Investment Law's Alibis: Colonialism, Imperialism, Debt and Development

by David Schneiderman

This book aims to connect narratives associated with the past to the international regime that protects property and contract rights of foreign investors. The book scrutinizes justifications offered to sustain practices associated with colonialism, imperialism, civilized justice, debt, and development, revealing that a number of the rationales offered in support of investment law disciplines replicate those arising out of this discredited past. By...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009153498
• ISBN13: 9781009153492
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"