Contracting with sovereignty : state contracts and international arbitration /

The application of international law to state contracts with foreign private companies was the cause of continuing controversy throughout much of the twentieth century. State contractual undertakings with foreign investors raise a number of legal issues that do not fit well into the traditional patt...

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Main Author: Alvik, Ivar, 1974-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart Pub., 2011.
Series:Studies in international law (Oxford, England) ; v. 31.
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Summary:The application of international law to state contracts with foreign private companies was the cause of continuing controversy throughout much of the twentieth century. State contractual undertakings with foreign investors raise a number of legal issues that do not fit well into the traditional pattern of international law as a law between states, but which also cannot be satisfactorily resolved by the exclusive application of the municipal law of the contracting state. In recent years the controversy has gained new prominence as a result of the advent of a new form of international dispute se.
Item Description:EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxv, 320 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index. (pages 295-310) and index.
ISBN:9781847316226
1847316220
9781472565341
1472565347