The impact of investment treaties on contracts between host states and foreign investors by Jan Ole Voss.

Preliminary Material / J. O. Voss -- Introduction / J. O. Voss -- 1. Contracts Between Host States And Foreign Investors In The Absence Of International Investment Treaties / J. O. Voss -- 2. The Regime Established / Investment Treaties -- 3. The Substantive Coverage Of Contracts Between Host States And Foreign Investors Through Investment Treaty Standards / J. O. Voss -- 4. The Umbrella Clause / J. O. Voss -- 5. The Relationship Of Parallel Treaty-Based International Arbitral Proceedings And Contract-Based Domestic Court Proceedings In Investment Treaty Disputes / J. O. Voss -- Final Conclusion / J. O. Voss -- Bibliography / J. O. Voss -- Index / J. O. Voss.

Foreign investments are usually implemented through contracts between host States and foreign investors. These contracts and international investment treaties represent two different legal instruments that protect foreign direct investment. The co-existence of both instruments under international investment law has generated fundamental problems. By scrutinizing and tracing the increasingly divided jurisprudence on central aspects of treaty interpretation and analyzing the conflicting legal concepts applied by arbitral tribunals, this book represents a comprehensive examination of the complex relationship between the two in the field of investment treaty arbitration.