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Book SynopsisInternational investment law has often been seen as an obstacle to sustainable development. While the connections between investment and development are plain, for a long time there has been relatively little scholarship exploring them. Combining critical reflection and detailed analysis, this book addresses the relationship between contemporary investment law and development.
The book is organized around two competing visions of investment and development - as working either harmoniously or in conflict with one another. The expert contributors reflect on both of these views and analyse the social dimensions of development and its impact on investment law. Coverage includes in-depth discussion on such issues as human rights, poverty reduction, labor standards, and indigenous peoples.
Students and scholars of international investment law will benefit from the informed analysis of the links between investment and development. This book will also be of use to practitioners and experts of development law who are looking for an up-to-date perspective of the field.
Contributors: W. Ben Hamida, C. Binder, J. Bonnitcha, M.-C. Cordonier Segger, D.A. Desierto, M.G. Desta, I. Feichtner, M.W. Gehring, A.R. Hippolyte, R. Hofmann, K. Magraw, K.Nadakavukaren Schefer, V. Prislan, Y. Radi, A. Saldarriaga, S.W. Schill, M. Sornarajah, C.J. Tams, C. Tan, R. Zandvliet
Table of ContentsContents: PART I INTRODUCTION AND KEYNOTE 1. International Investment Law and Development: Friends or Foes? Stephan W. Schill, Christian J. Tams and Rainer Hofmann 2. Developing Countries in the Investment Treaty System: A Law for Need or a Law for Greed? Muthucumaraswamy Sornarajah PART II CONCEPTUAL LINKAGES BETWEEN INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT LAW AND DEVELOPMENT 3. International Investment Law and Development: A History of Two Concepts Yannick Radi 4. Overcoming Obstacles with Opportunities: Trade and Investment Agreements for Sustainable Development Markus W. Gehring and Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger 5. UNCTAD’s Effort to Foster the Relationship between International Investment Law and Sustainable Development Andrea Saldarriaga and Kendra Magraw 6. Reviving the Emperor’s Old Clothes: The Good Governance Agenda, Development and International Investment Law Celine Tan 7. Aspiring for a Constructive TWAIL Approach Towards the International Investment Regime Antonius R. Hippolyte PART III DEVELOPMENT AND SELF-DETERMINATION 8. Sovereignty over Natural Resources and International Investment Law: The Elusive Search for Equilibrium Melaku Geboye Desta 9. International (Investment) Law and Distribution Conflicts over Natural Resources Isabel Feichtner 10. Democracy, Development and Compensation under Investment Treaties: The Case of Transition from Authoritarian Rule Jonathan Bonnitcha 11. Investment Treaties and Democratic Transition: Does Investment Law Authorize Not to Honor Contracts Concluded with Undemocratic Regimes? Walid Ben Hamida PART IV DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL INCLUSION 12. The International Mandate for Development: Building Compliant Investment within the State’s Development Decision-Making Processes Diane A. Desierto 13. The Law of Investment Protection and Poverty Reduction Krista Nadakavukaren Schefer 14. Mainstreaming Sustainable Development into International Investment Agreements: What Role for Labor Provisions? Vid Prislan and Ruben Zandvliet 15. Investment, Development and Indigenous Peoples Christina Binder Index
