TY - BOOK AU - Leal-Arcas,Rafael TI - International trade and investment law: multilateral, regional, and bilateral governance SN - 9781849803199 (hbk.) U1 - 343.087 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Cheltenham, UK, Northampton, MA PB - Edward Elgar KW - Foreign trade regulation KW - Investments, Foreign (International law) N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 312-335) and index; Introduction : internationa law is fragmented and cyclical -- Unilateralism -- The rise and fall of multilateralism -- The rise of bilateralism/regionalism -- The EU's relationship with Brazil and India -- The EU's relationship with China -- The EU's relationship with Russia -- Preliminary remarks on foreign direct investment -- History of foreign direct investment regulation -- Current regulatory regimes -- Why is there a need for a multilateral investment treaty? -- How to design a multilateral framework for investment -- An overview of the WTO and the NAFTA -- Comparison between the WTO and NAFTA; law ER -