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Item Width: 6.2 in Illustrator: Yes Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication Year: 2022 Language: English Book Title: Investment Law's Alibis : Colonialism, Imperialism, Debt and Development Format: Hardcover width: 6.2 in Features: New Edition Item Height: 0.8 in ISBN: 9781009153492 Item Length: 9.3 in Genre: Law Author: David Schneiderman Topic: General, International Number of Pages: 224 Pages Book Series: Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law Ser. height: 0.8 in

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Investment Law's Alibis : Colonialism, Imperialism, Debt and Development, Har.... Investment Law's Alibis : Colonialism, Imperialism, Debt and Development, Hardcover by Schneiderman, David, ISBN 1009153498, ISBN-13 9781009153492, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US "This book aims to connect narratives associated with the past to the international regime that protects property and contract rights of foreign investors. Th 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, th raises concerns aboutinvestment law's premises. It would appear that the normative foundations for today's regime reproduces discursive practices that are less than compelling. Th argues that citizens deserve more than historically discredited reasons to justify the exercise of power over them - something more than mere pretext"--

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