| Physical description |
xxiii, 730 pages : illustrations, charts, graphs ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
pt. ONE GENERAL REPORT / Wenhua Shan -- Introduction -- 1.Legal Framework Governing Foreign Investment -- I.The Legal Framework -- II.The Relationship between International Treaties and Domestic Laws -- III.Hierarchy in Domestic Laws and Regulations -- IV.Transparency -- 2.General Standards of Treatment -- I.Standards of Treatment under International Treaties -- II.Standards of Treatment under Domestic Law -- 3.Admission and Entry Requirements -- I.The Admission Regime and Areas Open to Foreign Investment -- II.Competition Policy and Antitrust Law -- 4.Investment Contracts -- 5.Performance Requirements -- I.Performance Requirements as Conditions for Authorisation -- II.Performance Requirements as Conditions for Advantages -- 6.Tax Regime and Incentives -- I.General Tax Regime -- II.Special Tax Regimes for Foreign Investors? -- III.Double Taxation Treaties -- IV.Other Incentives -- 7.Property Rights, Expropriation and Compensation -- I.General Protection of Property Rights -- II.Protection of Intellectual Property Rights -- III.Right to Expropriate -- IV.Definition of Expropriation -- V.Conditions of Expropriation -- VI.Compensation for Expropriation -- 8.Monetary Transfer -- I.Transferable Assets -- II.Restrictions to Transfer -- III.Currency Exchange -- 9.Dispute Settlement -- I.Domestic Jurisdiction -- II.International Arbitration -- 10.FDI Statistics, Policies and Authorities -- 11.Trends in Foreign Investment Laws -- I.Harmonisation -- II.Balancing -- III.Socialisation -- 12.General Conclusions -- I.The Need of Comparative Studies -- II.The Shift of Paradigm: From a North-South Divide to Private-Public Debate -- III.Future Investment Regime: Liberalist or Protectionist? -- IV.Towards a Multilateral Investment Agreement -- pt. TWO JURISDICTIONAL REPORTS -- 13.Argentina / Rafael M Manovil -- 14.Australia / Alice de Jonge -- 15.Canada / J Anthony VanDuzer -- 16.China / CAI Congyan -- 17.Croatia / Petar Ceronja -- 18.Czech Republic / Vladimir Balas -- 19.Ethiopia / Zeray Yihdego -- 20.France / Nicolas Rontchevsky -- 21.Germany / Ralph Alexander Lorz -- 22.Greece / Nikolaos Davrados -- 23.Italy / Massimiliano Granieri -- 24.Japan / Shotaro Hamamoto -- 25.Korea / Deok-Young Park -- 26.Macau Jurisdictional Reporter / Gui Conde e Silva -- 27.Peru / Ricardo Guevara Bringas -- 28.Portugal / Armindo Saraiva Matias -- 29.Russia / Natalia Semilutina -- 30.Singapore / Jean Ho -- 31.Slovenia / Tevz Kastelic -- 32.Turkey / Murat Ozsunay -- 33.UK / James Harrison -- 34.US / Fred L Morrison. |
| Summary |
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 an 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.a 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,aJapan, South Korea, Macau, Peru, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, Turkey, UK and 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. |
| Other author |
Shan, Wenhua.
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| Subject |
Investments, Foreign -- Law and legislation.
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| ISBN |
9781841138848 |
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1841138843 |
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