Africa's international investment law regimes / Won L. Kidane.
| Author/creator | Kidane, Won |
| Other author | Oxford University Press. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Oxford University Press, [2023] |
| Description | vi, 644 pages ; illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Historical and conceptual background, analytical framework, scope of coverage and sequence -- Africa and the normative development of international investment law -- International investment jurisprudence and Africa : a historical background and case analysis framework -- Procedural history and the evolution of the African state's participation in investment arbitral proceedings -- The post-2010 modern cases -- Decision makers and representation -- Jurisdiction and meaning of investment -- Post-2010 contemporary jurisdictional matters -- Determination of facts -- Determination of facts in the post 2010 cases -- Duration of proceedings -- Expropriation -- Expropriation post-2010 -- The umbrella clause as a concept of international investment law in the African cases -- Fair and equitable treatment, full protection and security, and non-discrimination -- Fair and equitable treatment, full protection, and security, and non-discrimination principles in the Post-2010 cases -- Choice of law : the concurrent application of host state laws and principles of international law -- Damages -- Allocation of costs and interests -- The eight African regional economic communities in context -- The common market for Eastern and Southern Africa -- The economic community for West African states -- The Southern Africa development community -- Africa's BITs with its traditional partners of the West -- Africa's BITs with its Eastern partners -- Intra-Africa BITs -- The Pan-African investment code as a bridge to AfCFTA investment protocol -- Protocol to the agreement establishing the African continental free trade agreement on investment -- Summary of Conclusions |
| Abstract | "Decolonization restored African states' sovereign independence. The post-colonial period was, however, characterized by major economic disruptions that resulted in chronically weakened economies. The newly independent African states faced a profound dilemma between economic liberalization and openness on the one hand, and the maintenance of regulatory autonomy on the other. Confronted with unrelenting poverty and inadequate infrastructure, African states needed direct foreign investment to boost their economies. However, most foreign investors were cautious about investing in African countries due to the perceived lack of clear and predictable legal regimes necessary to protect foreign investments from expropriation and other forms of harm"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023033302 |
| ISBN | 9780197745571 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |