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

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

Name: Investment Law's Alibis: Colonialism, Imperialism, Debt and Development
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9781009153492
Price: 1160.12 HKD
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Author: David Schneiderman
ISBN: 9781009153492

By David Schneiderman

Cambridge University Press August 2022

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9781009153492
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: August 2022
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

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 revealing these linkages, the book raises concerns about investment law's premises. It would appear that the normative foundations for today's regime reproduces discursive practices that are less than compelling. The book argues that citizens deserve something more than historically discredited reasons to justify the exercise of power over them – something more than mere pretext.

Introduction

1. Colonialism of investment law

2. Imperialism of investment law

3. The decline and rise of standards of civilized justice

4. The stifling threat of debt

5. The difficulty of decolonizing investment law

6. Divesting for development

Conclusion

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