Includes bibliographical references and index.

International investment law and comparative public law : an introduction / Stephan W. Schill -- Minimum standards of procedural justice in administrative adjudication / Giacinto della Cananea -- Public law concepts to balance investors' rights with state regulatory actions in the public interest : the concept of proportionality / Benedict Kingsbury and Stephan W. Schill -- The concept of indirect expropriation in comparative public law : searching for light in the dark / Markus Perkams -- Fair and equitable treatment, the rule of law, and comparative public law / Stephan W. Schill -- Full protection and security / Helge Elisabeth Zeitler -- Cain and Abel : congruence and conflict in the application of the denial of justice principle / Ali Ehsassi -- The merits and limits of comparativism : nation treatment in international investment law and the WTO / Jurgen Kurtz -- Discrimination on the basis of nationality : determining likeness in human rights and investment law / Freya Baetens -- Umbrella clauses as public law concepts in comparative perspective / Stephan W. Schill -- Transfer of funds : the interaction between the IMF articles of agreement and modern investment treaties : a comparative law perspective / Abba Kolo -- State responsibility and comparative state liability for administrative and legislative harm to economic interests / Irmgard Marbee.

Legitimate expectations and informal administrative representations / Hector A. Mairal -- Revocation and cancellation of concessions, operating licences, and other beneficial administrative acts / Kim Talus -- Public-private partnerships : award, performance, and remedies / Catherine Donnelly -- Economic emergency powers : a comparative law perspective / Christina Binder and August Reinisch -- Property protection and protection of cultural heritage / Federico Lenzerini -- Taxation and investment : constitutional law limitations on tax legislation in context / Christian Tietje and Karoline Kampermann -- Comparative taxation procedure and tax enforcement / Paul B. Stephan -- Investment treaty arbitration, procedural fairness, and the rule of law / Gus Van Harten -- Procedure in investment treaty arbitration and the relevance of comparative public law / Chester Brown -- The need for public law standards of review in investor-state arbitrations / William Burke-White and Andreas von Staden -- Primary and secondary remedies in international investment law and national state liability : a functional and comparative view / Anne van Aaken -- Comparative compensation for expropriation / Borzu Sabahi and Nicholas J. Birch -- Transparency and representation of the public interest in investment treaty arbitration / Alessandra Asteriti and Christian J. Tams.