Normative Readings of the Belt and Road Initiative: Road to New Paradigms

Wenhua Shan, Introduction.- Guilherme Vasconcelos Vilaça, Strengthening the Cultural and Normative Foundations of the Belt and Road Initiative: The Co-lombo Plan, Yan Xuetong and Chinese Ancient Thought.- Nicholas Morris, Developing A Sustainable Legal System for the Belt and Road Initiative.- An-astas Vangeli, The Normative Foundations of the Belt and Road Initiative: Shared Destiny, Sovereignty, State-led Economics, Connectivity and Flexibil-ity.- Chi He, The Belt and Road Initiative as Global Public Good: Implications for International Law.- Kangle Zhang, A Tale of Ending Poverty: The new financial institutions and China's global strategy.- Daniele Brombal, Planning for a sustainable Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): An appraisal of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) environmental and social safeguards.- Shu Zhang, Developing China's Investor-State Arbitration Clause: Discussions in the context of the "Belt and Road" Initiative.- Desheng Hu, Jun Ou, Xueyue Hu, On the Environmental Responsibility of Chinese Enterprises for Their FDIs in Countries within the Belt and Road Initiative.- Yongping Xiao, Meng Yu, Some Suggestions for Improving the International Credibility of the Chinese Judiciary: A Focus on the BRI.- Tommi Yu, China's "Belt and Road Initiative" - What's in it for Law firms and Lawyers?.- Kimmo Nuotio, Epilogue.