The Legal Protection of Foreign Investment
A Comparative Study (with a Foreword by Meg Kinnear, Secretary-General of the ICSID)
1st Edition
Published on 14. June 2012
Book
Hardback
754 pages
978-1-84113-884-8 (ISBN)
Description
The law of foreign investment is at a crossroads. In the wake of an unprecedented global financial crisis and a sharp surge of investment arbitration cases, states around the world are reflecting on the pros and cons of the current liberal investment regime and exploring new ways ahead. This book brings together leading investment lawyers from more than 20 main jurisdictions of the world to tackle the challenge of producing a first comparative study of foreign investment law. Based on the General and National Reports presented at the 'Protection of Foreign Investment' Session at the 18th International Congress of the International Academy of Comparative Law (Washington DC, July 2010), the book is a unique resource for investment lawyers.
Part I of the book presents a comparative overview of key aspects of foreign investment protection in the world today, including admission, investment contracts, treatment standards, tax regime and incentives, performance requirement, property and expropriation, monetary transfer and dispute settlement. Part II presents in-depth and detailed accounts of the investment laws of more than 20 jurisdictions, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Macau, Peru, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, Turkey, the UK and the USA.
The book will be an invaluable guide to legal and business communities with an interest in the law and practice of foreign investment in the world in general and in these jurisdictions in particular.
Part I of the book presents a comparative overview of key aspects of foreign investment protection in the world today, including admission, investment contracts, treatment standards, tax regime and incentives, performance requirement, property and expropriation, monetary transfer and dispute settlement. Part II presents in-depth and detailed accounts of the investment laws of more than 20 jurisdictions, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Macau, Peru, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, Turkey, the UK and the USA.
The book will be an invaluable guide to legal and business communities with an interest in the law and practice of foreign investment in the world in general and in these jurisdictions in particular.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 175 mm
Thickness: 45 mm
Weight
1460 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84113-884-8 (9781841138848)
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Wenhua Shan
The Legal Protection of Foreign Investment
A Comparative Study (with a Foreword by Meg Kinnear, Secretary-General of the Icsid)
E-Book
06/2012
1st Edition
Hart Publishing
€222.99
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Wenhua Shan
The Legal Protection of Foreign Investment
A Comparative Study (with a Foreword by Meg Kinnear, Secretary-General of the Icsid)
E-Book
06/2012
1st Edition
Hart Publishing
€222.99
Available for download
Persons
Wenhua Shan is a Ministry of Education Changjiang Scholar Chair Professor of International Economic Law and the Dean of the School of Law at Xi'an Jiaotong University, China. He also serves as a State Expert appointed by the Chinese Central Government under the national '1000-Person Plan', Arbitrator for the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, Legal Adviser for the People's Government of Shaanxi Province and a Professor of International Law at the Law School of Oxford Brookes University, England.
Content
PART ONE: GENERAL REPORT
General Reporter: Wenhua Shan
Introduction
1 Legal Framework Governing Foreign Investment
2 General Standards of Treatment
3 Admission and Entry Requirements
4 Investment Contracts
5 Performance Requirements
6 Tax Regime and Incentives
7 Property Rights, Expropriation and Compensation
8 Monetary Transfer
9 Dispute Settlement
10 FDI Statistics, Policies and Authorities
11 Trends in Foreign Investment Laws
12 General Conclusions
PART TWO: JURISDICTIONAL REPORTS
13 Argentina
National Reporters: Osvaldo J Marzorati and Rafael M Manovil
14 Australia
National Reporter: Alice de Jonge
15 Canada
National Reporter: J Anthony VanDuzer
16 China
National Reporter: CAI Congyan
17 Croatia
National Reporters: Sinisa Petrovic & Petar Ceronja
18 Czech Republic
National Reporter: Pavel Sturma & Vladimir Balas
19 Ethiopia
National Reporter: Zeray Yihdego
20 France
National Reporter: Nicolas Rontchevsky
21 Germany
National Reporter: Ralph Alexander Lorz
22 Greece
National Reporter: Nikolaos Davrados
23 Italy
National Reporter: Roberto Pardolesi & Massimiliano Granieri
24 Japan
National Reporter: Shotaro Hamamoto
25 Korea
National Reporter: Deok-Young Park
26 Macau
Jurisdictional Reporter: Gui Conde e Silva
27 Peru
National Reporter: Ricardo Guevara Bringas
28 Portugal
National Reporter: Armindo Saraiva Matias
29 Russia
National Reporters: Natalia Doronina & Natalia Semilutina
30 Singapore
National Reporter: Jean Ho
31 Slovenia
National Reporters: Vasilka Sancin, Mojca Neudauer and Tevz Kastelic
32 Turkey
National Reporters: Ergun OEzsunay & Murat OEzsunay
33 UK
National Reporter: James Harrison
34 US
National Reporter: Fred L Morrison
General Reporter: Wenhua Shan
Introduction
1 Legal Framework Governing Foreign Investment
2 General Standards of Treatment
3 Admission and Entry Requirements
4 Investment Contracts
5 Performance Requirements
6 Tax Regime and Incentives
7 Property Rights, Expropriation and Compensation
8 Monetary Transfer
9 Dispute Settlement
10 FDI Statistics, Policies and Authorities
11 Trends in Foreign Investment Laws
12 General Conclusions
PART TWO: JURISDICTIONAL REPORTS
13 Argentina
National Reporters: Osvaldo J Marzorati and Rafael M Manovil
14 Australia
National Reporter: Alice de Jonge
15 Canada
National Reporter: J Anthony VanDuzer
16 China
National Reporter: CAI Congyan
17 Croatia
National Reporters: Sinisa Petrovic & Petar Ceronja
18 Czech Republic
National Reporter: Pavel Sturma & Vladimir Balas
19 Ethiopia
National Reporter: Zeray Yihdego
20 France
National Reporter: Nicolas Rontchevsky
21 Germany
National Reporter: Ralph Alexander Lorz
22 Greece
National Reporter: Nikolaos Davrados
23 Italy
National Reporter: Roberto Pardolesi & Massimiliano Granieri
24 Japan
National Reporter: Shotaro Hamamoto
25 Korea
National Reporter: Deok-Young Park
26 Macau
Jurisdictional Reporter: Gui Conde e Silva
27 Peru
National Reporter: Ricardo Guevara Bringas
28 Portugal
National Reporter: Armindo Saraiva Matias
29 Russia
National Reporters: Natalia Doronina & Natalia Semilutina
30 Singapore
National Reporter: Jean Ho
31 Slovenia
National Reporters: Vasilka Sancin, Mojca Neudauer and Tevz Kastelic
32 Turkey
National Reporters: Ergun OEzsunay & Murat OEzsunay
33 UK
National Reporter: James Harrison
34 US
National Reporter: Fred L Morrison