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OverviewU.S. International Investment Agreements is the definitive interpretative guide to the United States' bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and free trade agreements (FTAs) with investment chapters. Providing an authoritative look at the development of the BIT program, treatment provisions, expropriation, and other provisions, Kenneth J. Vandevelde draws on his years of investment treaty and agreement expertise as both a former practitioner and a scholar. This unique and well-organized book analyzes the development of U.S. international investment agreement language and strategy within their historical context. It also explains the newest changes to the model negotiating text (US Model BIT 2004) and additional treaties. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kenneth J VandeveldePublisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 25.70cm , Height: 5.10cm , Length: 17.80cm Weight: 1.642kg ISBN: 9780195371376ISBN 10: 0195371372 Pages: 908 Publication Date: 30 April 2009 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction Investment Treaties in American Foreign Policy The Development of the BIT Program The Scope of BIT Protections The General Treatment Provisions The Specific Treatment Provisions The Expropriation Provision The Currency Transfers Provision The Investor-State Disputes Provision The State-State Disputes Provision Other Standard Provisions Special ProvisionsReviewsAuthor InformationAfter graduating from Harvard Law School, Professor Ken Vandevelde practiced law for three years with the Washington, D.C., law firm of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Kampelman and then joined the Office of the Legal Adviser at the U.S. Department of State. At the State Department, his responsibilities included the negotiation of bilateral investment treaties and the arbitration of investment claims before the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal. In 1989, he joined the faculty of Whittier Law School in Los Angeles and then two years later joined the faculty at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego. In 1992, he published his book, United States Investment Treaties: Policy and Practice. Since then, Professor Vandevelde has published numerous articles on international investment law, has spoken on this topic in some 20 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and North and South America, and has served as an expert witness in international investment arbitrations and as a consultant on international investment law to the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the United Nations, various governments and counsel for private investors. From 1994 to 2005, he served as Dean of the Thomas Jefferson School of Law. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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