Investment treaties are said to improve the rule of law in the states which enter into them. Fearing claims, governments will internalise international investme

This text analyses the conventional and customary framework of the fair and equitable treatment clauses commonly found in bilateral investment treaties (BITs) a

With the growth of the global economy over the past two decades, foreign direct investment (FDI) laws, at both the national and international levels, have under

This book seeks to determine the level of substantive protection that investment treaties should provide to foreign investment.

Countering mainstream theories, this book focuses on the expanding institutionalisation of international law.