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  • 14 - Investment

  • General editor Randall Lesaffer, KU Leuven and Tilburg University
  • Edited by Robert Kolb, Université de Genève, Momchil Milanov, International Court of Justice
  • Book:
    The Cambridge History of International Law
    Published online:
    01 May 2025
    Print publication:
    29 May 2025, pp 435-468

  • Summary

    This chapter offers a concise analysis of the legal framework on the protection of foreign investment at the time of the League of Nations, in many respects a rather turbulent period. Such legal framework was essentially composed of a rudimentary network of very heterogeneous bilateral treaties, some basic customary rules, and some broad general principles largely based on the notions of justice and equity. Many fundamental questions remain fiercely disputed, and insurmountable divergences between states to a large extent frustrated the attempts to codify the international rules on the protection of foreigners and their property. Yet the legacy of this period should not be underestimated. From a substantive perspective, state practice already demonstrated a certain convergence on some basic rules on the treatment of foreign investors, while some legal claims put forward by some states – including the so-called Hull formula concerning compensation for expropriation – failed to muster the general acceptance necessary to become legally binding rules. Regarding the settlement of investment-related disputes, an embryonic role for investors started to surface in this period.

International Law as a Profession
  • Edited by Jean d'Aspremont, Tarcisio Gazzini, André Nollkaemper, Wouter Werner
  • Published online:
    20 April 2017
    Print publication:
    06 April 2017
  • International law is not merely a set of rules or processes, but is a professional activity practised by a diversity of figures, including scholars, judges, counsel, teachers, legal advisers and activists. Individuals may, in different contexts, play more than one of these roles, and the interactions between them are illuminating of the nature of international law itself. This collection of innovative, multidisciplinary and self-reflective essays reveals a bilateral process whereby, on the one hand, the professionalisation of international law informs discourses about the law, and, on the other hand, discourses about the law inform the professionalisation of the discipline. Intended to promote a dialogue between practice and scholarship, this book is a must-read for all those engaged in the profession of international law.

  • A Fresh Look at Teaching International Law–A Few Pedagogical Considerations in the Age of Communications

  • TARCISIO GAZZINI
  • Journal:
    Leiden Journal of International Law / Volume 29 / Issue 4 / December 2016
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    13 September 2016, pp. 971-978
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  • This editorial takes a practical approach. It aims to stimulate reflections on the way we teach international law today, on how new technologies could enhance the pedagogical experience, on the upgrading of the role and participation of students, and on a better connection with the ‘real world’. It focuses on ‘how’ rather than on ‘what’ or ‘for what purpose’ we teach international law. With this aim in mind, it serves a few ideas seasoned with suggestions and examples.