The International Minimum Standard and Fair and Equitable Treatment

Martins Paparinskis (Lecturer, University College London)

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Oxford University Press
03 October 2014

Investment & securities; Investment treaties & disputes; International courts & procedures; International arbitration

Series: Oxford Monographs in International Law

Investment protection treaties generally provide for the obligation to treat investments fairly and equitably, even if the wording of the rule and its relationship with the customary international standard may differ. The open-textured nature of the rule, the ambiguous relationship between the vague treaty and equally vague customary rules, and States' interpretations of the content and relationship of both rules (not to mention the frequency of successful invocation by investors) make this issue one of the most controversial aspect of investment protection law. This monograph engages in a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between the international minimum standard and fair and equitable treatment. It provides an original argument about the historical development of the international standard, a normative rationale for reading it into the treaty rules of fair and equitable treatment, and a coherent methodology for establishing the content of this standard.

The first part of this book untangles the history of both the international minimum standard and fair and equitable treatment. The second part addresses the normative framework within which the contemporary debate takes place. After an exhaustive review of all relevant sources, it is argued that the most persuasive reading of fair and equitable treatment is that it always makes a reference to customary law. The third part of the book builds on the historical analysis and the normative framework, explaining the content of the contemporary standard by careful comparative human rights analysis.

By: Martins Paparinskis (Lecturer University College London)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 157mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 474g
ISBN: 9780198732167
ISBN 10: 0198732163
Series: Oxford Monographs in International Law
Pages: 350
Publication Date: 03 October 2014
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction PART I. DEVELOPMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL MINIMUM STANDARD 1: International Minimum Standard and International Law-Making 2: Making of the International Minimum Standard (-1930s) 3: Development of the International Minimum Standard (1940s-) PART II. SOURCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL MINIMUM STANDARD 4: Most-favoured-nation Clause: A Case Study 5: International Minimum Standard and the Law of Treaties 6: International Minimum Standard and General International Law PART III. CONTENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL MINIMUM STANDARD 7: Investment Treaties, General International Law, and International Human Rights Law 8: International Minimum Standard and the Administration of Justice 9: International Minimum Standard and the Protection of Property Conclusion Appendix: EJIL Talk! blog discussionSir Frank Berman, Frederico Ortino, and Anthea Roberts:

Martins Paparinskis is a Lecturer at University College London. He has previously been a Junior Research Fellow at Merton College, University of Oxford, and a postdoctoral fellow at the New York University. Martins Paparinskis holds a DPhil from the University of Oxford.

Reviews for The International Minimum Standard and Fair and Equitable Treatment

This is a work of significant scholarship which brings together a wealth of historical and comparative material. Jonathan Ketcheson, The British Yearbook of International Law There can be no-one active in the field of investment arbitration who hasn't been challenged, or even perplexed, or at least confronted by the question of the relationship between the guarantee of fair and equitable treatment for foreign investments or investors stipulated in bilateral or multilateral treaties and what is usually referred to as the 'minimum standard' laid down by customary international law. But it won't be possible for that debate to continue in future without reference to Martins Paparinskis's superbly researched monograph. More precisely, no excuse will remain for a failure to bring into the discussion the available materials bearing on the question, all of which are now gathered together between one set of slim covers. Sir Frank Berman, EIJL Talk