Kenneth J. Vandevelde (Thomas Jefferson School of Law) has published
U.S. International Investment Agreements (Oxford Univ. Press 2009). Here's the abstract:
U.S. International Investment Agreements is the definitive interpretative guide to the United States' bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and free trade agreements (FTAs) with investment chapters. Providing an authoritative look at the development of the BIT program, treatment provisions, expropriation, and other provisions, Kenneth J. Vandevelde draws on his years of investment treaty and agreement expertise as both a former practitioner and a scholar. This unique and well-organized book analyzes the development of U.S. international investment agreement language and strategy within their historical context. It also explains the newest changes to the model negotiating text (US Model BIT 2004) and additional treaties.
Kenneth J. Vandevelde (Thomas Jefferson School of Law) has published U.S. International Investment Agreements (Oxford Univ. Press 2009). Here's the abstract:
