U.S. International Investment Agreements

Kenneth J. Vandevelde is a Professor of Law at Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, CA. Professor Vandevelde's diverse career has included representing the United States before the International Court of Justice in The Hague, American Indian tribes before the U.S. Supreme Court and private American citizens at the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal

Introduction ; Investment Treaties in American Foreign Policy ; The Development of the BIT Program ; The Scope of BIT Protections ; The General Treatment Provisions ; The Specific Treatment Provisions ; The Expropriation Provision ; The Currency Transfers Provision ; The Investor-State Disputes Provision ; The State-State Disputes Provision ; Other Standard Provisions ; Special Provisions