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General interests of host states in international investment law /

"Signatory States have the right to take action in order to maintain their financial stability, stimulate economic development or further their non-economic interests (such as health, the environment and food security). However, such measures can potentially conflict with the rights of foreign...

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Other Authors: Sacerdoti, Giorgio (Editor), Acconci, Pia (Editor), Valenti, Mara (Editor), De Luca, Anna (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Series:Cambridge international trade and economic law
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/general-interests-of-host-states-in-international-investment-law/3BACEB3E037A79385B8C14CA8B47DE88
Table of Contents:
  • The application of BITs in time of economic crisis : limits to their coverage, necessity and the relevance of WTO law / Giorgio Sacerdoti
  • The protection of general interests of host states in the application of the fair and equitable treatment standard / Mara Valenti
  • Indirect expropriations and regulatory takings : what role for the legitimate expectations of foreign investors? / Anna De Luca
  • Trade and investment law : what relations? / Friedl Weiss
  • On the evolution and slow convergence of international trade and investment law / Jürgen Kurtz
  • Sovereign wealth funds as protected investors under BITs and the safeguard of the national security of host states / Michele Barbieri
  • The integration of non-investment concerns as an opportunity for the modernization of international investment law : is a multilateral approach desirable? / Pia Acconci
  • Intellectual property protection in investment agreements and public concerns / Antonietta Di Blase
  • Up-keeping non-economic values in development assistance : does the World Bank practice what it preaches? Answers from the Inspection Panel / Agostina Latino
  • The protection of indigenous peoples' concerns in the World Bank-funded projects / Martina Guidi
  • The future of BITs between EU member states : are intra-EU BITs compatible with the internal market? / Paola Mariani
  • European Union restrictions to the free movement of capital vs. BITs guarantees : learning from the European Court of Justice case law / Elsa Milanesi
  • Ensuring the consistency of the EU investment policy within the EU external action : the relevance of non-trade values / Alessando Perfetti
  • Non-financial concerns in the lending policy of the European Investment Bank in context / Emanuela Pistoia
  • The protection of general interests of host states in regional agreements in the Asia-Pacific area / Claudio Dordi and Hai Yen Trinh
  • The regulation of foreign investments in Mercoseur : failed attempts and challenges ahead / Arno Dal Ri JR and Paulo Potiara De Alcãntara Veloso
  • Italy's treaty practice and case law : what balance between investors' protection and general interests of host states? / Federico Ortino and Domenico Di Pietro
  • Diplomatic intervention and state-to-state arbitration as alternative means for the protection of foreign investments and host states' general interests : the Italian experience / Matilde Recanati.