Understanding Investment Law in Zambia

Understanding Investment Law in Zambia deals with both the domestic law and international legal norms pertaining to foreign direct investment.

A wide array of topics is covered in this book, including the contractual, legislative and treaty-based protections available to investors as they consider entrusting their capital to another jurisdiction. These protections are considered through the prism of the Zambian investment climate and give a glimpse into both historical and current issues.

Key Features

• Provides an explanation of Investment law in Zambia by an expert in the field
• Contains the ZDA Act, the MIGA Convention and the ICSID for easy reference
• Explains key cases litigated in this area of the law
• Gives a succinct history and analysis of nationalisation policy in Zambia

Content

• Cases
• Latin phrases and abbreviations
• Introduction to investment law
• The Resource Nationalism Cycle
• The history of mining in Zambia
• The Zambian Development Agency Act
• Stabilisation clauses
• Nationalisation and compensation
• Investment arbitration
• The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
• Annexures

Benefit/ Interest to:

• Law students - undergraduate and postgraduate
• Legal academics teaching the investment law
• Judges
• Attorneys
• Magistrates
• Investors
• Legal scholars