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I. History, Sources, and Nature of International Investment Law; 1 The history of international investment law; 2 The sources of international investment law; 3 The nature of international investment law; II. Interpretation and Intertemporal Application of Investment Treaties; 1 The interpretation of investment treaties; 2 The application of investment treaties in time; III. Investor; 1 Private foreign investors; 2 Nationality of individuals; 3 Nationality of corporations; 4 A local company as a foreign investor; 5 Nationality planning; 6 Denial of benefits; 7 An active investor?; IV. Investment; 1 Terminology and concept; 2 Definitions of investment; 3 A general concept of investment?; 4 Types of investments; 5 The unity of an investment; 6 The origin of the investment; 7 Investments in the host State’s territory; 8 Investments in accordance with host State law; 9 Indirect investments; V. Investment Contracts; 1 Types of investment contracts; 2 Applicable law; 3 Dispute settlement; 4 Stabilization clauses; 5 Renegotiation and adaptation; VI. Admission and Establishment; 1 The right to control admission and establishment; 2 The move towards economic liberalism; 3 Investment promotion; 4 The right to admission and the right of establishment; 5 Treaty models of admission; 6 Performance requirements; 7 The inception of an investment; VII. Expropriation; 1 The object of an expropriation; 2 Expropriation as an act of government; 3 Indirect expropriation; 4 The legality of the expropriation; VIII. Standards of Protection; 1 Fair and equitable treatment; 2 Full protection and security; 3 Arbitrary or discriminatory measures; 4 National treatment; 5 Most-favoured-nation treatment; 6 The umbrella clause; 7 Effective means; 8 Transfer of funds; IX. Emergency Situations and Armed Conflicts; 1 Competing policies; 2 Effects of violence under traditional international law; 3 The ILC Articles on state responsibility; 4 Treaty law; X. Attribution; 1 Sources and principles; 2 Organs, provinces, and municipalities; 3 Exercise of governmental authority; 4 Instruction, direction, or control; XI. Political Risk Insurance; 1 History and purpose; 2 Different types of insurance; 3 Subrogation; 4 Risks covered; XII. Settling Investment Disputes; 1 State-to-State disputes; 2 The limited usefulness of domestic courts; 3 Settlement of Investor-State disputes by arbitration and conciliation; 4 Arbitration institutions and regimes; 5 Investment disputes; 6 The parties to investment disputes; 7 Consent to investment arbitration; 8 Conditions for the institution of proceedings; 9 MFN clauses and dispute settlement; 10 Treaty claims and contract claims; 11 Procedure; 12 Applicable law; 13 Remedies; 14 Costs; 15 Review of awards; 16 Enforcement of awards

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