'Fair and Equitable Treatment' in International Investment Law (Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law, Series Number 83)

A breach of fair and equitable treatment is alleged in almost every investor-state dispute. It has therefore become a controversial norm, which touches many questions at the heart of general international law. In this book, Roland Kläger sheds light on these controversies by exploring the deeper doctrinal foundations of fair and equitable treatment and reviewing its contentious relationship with the international minimum standard. The norm is also discussed in light of the fragmentation of international law, theories of international justice and rational balancing, and the idea of constitutionalism in international law. In this vein, a shift in the way of addressing fair and equitable treatment is proposed by focusing on the process of justificatory reasoning. "A breach of fair and equitable treatment is alleged in almost every investor-state dispute. It has therefore become a controversial norm, which touches many questions at the heart of general international law. Roland Klager sheds light on these controversies by exploring the deeper doctrinal foundations of fair and equitable treatment and reviewing its contentious relationship with the international minimum standard. The norm is also discussed in light of the fragmentation of international law, theories of international justice and rational balancing, and the idea of constitutionalism in international law. In this vein, a shift in the way of addressing fair and equitable treatment is proposed by focusing on the process of justificatory reasoning"-- "Fair and Equitable Treatment in International Investment Law A breach of fair and equitable treatment is alleged in almost every investor-state dispute. It has therefore become a controversial norm, which touches many questions at the heart of general international law. Roland Klager sheds light on these controversies by exploring the deeper doctrinal foundations of fair and equitable treatment and reviewing its contentious relationship with the international minimum standard. The norm is also discussed in light of the fragmentation of international law, theories of international justice and rational balancing, and the idea of constitutionalism in international law. In this vein, a shift in the way of addressing fair and equitable treatment is proposed by focusing on the process of justificatory reasoning"-- "Fair and Equitable Treatment in International Investment Law A breach of fair and equitable treatment is alleged in almost every investor-state dispute. It has therefore become a controversial norm, which touches many questions at the heart of general international law. Roland Klager sheds light on these controversies by exploring the deeper doctrinal foundations of fair and equitable treatment and reviewing its contentious relationship with the international minimum standard. The norm is also discussed in light of the fragmentation of international law, theories of international justice and rational balancing, and the idea of constitutionalism in international law. In this vein, a shift in the way of addressing fair and equitable treatment is proposed by focusing on the process of justificatory reasoning"-- Provided by publisher "A breach of fair and equitable treatment is alleged in almost every investor-state dispute. It has therefore become a controversial norm, which touches many questions at the heart of general international law. Roland Klager sheds light on these controversies by exploring the deeper doctrinal foundations of fair and equitable treatment and reviewing its contentious relationship with the international minimum standard. The norm is also discussed in light of the fragmentation of international law, theories of international justice and rational balancing, and the idea of constitutionalism in international law. In this vein, a shift in the way of addressing fair and equitable treatment is proposed by focusing on the process of justificatory reasoning"-- Résumé de l'éditeur Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; Part I. The Construction of Fair and Equitable Treatment: 2. Fundamentals for the construction of fair and equitable treatment; 3. Fair and equitable treatment and the international minimum standard; 4. The role of international law in the construction of fair and equitable treatment; Part II. The Concept of Fair and Equitable Treatment: 5. Conceptual challenges; 6. Fair and equitable treatment and justice; 7. Principles of fair and equitable treatment; Part III. The Position of Fair and Equitable Treatment in the International Legal System: 8. Fair and equitable treatment in the system of international law sources; 9. Fair and equitable treatment in the system of international investment law; 10. Summary. Descripción del editor: "The three main themes of this book, probability theory, differential geometry, and the theory of integrable systems, reflect the broad range of mathematical interests of Henry McKean, to whom it is dedicated. Written by experts in probability, geometry, integrable systems, turbulence, and percolation, the seventeen papers included here demonstrate a wide variety of techniques that have been developed to solve various mathematical problems in these areas. The topics are often combined in an unusual and interesting fashion to give solutions outside of the standard methods. The papers contain some exciting results and offer a guide to the contemporary literature on these subjects. " Title 3 Copyright 4 Contents 7 Acknowledgements 15 Table of cases 16 Table of treaties 24 Abbreviations 36 part I The construction of fair and equitable treatment 49 part II The concept of fair and equitable treatment 155 part III The position of fair and equitable treatment in the international legal system 301 Bibliography 363 Index 395 As one of the most rapidly growing fields of international law, fair and equitable treatment is central to international investment law. This book sheds light on the many controversial questions at the heart of general international law which have been raised by breaches of this norm in investor-state disputes. Edited By Mark Pinsky, Björn Birnir. Includes Bibliographical References.