Business guide to trade and investment: Volume 2: International investment

Abstract

Foreword from the International Chamber of Commerce / Alexis Mourre -- Introduction -- Part I Overview / Borzu Sabahi, Marat Umerov and Ian Laird -- Part II : Preinvestment issues -- National regulation of foreign investment / John Laird -- Extraterritorial application of home state laws sactions and anti-corruption legislation / James J. Saulino -- Taxation / Marco A. Blanco and Olga R. Beloded -- Political risk insurance as a means of managing investment risks / Michael Nolan and Erin Culbertson -- Part III : Sources of investors' rights -- International investment agreements / Hernando Otero -- Investment contracts / David Hesse -- Part IV : What are the investors' rights? -- Substantive protection / Claudia Frutos-Peterson and Christina Trahanas -- National treatment and most-favoured-nation treatment / Jose Antonio Rivas, Jean Choi and Brian Bombassaro -- Part V : Jurisdiction -- Consent, nature of investment, and nationality / Perry S. Bechky -- Temporal issues, exceptions, taxes, fork-in-the-road provisions and waivers / Christopher Ryan -- State responsibility / Jose Antonio Rivas, Jean Choi and Brian Bombassaro -- Part VI : Resolution of investment disputes between investors and states -- The arbitration process / Joseph R. Profaizer -- Choice of counsel / Joseph R. Profaizer -- Choice of counsel / Joseph R. Profaizer -- Arbitrators : selection and challenge / Matthew Kirtland -- Third-Party funding in investment disputes / Mirian K. Harwood, Simon Batifort and Christina Trahanas -- Initation of claims and relevant timing / Joseph R. Profaizer -- Mediation and conciliation / Matthew Kirtland -- Interim relief (arbitral tribunal and courts) / Matthew Kirtland -- Bifurcation / Joseph R. Profaizer -- Evidence / Kabir A.N. Duggal -- Counterclaims / Jose Antonio Rivas, Jean Choi and Brian Bombassaro -- Damages and valuation / Borzu Sabahi -- Annulment and set-aside of awards / Juan Felipe Merizalde Urdaneta and David L. Attanasio -- Recognition and enforcement of awards / Juan Felipe Merizalde Urdaneta and David L. Attanasio -- Transparency in investment arbitration / James J. Saulino.