000			01393nam a22001937a 4500
003			BML
020			_a9781009153508
082	0	0	_a343.07 _bSCH
100	1		_aSchneiderman, David,
245	1	0	_aInvestment law's alibis : _bcolonialism, imperialism, debt and development
260			_aNew York _bCambridge University Press _c2022
300			_a235p.
490	0		_aCambridge studies in international and comparative law
520			_a"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 more than historically discredited reasons to justify the exercise of power over them - something more than mere pretext"--
650		0	_aLaw and economic development.
650		0	_aInvestments, Foreign
650		0	_aDebts, External
942			_2ddc _cBK
999			_c11210 _d11210