The question Jon Elster addresses in this challenging book is what binds societies together and prevents them from disintegrating into chaos and war. He analyses two concepts of social order: stable, predictable patterns of behaviour, and co-operative behaviour. The book examine…
The question Jon Elster addresses in this challenging book is what binds societies together and prevents them from disintegrating into chaos and war. He analyses two concepts of social order: stable, predictable patterns of behaviour, and co-operative behaviour. The book examine…
The question Jon Elster addresses in this challenging new book is what binds societies together and prevents them from disintegrating into chaos and war. He analyzes two concepts of social order: stable, predictable patterns of behaviour, and co-operative behaviour.
Machine generated contents note: Part I. Why Do We Need a Theory of Legitimate Expectations?: 1. Introduction; 2. The formalist conception of legitimate expectations and different paradigms of the investment treaty regime: a critique; Part II. What is the Theory of Legitimate Ex…
"The book develops a reliance-based theory of legitimate expectations and articulates a normative framework for adjudication of cases for breach of the fair and equitable treatment standard. In this regard, the book has theoretical and practical relevance to the investment treat…
Examines the philosophical foundation of legitimate expectations to create a normative framework for use in investment treaty arbitration.
"The book develops a reliance-based theory of legitimate expectations and articulates a normative framework for adjudication of cases for breach of the fair and equitable treatment standard. In this regard, the book has theoretical and practical relevance to the investment treat…
This book evaluates the core of the concept of legitimate expectations from first principles in moral philosophy. It adopts an unconventional approach by examining this topic from a deep, philosophical perspective and delves into the debates on the binding nature of promise in m…
