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Petroleum Contracts and International Law

Name: Petroleum Contracts and International Law
Brand: Oxford University Press
SKU: 9780198715979
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Author: Rudolf Dolzer
ISBN: 9780198715979

By Rudolf Dolzer

Oxford University Press October 2018

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9780198715979
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication: October 2018
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: International ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

This book addresses aspects of international law relating to petroleum contracts, examining oil and gas agreements between states and private companies and their intersection with rules of international law. It provides detailed and insightful coverage of the current practice as well as commentary and analysis based on the authors' extensive experience.

The book covers topics such as the nature of international petroleum contracts, petroleum agreements as state contracts, issues of contract stability, the development of bilateral investment treaties, natural resource cycles, political risks and the specific petroleum policies of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Monetary Fund and the International Development Association. This is a timely and comprehensive book on this important area of law.

Introduction
1. Petroleum Contracts: Their subject matter, context and setting
2. The Petroleum Industry in Historic Transition: Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources
3. Petroleum Contracts as State Contracts: Their peculiar nature
4. State Contracts in Legal Doctrine: A survey
5. Types of Petroleum Contracts and their evolution
6. The Law Applicable to Petroleum Contracts
7. The Petroleum Business: Main actors and driving forces
8. Stabilisation Clauses
9. State Contracts: Their stabilisation by way of international arbitration
Annex: Selected Investor-State Cases
Index