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Routledge Research in International Economic Law

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.

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Foreign Direct Investment and Human Development

The Law and Economics of International Investment Agreements

Edited by Olivier De Schutter, Johan Swinnen, Jan Wouters

Series: Routledge Research in International Economic Law

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...

Published November 27th 2012 by Routledge
Improving International Investment Agreements

Edited by Armand De Mestral, Céline Lévesque

Series: Routledge Research in International Economic Law

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...

Published November 19th 2012 by Routledge
The WTO and the Environment

Development of competence beyond trade

By James Watson

Series: Routledge Research in International Economic Law

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...

Published October 9th 2012 by Routledge
Public Health in International Investment Law and Arbitration

By Valentina Vadi

Series: Routledge Research in International Economic Law

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...

Published July 8th 2012 by Routledge
The Domestic Politics of Negotiating International Trade

Intellectual Property Rights in US-Colombia and US-Peru Free Trade Agreements

By Johanna von Braun

Series: Routledge Research in International Economic Law

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...

Published December 13th 2011 by Routledge
Foreign Investment and Dispute Resolution Law and Practice in Asia

Edited by Vivienne Bath, Luke Nottage

Series: Routledge Research in International Economic Law

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...

Published November 15th 2011 by Routledge
Human Rights, Natural Resource and Investment Law in a Globalised World

Shades of Grey in the Shadow of the Law

By Lorenzo Cotula

Series: Routledge Research in International Economic Law

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...

Published October 11th 2011 by Routledge
The Interaction between World Trade Organisation (WTO) Law and External International Law

The Constrained Openness of WTO Law (A Prologue to a Theory)

By Ronnie R.F. Yearwood

Series: Routledge Research in International Economic Law

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...

Published July 4th 2011 by Routledge
Recognition and Regulation of Safeguard Measures Under GATT/WTO

By Sheela Rai

Series: Routledge Research in International Economic Law

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...

Published May 11th 2011 by Routledge