David Schneiderman (University of Toronto)

Investment Law's Alibis

Colonialism, Imperialism, Debt and Development

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Connects narratives of the past to the international regime protecting property and contract rights of foreign investors. Justifications sustaining discredited practices associated with colonialism, imperialism, and civilized justice resemble those offered in support of investment law. These linkages raise concerns about investment law's premises.

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Produktdetails

• Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 255
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Oktober 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 388g
• ISBN-13: 9781009153508
• ISBN-10: 1009153501
• Artikelnr.: 69074831

Autorenporträt

David Schneiderman is Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of Toronto where he teaches and writes in the areas of constitutional law and international investment law. He has been visiting Professor of Law at Gothenburg University, University of Stockholm, Tel Aviv University, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Georgetown University, Columbia University and the New School for Social Research. He is the author of over eighty articles and book chapters and also the author or editor of twelve books.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Colonialism of investment law
2. Imperialism of investment law
3. The decline and rise of standards of civilized justice
4. The stifling threat of debt
5. The difficulty of decolonizing investment law
6. Divesting for development
Conclusion.