Foreign Investment Law : how customary is custom?

The Formation of Customary Law

Customary Law Without Custom? Rules, Principles, and the Role of State Practice in International Norm Creation

How Foreign Investment Affects Host Countries

1745 Foreign direct investment may promote economic development by helping to improve productivity growth and exports in the multinationals' host countries. But the exact nature of the relationship between foreign multinational corporations and their host economies seems to vary between industries and countries. Summary findings Foreign direct investment may promote economic development by help...

Islamic Law , Customary Law , and Afghan Informal Justice

This report is part of the United States Institute of Peace’s (USIP) ongoing effort to understand the pluralist legal system of Afghanistan. It examines, compares, and contrasts Islamic law with traditional forms of justice in an attempt to elucidate how such rule of law approaches interact as well as provide a fuller understanding of each system to better guide rule of law practice, policy, an...

The Emerging Customary Law of Space