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As a result of the impact of globalisation, increased awareness about human rights and growing concerns about the environment, international law has gained great relevance as a subject of academic study. Every branch of law now acquires an international dimension and every problem has some link with international law. Every attempt has been made to provide significant coverage of contemporary concerns in international law and world affairs • the relation between international law and municipal law and the concept of opposability;• the status of international persons such as the British Commonwealth of Nations, the European union, the emergence of micro states, territories under trusteeship and the Holy See with emphasis on the sovereignty and inviolability of the Vatican City and • the growing importance of international economic law through various organisations such as the IMF, World Bank, gATT and WTO. This student - friendly textbook takes the student through all the topics included in the curriculum of a first-year degree course of Indian universities, with due emphasis on the emerging international regime of environmental law, human rights and economic law. This book has clarity of analysis, carefully selected materials, systematically arranged topics and a lucid presentation. In addition to a select bibliography, a list of useful websites is given to help the inquisitive student to gain access to more authoritative and original sources. This dependable and up to date textbook will serve the needs of students of law, international relations and political science.

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Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is the buzz word. Increasingly, inflow of FDI is synonymous with the growth of an economy. Slowly shedding its protectionist, socialist approach coupled with the realization that capital and technology starved industries cannot grow, leave alone compete with global giants, the Indian government initiated its liberalization process in 1991.The tremendous growth of the last 15 years has surprised the world. India is the new Asian Tiger, its middle class is recognized at number seven of Fortune 500s - Movers and Shakers list. And, its about time! Absence of a comprehensive guide to FDI in India containing the current rules and procedures required to be complied with by investors pre/post investment necessitated the writing of this book, which fills a large vacuum by focusing on and compiling all the latest applicable government policies and procedures. This book traces the evolution of the FDI policy over the years and tracks the culmination of slow, small steps of the government during the early 1990s into giant leaps today. The chapters explain exhaustively the routes and structures available for FDI in India and describe the benefits accorded to investors in the form of specialized tax havens for nurturing projects. Technology is the essence of a business and constant change is the need of the hour. The book also spells out government policies and key considerations to be kept in mind by foreign collaborators before parting with technology in a world when protection and control of core intellectual property rights assumes critical significance. Some key sectors for investments along with their sector-specific guidelines, significant issues during disinvestment by certain class of re-recognized investors as well as the regulatory compliances to be done with the Reserve Bank of India not only in cases of transfer or issue of equities but a