The international law on foreign investment /
M. Sornarajah.
- 3rd ed.
- Cambridge New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
- xxx, 524 p ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 474-493) and index.
Introduction -- The shaping factors -- Actors in the field of foreign investment -- Risks in foreign investment -- Sources of the international law on foreign investment -- Multilateral instruments on foeign investment -- Settlement of investment disputes : contract-based arbitration -- Treaty-based investment arbitration : jurisdictional issues -- Causes of action : breaches of treatment standards -- The taking of foreign property -- Compensation for national isation of foreign investments -- Defences to responsibility.