This book investigates whether national high courts are resisting the constraints placed on state sovereignty by international investment treaty commitments. David Schneiderman, a professor of law and political science, utilizes a comparative constitutional framework to analyze how judicial bodies navigate the tension between domestic constitutional mandates and international legal obligations. The work argues that the interaction between these two legal spheres is not uniform, revealing varying degrees of judicial deference or defiance across different jurisdictions.

Experts identify this work as a significant contribution to the intersection of international investment law and comparative constitutional studies. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose and the rigorous analytical approach applied to complex legal precedents.