Did colonialism end with decolonization? Might it, instead, have taken on new and variable forms, including legal forms? Have narratives of European supremacy been institutionalized via methods of legal rule, in particular, rule under international investment law? This paper explores such...

This book aims to connect narratives associated with the past to the international regime that protects property and contract rights of foreign investors. The book scrutinizes justifications offered to sustain practices associated with colonialism, imperialism, civilized justice, debt, and...