Abstract
This chapter focuses on a systemic analysis of the key concepts and factors underpinning the development of international investment law within the boundaries of international law. A retrospective overview of the foundations of international investment law forms the basis on which the current state of international investment law is then approached. In the context of reviewing the complex phenomenon of international investment law, the application of the methodology of the history of law proves to be a valuable tool in determining (i) the boundaries of the prevailing legal concepts that surround the perception of law, as applies to international investments and current disputes thereof, and (ii) the opportunities that can transform the content/tools of law in relation to cross-border investments and the corresponding dispute settlement regimes going forward. In the conclusion—based on the review of the rapidly changing forms and content of investment within the current international political, economic, and human (social) interactions—the prospects of any future developments for international investment law are outlined and discussed. Finally, an evolutionary interim result is arrived at, which is described here as a journey from a chequered past to a multiverse future.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Aisbett, E., Busse, M., & Nunnenkamp P. (2016). Bilateral Investment Treaties Do Work; Until They Don’t (Working Paper, No. 2021). Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
Carim, X. (2015). International Investment Agreements and Africa’s Structural Transformation: A Perspective from South Africa (Investment Policy Brief, No. 4, p. 4).
Chinn, O. (1934). PCIJ Reports (Series A/B, No. 63, p. 65).
European Commission Press-Release. (2015, September 16). Available at: http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-15-5651_en.htm. Accessed 21 Jan 2020.
Konina, N. (2018). Evolution of the Largest Multinational German Companies. Sovremennaya Evropa, 2(81), 49–59.
Labin, D. K., & Solovyova, A. V. (2017). Mesto investisionnogo prava v sisteme mezhdunarodnogo prava [The Place of Investment Law Within the System of International Law]. Moscow Journal of International Law, 3(107), 40–51.
Leader, S. (2006). Human Rights, Risks, and New Strategies for Global Investment. Journal of International Economic Law, 9, 657–659.
Report of the South Centre. (2005, February). Development on Discussion for the Improvement of the Framework for UCSID Arbitration and the Participation of Developing Countries. South Centre Analytical Note. SC/TADP/AN/INV/1.
Schrijver, N. (1994). Developments in International Investment Law. In J. Macdonald (Ed.), Essays in Honour of Wang Tieya (pp. 703–720). Dordrecht: Martinus Nijhoff.
Schultz, T., & Dupont, C. (2015). Investment Arbitration: Promoting the Rule of Law or Over-empowering Investors? A Quantitative Empirical Study. European Journal of International Law, 25(4), 1147–1157.
Schwebel, S. (2014). In Defense of Bilateral Investment Treaties. Columbia FDI Perspectives, 1, 35.
Van Harten, G. (2017). The Use of Quantitative Methods to Examine Possible Bias in Investment Arbitration. Yearbook on International Investment Law & Policy, 2011, Paper 33.
Wellhausen, R. L. (2016). Recent Trends in Investor-State Dispute Settlement. Journal of International Dispute Settlement, 7, 117–135.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2020 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Popov, E. (2020). International Investment Law: A Journey from the Past to the Future. In: Kovalchuk, J. (eds) Post-Industrial Society. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59739-9_8
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59739-9_8
Published:
Publisher Name: Palgrave Macmillan, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-59738-2
Online ISBN: 978-3-030-59739-9
eBook Packages: Economics and FinanceEconomics and Finance (R0)