Table of Contents

Part I: International Investment and the Law
1: The Nature and Significance of International Investment
2: The Relationship between Law and International Investment
3: Three Legal Frameworks for International Investment: National, Contractual, and International
Part II: The National Legal Framework
4: Factors Shaping National Legal Frameworks for International Investment
5: National Regulation of the Entry and Exit of Capital
6: National Regulation of Foreign Investment
7: The Challenges of Legal Change
Part III: The Contractual Framework
8: The Nature and Functions of the Contractual Framework for Investments
9: The Negotiation of International Investment Contracts
10: The Nature and Content of International Investment Contracts
11: Political Risk Insurance
12: Contractual Stability, Instability, and Renegotiation
Part IV: The International Legal Framework
13: The Foundations of the International Legal Framework for Investment
14: The Treatification of International Investment Law
15: The Nature and Content of Investment Treaties
Part V: Conclusion
16: The Interaction of the Three Legal Frameworks

About the Author

Jeswald W. Salacuse is the Henry J. Braker Professor of Law at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. He has been a teacher, scholar, consultant, investment company director, and arbitrator in the field of international investment for nearly four decades.