Public international law: economic and trade

How globalized information networks can be used for strategic advantageUntil recently, globalization was viewed, on balance, as an inherently good thing that would benefit people and societies nearly everywhere.

Africa welcomes business investment and offers some of the world's highest returns and impactsAfrica has tremendous economic potential and offers rewarding opportunities for global businesses looking for new markets and long-term investments with favorable returns.

This book evaluates the adequacy of the existing law to protect consumers in Ghana when they are supplied with faulty goods.

This book explores the use of Third-Party Funding (TPF) in Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS), a transformative yet controversial instrument that implicates procedural fairness, the commodification of justice, public interest, and state sovereignty in investment law.

In Zeiten zunehmender geopolitischer Spannungen entsteht eine kritischere Haltung gegenüber ausländischen Investitionsvorhaben: Welcher Investor steht hinter einem Vorhaben?

Se analizan 17 demandas de empresas transnacionales contra el Estado ecuatoriano, basadas en los Tratados Bilaterales de Inversion (TBI) suscritos con Estados Unidos, Canada, Espana, Francia, Bolivia y Argentina.

Este volumen es el resultado del trabajo investigativo derivado del VI Congreso de Derecho Internacional, y reúne investigaciones de autores nacionales e internacionales seleccionadas tras una amplia convocatoria abierta.

Crowdfunding has gained increasing attention from regulators and policymakers worldwide, yet responses have varied due to its hybrid position between direct and intermediated finance, diverse business models, and limited evidence on market failures that would justify regulatory intervention.

This sixth volume (2015) of the European Yearbook of International Economic Law puts a particular emphasis on non-tariff barriers (NTBs) to trade and the world trade order.

The primary contribution of this book is to integrate the important disciplines which simultaneously impact the investment appraisal process.

This book is highly topical.

Unfair competition law is concerned with fair play in commerce.

This book explores the use of Third-Party Funding (TPF) in Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS), a transformative yet controversial instrument that implicates procedural fairness, the commodification of justice, public interest, and state sovereignty in investment law.

This book evaluates the adequacy of the existing law to protect consumers in Ghana when they are supplied with faulty goods.

Crowdfunding has gained increasing attention from regulators and policymakers worldwide, yet responses have varied due to its hybrid position between direct and intermediated finance, diverse business models, and limited evidence on market failures that would justify regulatory intervention.

This book is a compilation of contributions exploring the impact of the European Treaty provisions regarding state aid on Member States' legislation and administrative practice in the area of business taxation.

This book discusses the transformative potential of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and its profound impact on three distinct member states: Nigeria, Kenya, and Ethiopia.

This book discusses the transformative potential of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and its profound impact on three distinct member states: Nigeria, Kenya, and Ethiopia.

The book is written for students of business economics and tax law.

Pakistan has recently reformed its arbitration laws and laws on the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitration agreements and awards.

This book critically investigates the patent protection of medication in light of the threats posed by HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis epidemics to the citizens of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (hereinafter "e;SSA"e; or "e;Africa"e;).

This book explores the central problems underlying the insurance of aviation war and terrorism risks and associated perils.

This book deals with the carrier's liability for deck cargo in the Nordic countries and England as state parties of the Hague-Visby Rules.

Over the past fifteen years, the optimal enforcement of EU competition law has become a major concern.

Natural disasters such as large-scale flooding are on the increase.

This work is a multidisciplinary analysis of the issue of insider dealing from the perspective of the applicability of criminal law to regulate it.

This book examines the concept and purpose of joint development agreements of offshore hydrocarbon deposits from the perspective of public international law and the law of the sea, taking into consideration and extensively reviewing State practice concerning seabed activities in disputed maritime areas and when hydrocarbon deposits extend across maritime boundaries.

The main rationale of the conventions on international transport law is to limit the liability of the carrier.

The term "e;hazardous wastes"e; covers a wide range of disused products and production wastes generated not only in industrial sectors, but also in all areas of everyday life.

The international dimensions of competition law and policy are most often examined at the level of substantive law.

A liner conference, as a self-regulation organisational form of liner shipping companies, constitutes a typical "e;hard-core cartel"e; with significant anti-competitive effect.

Having explored multifaceted issues of IPR enforcement, this book argues that IPR enforcement problem is not an actual outcome of Confucian philosophy and "e;to steal a book"e; is not an "e;elegant offence.

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The International Maritime Organization (IMO), as the United Nations specialized agency responsible for the regulation of shipping engaged in international trade from the points of view of maritime safety and the prevention and control of pol- tion by ships, recognizes that these goals can only be effectively achieved if each and every link in the corresponding chain of responsibility meets fully its obli- tions.

It is my great pleasure to introduce The Legal Environment and Risks for Foreign Investment in China by Shoushuang Li, a star young lawyer in Beijing.

Classification societies are charged with the technical supervision of maritime shipping to enhance the safety of life and property at sea by securing high te- nical standards of design, manufacture, construction and maintenance of seagoing vessels.

The rules-based international economic order is undergoing profound transformation.

The rules-based international economic order is undergoing profound transformation.

Our earth’s supply of natural resources is depleting while mountains of waste are piling up.

Our earth’s supply of natural resources is depleting while mountains of waste are piling up.

The Asian-Pacific countries as well as India and Russia offer multinational companies all the benefits of booming economies in a world of recession.

This book explores key innovations in the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement that shape Vietnam’s ability to regulate for environmental protection—an essential pillar of sustainable development.

This book provides an in-depth analysis of foreign investment in Latin America's agricultural sector, focusing on the regulatory frameworks, economic effects, and institutional dynamics that shape foreign capital inflows.

This book examines the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU) from the perspective of the world's Least Developed Countries (LDCs).

This book provides an in-depth analysis of foreign investment in Latin America's agricultural sector, focusing on the regulatory frameworks, economic effects, and institutional dynamics that shape foreign capital inflows.