Asian Yearbook of International Economic Law 2022

by Manjiao Chi (Editor), Marc Bungenberg (Editor), Andrea K. Bjorklund (Editor)

Overview

The Asian Yearbook of International Economic Law (AYIEL) 2022 addresses the rapidly evolving field of international economic law with a special focus on Asia and the Pacific. This region has long been and remains a major engine of the world economy; at the same time, it is characterized by a host of economies with varying developmental levels, economic policies and legal jurisdictions. The AYIEL 2022 especially focuses on trade law, investment law, competition law, dispute settlement, economic regulation and cooperation, and regional economic integration, as well as other legal developments in Asian countries.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783030934774
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	07/29/2022
Series:	Asian Yearbook of International Economic Law , #2022
Edition description:	1st ed. 2022
Pages:	212
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Manjiao Chi is professor and founding director of Center for International Economic Law and Policy (CIELP), Law School of the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE), Beijing. His recent reaserch focuses on international economic govenance, dispute settlement, responsible business conducts, and global cooperation. Author of numerous books and articles, consultant of various international organizations, recipient of multiple research grants, and visiting professor of many leading law schools and institutions around the world. Deputy Chair, UNCITRAL Academic Forum on ISDS, Co-Chair, ASIL Asian-Pacific Law Interest Group, and Standing Council Member, Chinese Society of International Law. He also has rich experience of international dispute settlement and treaty negotiatons.

Marc Bungenberg is Director of the Europa-Institut and a professor of public law, European law and public international lawat Saarland University in Germany (since 2015), visiting professor at the University of Lausanne/Switzerland (since 2011). He has taught at inter alia Sydney, Geneva, Lucerne, Lausanne, Taschkent, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Munich. He is the recipient of multiple research grants. He received his doctorate in law from the University of Hannover and wrote his habilitation treatise at the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena. He holds an LL.M. from Lausanne University. His main fields of research are European (Common Commercial Policy, public procurement and state aid law) and international economic law, particularly international investment and WTO law.

Andrea K. Bjorklund is the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, as well as a Full Professor and the L. Yves Fortier Chair in International Arbitration and International Commercial Law, at McGill University Faculty of Law. She acts as arbitrator and expert in both investment and commercial arbitrations and as an expert in court proceedings related to arbitration. She is on the panel of arbitrators of the Beijing Arbitration Commission/Beijing International Arbitration Center, the International Commercial Arbitration Court of the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce, and Industry, and AAA’s International Centre for Dispute Resolution. She is also a U.S. appointee to the NAFTA Chapter 19 (and USMCA Chapter 10) roster of arbitrators. Professor Bjorklund has a J.D. from Yale Law School, an M.A. in French Studies from New York University, and a B.A. (with High Honors) in History and French from the University of Nebraska.

Table of Contents

Part II – Trade and Investment: The EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment: Strategic Opportunity Meets Strategic Autonomy by Henry Gao.- Commonalities and Differences in Investment Policies and Treaty Practices: A Comparative Study of China and Japan by Shintaro Hamanaka and Manjiao Chi.- Investor Obligations in India's New Bilateral Investment Treaties: Emergence of New Treaty Practice by Prahbash Ranjan.- Latest Developments of China’s Foreign Investment Policy and Law by Nanying Tao.- Part III – Special Focus: Competition Neutrality: From a White Paper to a Proposal for a Regulation on Foreign Subsidies: Filling a Regulatory Gap in Protecting the EU Internal Market by Filip Krenek and Eddy De Smijter.- Third-Country State Aid Regulation: The European Debate on Foreign Subsidies: Necessity and Possibilities of a Reform by Jürgen Kühling, Thomas Weck and Philipp Reinhold.- Upgrading Subsidy Norms for the Digital Age: EUWhite Paper’s Contribution and Remaining Questions by Jaemin Lee.- Levelling the Playing Field by Achim Wambach.- State Capitalism in ASEAN: The State-Owned Enterprises under the ASEAN Regional Competition Policy by Alexandr Svetlicinii.- Part IV – Book Review: Gregory Shaffer, Emerging Powers and the World Trading System: The Past and Future of International Economic Law (Cambridge University Press, 2021, ISBN 9781108817127) by Weihuan Zhou.