The International Law on Foreign Investment

by Muthucumaraswamy Sornarajah

This survey of the Public International Law developed to protect foreign investment made by multinational corporations assesses the corporations' role in making foreign investments, and considers ways in which their misconduct can be controlled. Focusing on the protection of foreign investment and its associated problems, M. Sornarajah explores treaty-based methods, and examines several bilateral and regional investment treaties, as well as relevant literature in economics, political science and other associated disciplines. First Edition Hb (1994): 0-521-46528-1

552 pages, Paperback

First published August 26, 1994

Reviews

[Imaduddin Ahmed]

Could have been a lot more parsimonious. Important read for those working on trade and investment for developing countries or in regulation.