An Economic Analysis of Bilateral Investment Treaties

With a foreword by Prof. Dr. Thomas Eger
ISBN: 978-3-8349-2756-9
Verlag: Gabler Verlag

Buch, Englisch, 239 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 346 g

Reihe: Ökonomische Analyse des Rechts

Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) are an important instrument for the protection of foreign direct investment (FDI). However, compared to international trade law, international investment law has so far received only little research attention from an economic point of view. By applying a law and economics approach, Jan Peter Sasse provides a systematic analysis of the way BITs function. He explains why BITs are more than just a signal, how they relate to institutional competition as well as to institutional quality and why transparency in international investment arbitration is hard to achieve and may even be detrimental.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sasse, Jan Peter

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen Internationale Finanzmärkte
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Internationale Finanzmärkte
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Handels-, Wirtschafts- und Gesellschaftsrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

International Investment Law and Expropriation Risk; Protection of Foreign Direct Investment through BITs; Institutional Competition and BITs; Transparency in Investment Arbitration

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Jan Peter Sasse completed his doctoral thesis at the University of Hamburg under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Thomas Eger, Managing Director of the Institute of Law and Economics. He now works in the public sector.