1st Edition

Foreign Direct Investment and International Law Liberalization and Economic Sovereignty

By Adaeze Agatha Aniodoh Copyright 2026
174 Pages
by Routledge

174 Pages
by Routledge

This book examines the regulatory framework for foreign direct investments, most notably the bilateral investment treaties which provide several guarantees that minimise the exposure of risks to foreign investors in a host State. Most States have recognised that one of the ways they can improve their economic growth is by providing effective mechanisms for the attraction of foreign investments.... Read more

1. Introduction

2. Economic Liberalisation through the Channels of a BIT Framework

3. Theoritcal Underpinnings of Capital Control and the Right to Transfer Funds

4. The Right to Repatriation of Capital: A Trammel of State Sovereignty?

5. Sovereignty vs. Globalisation: The Contemporary Investment Treaty Landscape

6. Balancing Competing Interests in Treaty Rights' Application and Interpretation

7. Conclusion

  

Biography

Adaeze Agatha Aniodoh is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Leicester. She holds a PhD in Law from the University of Manchester, an LLM from the University of Sussex, and an LLB from the University of Benin, Nigeria. She also obtained a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education from the University of Manchester. Adaeze is called to the Nigerian Bar and has consulted for numerous organisations. She has also taught at various institutions, including the University of Manchester, Aston University in the UK, and the University of Bedfordshire.