Publisher's Synopsis
Collection of key international documents for world trade and investment law. After an introductory part with general principles concerning the rights and duties of States, there are samples for 1st generation investment protection treaties like the Ottoman and Chinese capitulations. They are followed by 2nd generation BITs like the 1853 US - Argentina Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation. More modern 3rd and 4th generation BITs and the most innovative 5th generation of bilateral treaties are followed by the most important multilateral treaties, including the MIGA Convention and the draft MAI of the OECD. There are chapters on labor and environmental laws, as well as dispute settlement. Finally, the investment chapter is rounded off with important international guidelines and examples of regional treaties, with excerpts from NAFTA and ASEAN.In the second part, the reader will find all key documents of the WTO and GATT.The collection is primarily intended for educational purposes, to provide researchers, students, and instructors with a comprehensive collection in one volume, to be kept at hand, a desk-copy for daily consultation.The editor, Professor Emmert, is the John S. Grimes Professor of Law and Director of the Center for International and Comparative Law at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the President and CEO of the International Smart Mediation and Arbitration Center. He has taught widely in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the Americas and has published many books and articles, in particular in the areas of European Union law, international business and trade law, and the transformation of legal systems towards democracy and rule of law.
