Host government agreements and the law in the energy sector : the case of Azerbaijan and Turkey /: the case of Azerbaijan and Turkey. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Hakan Sahin.
• Authors: Sahin, Hakan, 1979-
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; PART I: Political risks in the energy sector; 1. Introduction and framework of the research; Introduction; Expropriation or nationalisation?; Why are stabilisation clauses a controversial issue?; Host government agreements; Objectives and scope of the research; The gap in conventional literature; Research questions; Methodology; Overview of Azerbaijan and Turkey; Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan crude oil pipeline project: timeline, importance and issues; Structure of the book 2. Indirect expropriationIntroduction; Distinguishing between direct and indirect expropriation; The types of host state measures that may constitute indirect expropriation; Criteria for the distinction between legitimate regulation (non-compensable regulation) and indirect expropriation; Sole effect versus police power; Bilateral investment treaties of Azerbaijan and Turkey and their treaty provisions concerning indirect expropriation; Tools for mitigating indirect expropriation risk; Conclusions; PART II: Mitigating political risks through stability provisions; 3. Stabilisation clauses IntroductionGeneral implications of stabilisation clauses; Typologies of stabilisation clauses; Legal importance and functional value of stabilisation clauses; Do stabilisation provisions constitute a threat to environmental protection and human rights?; The BTC pipeline project (I): reactions to the project; Conclusion; 4. Lenders, risk insurers and rating agencies; Introduction; The main financial institutions in project financing; The role of lenders in inclusion of stabilisation clauses; Political risk insurance providers The role of political risk insurance providers in the inclusion of stabilisation clausesCredit rating agencies; The role of credit rating providers in the inclusion of stabilisation clauses; Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline project (II); Conclusions; 5. Political systems and laws on foreign investment in Azerbaijan and Turkey; Introduction; Azerbaijan; Turkey; A comparison of guarantees available under FDI laws and political regimes in Azerbaijan and Turkey; Conclusions; PART III: Conclusion and recommendations; 6. Conclusions and recommendations; The research findings and conclusions
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 346.4754092; Investments, Foreign -- Law and legislation -- Azerbaijan; Investments, Foreign -- Law and legislation -- Turkey; Petroleum pipelines -- Law and legislation -- Azerbaijan; Petroleum pipelines -- Law and legislation -- Turkey; LAW / Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice; Investments, Foreign -- Law and legislation; Petroleum pipelines -- Law and legislation; LAW / General; Azerbaijan; Turkey; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0429490488; 9780429490484; 9780429955020; 0429955022; 9780429955044; 0429955049; 9780429584794; 0429584792
• Related ISBNs: 9781138591332; 1138591335; 9780429955037
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