1.Introduction: International Law is Fragmented and Cyclical 1
1.Thesis of the Book 1
2.Link between International Trade and Investment Law 2
3.Structure and Overview of the Book 5
PART 1: INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW AND POLICY 15
Ⅰ.Prologue 15
Ⅱ.General Remarks 23
2.Unilateralism 30
1.The Concept 30
2.The EU's Unilateralism 32
3.The Rise and Fall of Multilateralism 39
1.A Conceptual Debate 39
2.The EU vis-a-vis the BRIC Countries in Multilateralism 43
3.Quo Vadis, Multilateralism? 53
4.Is Multilateralism the Panacea? 58
5.A Note on Plurilateralism 63
4.The Rise of Bilateralism/Regionalism 69
1.Concept and Context 69
2.Regional Integration 72
3.Advantages and Disadvantages of FTAs 75
5.The EU's Relationship with Brazil and India 87
1.Brazil 87
2.India 91
6.The EU's Relationship with China 103
1.China's Attitude Toward Multilateral Trade 108
2.A New Bilateral Agreement in the Making 118
3.Current Trade Difficulties 121
4.Possible Ways to Improve EU-China Trade Relations 126
7.The EU's Relationship with Russia 129
1.The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement 130
2.Possible Ways to Improve EU-Russia Trade Relations 134
3.Importance for the EU to Diversify its Energy Supply Sources 140
4.Future of the Energy Charter Treaty 148
Conclusion to Part 1 157
PART 2: INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT LAW AND POLICY 163
Ⅰ.Introduction 163
8.Preliminary Remarks on Foreign Direct Investment 166
1.Definition of Foreign Direct Investment 166
2.Strong Rise in Foreign Direct Investment 168
3.Forms of Foreign Direct Investment 168
4.Economic Analysis of Foreign Direct Investment 170
5.Political Economy of Foreign Direct Investment 177
6.Foreign Direct Investment and Developing Countries 178
9.History of Foreign Direct Investment Regulation 180
1.Foreign Direct Investment as a Nationally Regulated Issue: Pre-Havana Charter 180
2.First Attempt to Have a Structured Multilateral Framework: The Havana Charter 183
3.Emergence of a Series of Common Standards: Codes of Conduct 185
4.Bilateral Initiatives 187
5.The Era of Multilateralization of Foreign Direct Investment Law 190
10.Current Regulatory Regimes 202
1.Customary International Law 203
2.Soft Law 204
3.Bilateralism 205
4.Regionalism 219
5.Multilateralism 236
11.Why is there a Need for a Multilateral Investment Treaty? 248
1.Practical and Structural Reasons for an MFI 248
2.Need for Coherence 251
12.How to Design a Multilateral Framework for Investment 255
1.Input from BITs into a Potential Multilateral Framework for Investment 257
2.The WTO as a Potential International Organization to Create an MFI 258
3.Policy Considerations 262
Conclusion to Part 2 264
PART 3: CHOICE OF JURISDICTION FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF TRADE DISPUTES 269
Ⅰ.Introduction 269
13.An Overview of the WTO and the NAFTA 273
1.Background 273
2.Institutional Scene 279
3.Diagnosis 289
14.Comparison between the WTO and NAFTA 296
1.WTO 296
2.NAFTA Chapter 20 303
Epilogue and Recommendations to Part 3 307
Bibliography: Books and Book Chapters 312
Bibliography: Journal Articles and Reports 324
Index 336