Search for dissertations about: "Investment law"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 31 swedish dissertations containing the words Investment law.

  2. 1. The emergence of routine enforcement of international investment law : Effects on investment protection and development

    Author : Love Rönnelid; Iain Cameron; Steffen Hindelang; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Investment law; enforcement; foreign direct investment FDI ; power; investment insurance; bilateral investment treaties BITs ; World Trade Organisation WTO ; Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency MIGA ; International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes ICSID ; development; developmental state; regulatory space; development strategies; law and development; New York Convention; Aron Broches; Ibrahim Shihata; Wilhelm Röpke; Friedrich Hayek; rule of law; good governance; Public International Law; Folkrätt;

    Abstract : This dissertation explores how the enforcement of international investment law became so powerful. It does so by tracing the different legal developments that have enabled the strength of the present regime. In this respect, the two aims of providing investment protection and that of fostering economic development are examined. READ MORE

  4. 2. Environmental Policy Space and International Investment Law

    Author : Åsa Romson; Jonas Ebbesson; Ole Kristian Fauchald; Mads Andenæs; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; policy space; environmental law; international investment law; IIA; fair and equitable treatment; legitimate expectations; national treatment; indirect expropriation; chilling effect; miljörätt; Environmental Law;

    Abstract : This dissertation analyses the implications of international investment law on host states’ legal ability to protect the environment, regulate sustainable use of natural resources, and develop new approaches to manage environmental risks and uncertainties. ‘Environmental policy space’ is found to be a useful term when exploring the regulatory autonomy in this context. READ MORE

  5. 3. Territoriality in Intellectual Property Law : A comparative study of the interpretation and operation of the territoriality principle in the resolution of transborder intellectual property infringement disputes with respect to international civil jurisdiction, applicable law and the territorial scope of application of substantive intellectual property law in the European Union and United States

    Author : Lydia Lundstedt; Marianne Levin; Marcus Norrgård; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; private international law; conflicts of law; jurisdiction; choice of law; intellectual property; Private Law; civilrätt;

    Abstract : The principle of territoriality is a truism in intellectual property (IP) law. A premise underlying the principle is the right of each state to determine the extent to which IP rights exist and are protected within its own territory to fulfil its own economic, social and cultural policy goals. READ MORE

  6. 4. Right to Regulate for Sustainable Development in International Investment Law : The Challenge of Incomplete Assessments, Promise of Sustainable Investment, and Need for Reserved Optimism

    Author : Soo Hyun Lee; Juridiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; International investment law; Right to regulate; Financing for Development; Sustainable investment; Sustainable development; Public international law; Internationell investeringsrätt; Folkrätt;

    Abstract : Within international investment law scholarship, increased attention has been devoted to the capacity of international investment law, which includes investment treaty arbitration, to facilitate sustainable development. Scholars increasingly agree that issues of sustainable development permeate throughout the international investment law system and thus cannot be viewed as beyond its scope and jurisdiction. READ MORE

  7. 5. Legal Aspects of Conflicts of Interest in the Financial Services Sector in the EU and China : The XYZ of Norm-making

    Author : Kelly Chen; Jan Kleineman; Jessika van der Sluijs; Ross Cranston; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; conflicts of interest; investment services; EU financial regulation; MIFID II; Chinese financial regulation; Chinese law; soft law; intressekonflikter; finansiella marknader; EU finansmarknadsreglering; kinesisk finansmarknadsreglering; kinesisk rätt; Private Law; civilrätt;

    Abstract : The dissertation is an analysis of financial services firms’ duty to manage the conflicts of interest that can arise within the scope of the firm-client relationship in the financial services sectors in the EU and China. Three services in particular are used as examples, namely buying and selling shares in companies on behalf of clients, investment advisory, and individual portfolio management in relation to such shares. READ MORE