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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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • History and development : a hybrid genealogy
  • A theoretical discourse : conceptualising the applicability of international law to state contracts
  • Procedural aspects : jurisdiction and enforceability
  • Substantive principles applicable to contract claims : the concept of 'legitimate expectations'
  • Contractual restriction of public powers
  • Summary and final comments.