1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910462824003321

Autore

Weiler Todd

Titolo

The interpretation of international investment law [[electronic resource] ] : equality, discrimination, and minimum standards of treatment in historical context / / by Todd Weiler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2013

ISBN

90-04-23223-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (572 p.)

Collana

International litigation in practice ; ; volume 6

Disciplina

346/.092

Soggetti

Investments, Foreign (International law)

Investments, Foreign (International law) - History

Investments, Foreign - Law and legislation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- Chapter One Fundamental Norms of International Investment Law -- Chapter Two Historical Analysis and the Interpretation of International Investment Law -- Chapter Three Protection and Security: The Standard in Historical Context -- Chapter Four Protection and Security: Before and After the Standard of Civilisation -- Chapter Five Fair and Equitable Treatment: A ‘True Story’ -- Chapter Six Fair and Equitable Treatment versus the CILMSTA: ‘Bureaucrats Run Amok’ -- Chapter Seven Fair and Equitable Treatment and Arbitrary or Discriminatory Measures -- Chapter Eight Development of the ‘Treatment No Less Favourable’ Standard: From the Beginning Until 1948 -- Chapter Nine Treatment No Less Favourable and International Investment Law -- Chapter Ten Conclusion -- Select Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

In The Interpretation of International Investment Law: Equality, Discrimination and Minimum Standards of Treatment in Historical Context , author Todd Weiler demonstrates how historical analysis should be adopted in the interpretation of international investment law obligations. Weiler subjects some of the most commonly held beliefs about the nature and development of international investment law to a



critical re-appraisal, based upon meticulously assembled historical record. In the process, the book provides readers with a fresh perspective on some of the oldest obligations in international law. This stimulating contribution to the discourse on interpretation of international investment law standards sheds new light on the formation of such primary obligations as fair and equitable treatment, protection and security and the customary international law minimum standard of treatment for aliens. Additionally, a thought-provoking historical analysis explains why a one-size-fits-all approach to obligations found in both trade and investment treaties, such as MFN treatment and national treatment, must be rejected. With a keen attention to detail, The Interpretation of International Investment Law: Equality, Discrimination and Minimum Standards of Treatment in Historical Context reveals the dynamic relationship between historical analysis, critical theory and the construction of both customary and treaty norms in international investment law.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910786756603321

Autore

D'Urso Alexandra

Titolo

Life stories and sociological imagination : music, private lives, and public identity in France and Sweden / / by Alexandra D'Urso

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2013

©2013

ISBN

1-4438-6564-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (124 p.)

Disciplina

155.2

Soggetti

Identity (Psychology) - Social aspects

Belonging (Social psychology)

Group identity - France

Group identity - Sweden

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE - SETTING THE



CONTEXT; CHAPTER TWO - THEORETICALLY SPEAKING; CHAPTER THREE - MON PAYS; CHAPTER FOUR - OVERLOAD; CHAPTER FIVE - TYING LOOSE ENDS; REFERENCES; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

What happens when public figures' private selves are put forth for examination by public audiences? How do the personal struggles of music artists, specifically those with immigrant backgrounds, compare to the private struggles of other individuals? At a time when many countries in the European Union are experiencing an increase in far-right political party activities, how do individuals from the margins negotiate new ways of thinking about identity, offering hope for a greater understanding ...