Table Of Contents:

1 Introduction: International Law is Fragmented and Cyclical 1(14)

1 Thesis of the Book 1(1)

2 Link between International Trade and Investment Law 2(3)

3 Structure and Overview of the Book 5(10)

PART 1 INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW AND POLICY

I Prologue 15(8)

II General Remarks 23(7)

2 Unilateralism 30(9)

1 The Concept 30(2)

2 The EU's Unilateralism 32(7)

3 The Rise and Fall of Multilateralism 39(30)

1 A Conceptual Debate 39(4)

2 The EU vis-a-vis the BRIC Countries in Multilateralism 43(10)

3 Quo Vadis, Multilateralism? 53(5)

4 Is Multilateralism the Panacea? 58(5)

5 A Note on Plurilateralism 63(6)

4 The Rise of Bilateralism/Regionalism 69(18)

1 Concept and Context 69(3)

2 Regional Integration 72(3)

3 Advantages and Disadvantages of FTAs 75(12)

5 The EU's Relationship with Brazil and India 87(16)

1 Brazil 87(4)

2 India 91(12)

6 The EU's Relationship with China 103(26)

1 China's Attitude Toward Multilateral Trade 108(10)

2 A New Bilateral Agreement in the Making 118(3)

3 Current Trade Difficulties 121(5)

4 Possible Ways to Improve EU-China Trade Relations 126(3)

7 The EU's Relationship with Russia 129(34)

1 The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement 130(4)

2 Possible Ways to Improve EU-Russia Trade Relations 134(6)

3 Importance for the EU to Diversify its Energy Supply Sources 140(8)

4 Future of the Energy Charter Treaty 148(15)

Conclusion to Part 1 157(6)

PART 2 INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT LAW AND POLICY

1 Introduction 163(3)

8 Preliminary Remarks on Foreign Direct Investment 166(14)

1 Definition of Foreign Direct Investment 166(2)

2 Strong Rise in Foreign Direct Investment 168(1)

3 Forms of Foreign Direct Investment 168(2)

4 Economic Analysis of Foreign Direct Investment 170(7)

5 Political Economy of Foreign Direct Investment 177(1)

6 Foreign Direct Investment and Developing Countries 178(2)

9 History of Foreign Direct Investment Regulation 180(22)

1 Foreign Direct Investment as a Nationally Regulated Issue: Pre-Havana Charter 180(3)

2 First Attempt to Have a Structured Multilateral Framework: The Havana Charter 183(2)

3 Emergence of a Series of Common Standards: Codes of Conduct 185(2)

4 Bilateral Initiatives 187(3)

5 The Era of Multilateralization of Foreign Direct Investment Law 190(12)

10 Current Regulatory Regimes 202(46)

1 Customary International Law 203(1)

2 Soft Law 204(1)

3 Bilateralism 205(14)

4 Regionalism 219(17)

5 Multilateralism 236(12)

11 Why is there a Need for a Multilateral Investment Treaty? 248(7)

1 Practical and Structural Reasons for an MFI 248(3)

2 Need for Coherence 251(4)

12 How to Design a Multilateral Framework for Investment 255(14)

1 Input from BITs into a Potential Multilateral Framework for Investment 257(1)

2 The WTO as a Potential International Organization to Create an MFI 258(4)

3 Policy Considerations 262(7)

Conclusion to Part 2 264(5)

PART 3 CHOICE OF JURISDICTION FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF TRADE DISPUTES

I Introduction 269(4)

13 An Overview of the WTO and the NAFTA 273(23)

1 Background 273(6)

2 Institutional Scene 279(10)

3 Diagnosis 289(7)

14 Comparison between the WTO and NAFTA 296(16)

1 WTO 296(7)

2 NAFTA Chapter 20 303(9)

Epilogue and Recommendations to Part 3 307(5)
Bibliography: Books and Book Chapters 312(12)
Bibliography: Journal Articles and Reports 324(12)
Index 336