I. Background and Introduction1. The Object and Purpose of International Investment Law2. The History of International Investment Treaties3. The Evolving Context of Investment Rules - The Sources of International Investment Law4. Model Treaties5. Interpreting Investment TreatiesII. Investors and Investments Covered by International Agreements6.

Nationals and Companies7. The Concept of Investment8. Application of International Agreements in TimeIII. Investment Contracts9. Investment ContractsIV. Admission and Establishment10. Admission and EstablishmentV, Principles of Protection - Substantive Standards11. Fair and Equitable Treatment13.

Full Protection and Security14. Protection from Expropriation14. Protecting Contractual Rights: The Umbrella Clause15. Access to Courts, Denial of Justice, Fair Procedure16. Armed Conflict and Emergencies17. Preserving Existing Rights18. Protection Against Arbitrary Treatment and Discrimination19. National Treatment20.

Most Favoured Nation Treatment21. Transfer of Payments, Convertibility, Exchange RightsVI. Questions of State Responsibility22. Attribution: Provinces, Municipalities23. The Role of State EntitiesVII. Political Risk Insurance24. MIGA25. National Insurance Programmes26.

Private Investment InsuranceVIII. Settling Investment Disputes27. State v. State Disputes28. Investor v. State DisputesAnnexesFour Model Treaties: US, UK, France, GermanyICSID ConventionNAFTA Ch. XIECT.