Stability and Legitimate Expectations in International Energy Investments (Hardcover)

Preface Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations List of Figures Table of Cases 1. Introductory Remarks: The Quest for Stability 1. General Introduction and Background 2. Objectives and Scope of the Book 3. Justification and Significance of the Book 4. Methodology and Structure of the Book 2. International Energy Investments, the Risks and the Protection Methods 1. Introduction 2. Definition of Investment 3. International Energy Investments: What Is Special About Them? 4. Risks in Energy Investments 5. Political Risks 6. Sources of Investment Protection Against Political Risks 7. Conclusion 3. Stability in International Energy Investments 1. Introduction 2. The Stability Concept in General 3. Stability Provisions Defined 4. Sources of Stability Guarantees 5. The Changing Role of Stability Provisions 6. Conclusion 4. Backgrounds of Two Contentious Concepts: Fair and Equitable Treatment Standard and Legitimate Expectations 1. Introduction 2. Fair and Equitable Treatment Standard 3. Investors' Legitimate Expectations 4. Conclusion 5. The Legitimate Expectations Principle in Investment Treaty Arbitration: Current Status and Contours 1. Introduction 2. What Creates Legitimate Expectations? 3. Temporal Requirement of Legitimate Expectations 4. How Can an Expectation Be Considered Legitimate? 5. A Test to Identify Legitimate Expectations 6. Conclusion 6. Legitimate Expectations and Stability: The Interplay 1. Introduction 2. Legitimate Expectations "from" Stability 3. Legitimate Expectations "to" Stability 4. Conclusion 7. Concluding Remarks 1. General Conclusions 2. Main Findings 3. Recommendations Bibliography