TY - BOOK AU - Leal-Arcas, Rafael TI - International trade and investment law: multilateral, regional, and bilateral governance/ SN - 9781849803199 (hbk.) U1 - 340.096 PY - 2010/// CY - UK PB - Edward Elgar N1 - introduction : international 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 ER -