Investment Law's Alibis: Colonialism, Imperialism, Debt and Development

Description

This book aims to connect narratives associated with the past to the international regime that protects property and contract rights of foreign investors. The book scrutinizes justifications offered to sustain practices associated with colonialism, imperialism, civilized justice, debt, and development, revealing that a number of the rationales offered in support of investment law disciplines replicate those arising out of this discredited past. By revealing these linkages, the book raises concerns about investment law's premises. It would appear that the normative foundations for today's regime reproduces discursive practices that are less than compelling. The book argues that citizens deserve something more than historically discredited reasons to justify the exercise of power over them – something more than mere pretext. Cover 04.0_pp_iv_iv_Copyright_page 05.0_pp_v_v_Dedication 06.0_pp_vi_vi_Epigraph 07.0_pp_vii_vii_Contents 08.0_pp_viii_x_Acknowledgements 09.0_pp_1_15_Introduction 10.0_pp_16_37_Colonialism_of_Investment_Law 11.0_pp_38_65_Imperialism_of_Investment_Law 12.0_pp_66_88_The_Decline_and_Rise_of_Standards_of_Civilized_Justice 13.0_pp_89_128_The_Stifling_Threat_of_Debt 14.0_pp_129_152_The_Difficulty_of_Decolonizing_Investment_Law 15.0_pp_153_170_Divesting_for_Development 16.0_pp_171_179_Conclusion 17.0_pp_180_224_Bibliography 18.0_pp_225_235_Index 19.0_pp_236_246_Cambridge_Studies_in_International_and_Comparative_Law_168