Shadow courts : the tribunals that rule global trade /

"Edwards offers a ... look at one little-known but powerful provision in most modern trade agreements that is designed to protect the financial interests of global corporations against the governments of sovereign states. She [posits] that investor-state dispute settlement --a 'shadow cour...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Edwards, Haley Sweetland (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, NY : Columbia Global Reports, [2016]
Subjects:
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (1965 August 27)
North American Free Trade Agreement (1992 December 17)
Investments, Foreign (International law)
International commercial arbitration.
Investissements étrangers (Droit international)
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Business Law.
International commercial arbitration
Dispute resolution (Law)
Case studies
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"Edwards offers a ... look at one little-known but powerful provision in most modern trade agreements that is designed to protect the financial interests of global corporations against the governments of sovereign states. She [posits] that investor-state dispute settlement --a 'shadow court' that allows corporations to sue a nation outside its own court system--has tilted the balance of power on the global stage"--Amazon.com
Physical Description:1 online resource (142 pages) : 1 map
Bibliography:Includes chapter endnotes and bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780997126419
0997126418

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