Globalization and new international public works agreements in developing countries : an analytical perspective / Mohamed A.M. Ismail.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [273]-280) and index.

Cultural and legal globalization : social and legal phenomena -- Definition of international public works agreements -- Legal nature of international public works agreements -- PPPs in developing countries -- Globalization and enhancements to state procurement legislations in terms of contract price (Egyptian case study) -- Performance of the contract and parties' obligations -- Penalties in international public works agreements -- Penalty for delay : penalty clauses and liquidated damages in accordance with Arab legislation and court decisions (an analytical perspective) -- Obstruction encountering performance -- Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) -- Application of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) -- Definition of arbitration in international public works agreements -- Characteristics of international public works disputes and arbitrators -- Multiparty arbitration in international public works agreements -- Mechanisms of disputes settlement in international public works agreements.

This book scrutinizes the new legal nature and stipulations of International Public Works Agreements and provides an in-depth analysis of new forms of infrastructure agreements which have been created in developing countries, such as PPPs. The volume also examines the direct impact of the new legal environment upon infrastructure transactions such as dispute resolutions and ADR mechanisms, in particular, arbitration. It provides an analytical perspective on international public works agreements in developing states in the light of ICC rules of arbitration and FIDIC forms of contracts. As globalization significantly influences le contrat administratif in civil law legal culture, this book examines the legal cultures of civil and common law from a comparative perspective. The author argues that harmonization and integration of the two cultures, in infrastructure agreements, are the way forward. The book will be a fundamental guide for researchers and academics working in this area as well as judges, lawyers and international arbitrators in both common law jurisdictions and civil law legal systems.