The Effects of Armed Conflict on Investment Treaties

Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-1-00-920783-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 169, 304 Seiten, HC gerader Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 730 g

Reihe: Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law

This book analyses the multi-faceted impact armed conflict has on investment treaties. Refuting the common association of the outbreak of hostilities with the termination or suspension of treaties, it not only makes a case for the continuity of investment treaties. The book argues that the impact of armed conflict on such agreements goes far beyond these questions: Changed factual circumstances and public interests as well as international humanitarian law heavily influence the application and interpretation of investment protection standards. The book argues that investment treaties can and must channel these effects to remain effective during armed conflict and strike a fair balance between investor and public interests. It shows ways in which contextual and systemic interpretation, respect for reasonable state action, and careful treaty design can ensure that investment treaties continue to fulfil their purpose of strengthening compliance with legal rules also in times of armed conflict.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ackermann, Tobias

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Kriegsrecht, Territorialrecht, Humanitäres Recht
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Revolutionäre Gruppen und Bewegungen, Bewaffnete Konflikte
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Öffentliches Recht, Völkerrecht, Internationale Organisationen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I. The Continuity of Investment Treaties: 1. The Prospects for Unilateral Termination and Suspension; 2. The Doctrine of the Effects of Armed Conflicts on Treaties: Unilateral Termination or Suspension beyond General Rules?; Part II. Investment Protection and the Role of International Humanitarian Law: 3. Investment Treaties and International Humanitarian Law: A Relationship of Interpretation; 4. Investment Protection under International Humanitarian Law; Part III. Investment Protection Standards during Armed Conflict: 5. Armed Conflict Clauses; 6. Full Protection and Security; 7. Expropriation; 8. Fair and Equitable Treatment; Part IV. Exceptions and Defences: 9. Security Exceptions; 10. Circumstances Precluding Wrongfulness; 11. Limitations on Liability; Bibliography; Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Ackermann, Tobias
Tobias Ackermann is an Associate at Berlin-based law firm BLOMSTEIN, where he specializes in foreign trade and public procurement law. Previously, he was a research associate at the Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany. He holds a doctorate in law from Ruhr University.