Arcas.
Published
Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, [2010]
Copyright
©2010
Call Number
K3943 .L43 2010
ISBN
9781849803199 (hbk.)
1849803196 (hbk.)
1849803196 (hbk.)
Description
vii, 345 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)551122608
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-335) and index.
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Table of Contents
1.
Introduction: International Law is Fragmented and Cyclical
1
1.
Thesis of the Book
1
2.
Link between International Trade and Investment Law
2
3.
Structure and Overview of the Book
5
Part 1: International Trade Law And Policy
I. Prologue
15
II. General Remarks
23
2.
Unilateralism
30
1.
The Concept
30
2.
The EU's Unilateralism
32
3.
The Rise and Fall of Multilateralism
39
1.
A Conceptual Debate
39
2.
The EU vis-à-vis the BRIC Countries in Multilateralism
43
3.
Quo Vadis, Multilateralism?
53
4.
Is Multilateralism the Panacea?
58
5.
A Note on Plurilateralism
63
4.
The Rise of Bilateralism/Regionalism
69
1.
Concept and Context
69
2.
Regional Integration
72
3.
Advantages and Disadvantages of FTAs
75
5.
The EU's Relationship with Brazil and India
87
1.
Brazil
87
2.
India
91
6.
The EU's Relationship with China
103
1.
China's Attitude Toward Multilateral Trade
108
2.
A New Bilateral Agreement in the Making
118
3.
Current Trade Difficulties
121
4.
Possible Ways to Improve EU-China Trade Relations
126
7.
The EU's Relationship with Russia
129
1.
The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement
130
2.
Possible Ways to Improve EU-Russia Trade Relations
134
3.
Importance for the EU to Diversify its Energy Supply Sources
140
4.
Future of the Energy Charter Treaty
148
Conclusion to Part 1
157
Part 2: International Investment Law And Policy
I. Introduction
163
8.
Preliminary Remarks on Foreign Direct Investment
166
1.
Definition of Foreign Direct Investment
166
2.
Strong Rise in Foreign Direct Investment
168
3.
Forms of Foreign Direct Investment
168
4.
Economic Analysis of Foreign Direct Investment
170
5.
Political Economy of Foreign Direct Investment
177
6.
Foreign Direct Investment and Developing Countries
178
9.
History of Foreign Direct Investment Regulation
180
1.
Foreign Direct Investment as a Nationally Regulated Issue: Pre-Havana Charter
180
2.
First Attempt to Have a Structured Multilateral Framework: The Havana Charter
183
3.
Emergence of a Series of Common Standards: Codes of Conduct
185
4.
Bilateral Initiatives
187
5.
The Era of Multilateralization of Foreign Direct Investment Law
190
10.
Current Regulatory Regimes
202
1.
Customary International Law
203
2.
Soft Law
204
3.
Bilateralism
205
4.
Regionalism
219
5.
Multilateralism
236
11.
Why is there a Need for a Multilateral Investment Treaty?
248
1.
Practical and Structural Reasons for an MFI
248
2.
Need for Coherence
251
12.
How to Design a Multilateral Framework for Investment
255
1.
Input from BITs into a Potential Multilateral Framework for Investment
257
2.
The WTO as a Potential International Organization to Create an MFI
258
3.
Policy Considerations
262
Conclusion to Part 2
264
Part 3: Choice Of Jurisdiction For The Settlement Of Trade Disputes
I. Introduction
269
13.
An Overview of the WTO and the NAFTA
273
1.
Background
273
2.
Institutional Scene
279
3.
Diagnosis
289
14.
Comparison between the WTO and NAFTA
296
1.
WTO
296
2.
NAFTA Chapter 20
303
Epilogue and Recommendations to Part 3
307
Bibliography: Books and Book Chapters
312
Bibliography: Journal Articles and Reports
324
Index
336