Integrating sustainable development in international investment law : normative incompatibility, system integration and governance implications / Manjiao Chi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chi, Manjiao, 1976- author.

Series:

Routledge global cooperation series.

Routledge Global Cooperation Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Investments, Foreign (International law).

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.

Summary:

The current international investment law system is insufficiently compatible with sustainable development. To better addresssustainable developmentconcerns associated with transnational investment activities, international investment agreements should be made more compatible with sustainable development. Integrating Sustainable Development in International Investment Law presents an importantsystematic study of the issue of sustainable developmentin the international investment law system, using conceptual, normative and governance perspectives to explore the challenges and possible solutions for making international investment law more compatible with sustainable development. Chi suggests that to effectively address the sustainable development concerns associated with transnational investment activities, the international investment agreements system should be reformed. Such reform should feature redesigning the provisions of the agreements, improving the structure of international investment agreements, strengthening the function of soft law, engaging non-state actors and enhancing the dispute settlement mechanism. The book is primarily aimed at national and international treaty and policy-makers, lawyers and scholars. It is also suitable for graduate students studying international law and policy-making.

Contents:

part, I The sustainable development challenge for IIAs

chapter Introduction / Manjiao Chi

chapter 1 Sustainable development and IIA / Manjiao Chi

chapter 2 Assessment of the existing models and proposals / Manjiao Chi

part, II Core sustainable development provisions in IIAs

chapter 3 Substantive provisions / Manjiao Chi

chapter 4 Exceptive provisions / Manjiao Chi

chapter 5 Public interest provisions / Manjiao Chi

chapter 6 Procedural provisions / Manjiao Chi

part, III Transforming IIAs to be more compatible with sustainable development

chapter 7 ‘Reconceptualizing’ IIAs from the governance perspective / Manjiao Chi

chapter 8 Filling the compatibility gap between IIAs and sustainable development / Manjiao Chi

chapter Final remarks / Manjiao Chi.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-138-18789-5

1-317-28422-4

1-317-28423-2

1-315-64284-0

9781315642840

OCLC:

1005354230