Law · Boston College
In this seminar we will explore the historical origins of international investment law (IIL), the body of law that governs foreign direct investment and the resolution of disputes between foreign investors and sovereign states. We will draw on an array of historical sources, cases, and the multidisciplinary scholarly literature to analyze how the norms and practices governing centuries of cross-border investment coalesced into a body of law during the late twentieth century. From a global perspective (focusing on the U.S., Latin America and the Caribbean, and Europe in particular) we will stud
