Routledge Research in International Economic Law
About the Book Series
The growing integration of the world economy and resulting increases in cross-border economic exchanges has been accompanied by the rapid growth of law and regulation governing these interactions. This series presents cutting-edge research in international economic law, offering fresh perspectives on what is a fast developing field.
The series surveys the key areas of international economic law: international trade law; international investment law; international financial regulation and monetary law; and related aspects of intellectual property law. Linkages with other international legal regimes are explored such as environmental law, human rights, and public health, highlighting areas where tensions may occur between economic liberalisation, sovereignty and other concerns. Books will investigate the theory, policy and practice of international economic law from a broad range of approaches allowing for innovative and scholarly assessments of the international economic legal order.
Improving International Investment Agreements
1st Edition
Edited
By Armand De Mestral, Céline Lévesque
September 11, 2014
This book presents the reflections of a group of researchers interested in assessing whether the law governing the promotion and protection of foreign investment reflects sound public policy. Whether it is the lack of "checks and balances" on investor rights or more broadly the lack of balance ...
Public Health in International Investment Law and Arbitration
1st Edition
By Valentina Vadi
March 13, 2014
Is a State free to adopt measures to protect the public health of its citizens? If so, what are the limits, if any, to such regulatory powers? This book addresses these questions by focusing on the clash between the regulatory autonomy of the state and international investment governance. As a wide...
The WTO and the Environment: Development of competence beyond trade
1st Edition
By James Watson
February 25, 2014
This book is a review of the development of the WTO dispute resolution procedure and the power and influence it has gained over the practises of the member countries as well as in other international treaties. The book addresses the development of environmental competency in the WTO and examines ...
The Domestic Politics of Negotiating International Trade: Intellectual Property Rights in US-Colombia and US-Peru Free Trade Agreements
1st Edition
By Johanna von Braun
November 07, 2013
The Domestic Politics of International Trade considers the issues surrounding intellectual property rights in international trade negotiations in order to examine the challenges posed to domestic policy-makers by the increasingly broad nature of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). Throughout the book the...
Human Rights, Natural Resource and Investment Law in a Globalised World: Shades of Grey in the Shadow of the Law
1st Edition
By Lorenzo Cotula
May 31, 2013
In the world’s developing countries, foreign investment in natural resources brings into contact competing interests that are often characterised by unequal balances of negotiating power – from multinational corporations and host governments, through to the local people affected by the influx of ...
Foreign Investment and Dispute Resolution Law and Practice in Asia
1st Edition
Edited
By Vivienne Bath, Luke Nottage
May 03, 2013
This book considers foreign investment flows in major Asian economies. It critically assesses the patterns and issues involved in the substantive law and policy environment which impact on investment flows, as well as the related dispute resolution law and practice. The book combines insights from ...
Recognition and Regulation of Safeguard Measures Under GATT/WTO
1st Edition
By Sheela Rai
April 11, 2013
This book discusses the law of safeguard measures as laid down in the WTO agreements and cases decided by the Panel and the Appellate Body. It sets out a comprehensive treatment of safeguard measures covering the history and evolution of the law, as well as the procedural requirements and the ...
The Interaction between World Trade Organisation (WTO) Law and External International Law: The Constrained Openness of WTO Law (A Prologue to a Theory)
1st Edition
By Ronnie R.F. Yearwood
April 11, 2013
International legal scholarship is concerned with the fragmentation of international law into specialised legal systems such as trade, environment and human rights. Fragmentation raises questions about the inter-systemic interaction between the various specialised systems of international law. This...
Foreign Direct Investment and Human Development: The Law and Economics of International Investment Agreements
1st Edition
Edited
By Olivier De Schutter, Johan Swinnen, Jan Wouters
December 19, 2012
This book presents original research that examines the growth of international investment agreements as a means to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) and considers how this affects the ability of capital-importing countries to pursue their development goals. The hope of countries signing such ...