8 Theories of Liability and Responsibility

Subject(s):

Customer obligations and foreign law — Breach of confidentiality — Credit — Debt — Investment business — Market abuse

This chapter focuses on a type of international financial dispute in which a State's substantive obligations arise directly under international law. It describes the standards of treatment most frequently incorporated into investment treaties. It summarizes the case law interpreting and applying each of these substantive protections, particularly in international financial disputes.