Rethinking International Investment Governance: Principles for the 21st Century

Rethinking International Investment Governance: Principles for the 21st Century (2018); ISBN: 978-0-692-15439-7 

172 Pages Posted: 13 Dec 2018

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Emma Aisbett

ANU - School of Regulation and Global Governance

Barnali Choudhury

University College London - Faculty of Laws

Olivier De Schutter

University of Louvain (Belgium)

Frank J. Garcia

Boston College - Law School

James Harrison

University of Warwick - School of Law

Song Hong

Institute of World Economics

Lise Johnson

Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment

Mouhamadou Madana Kane

African Center of International Law Practice (ACILP)

Santiago Peña

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Matthew C. Porterfield

Georgetown University - Harrison Institute for Public Law

Susan K. Sell

George Washington University

Stephen E. Shay

Boston College Law School

Louis T. Wells

Harvard University - Business School (HBS)

Date Written: August 1, 2018

Abstract

The objective of this book is to change the terms of the debate so that societal values and goals are at the center of discussions about each reform proposal and process. This book rethinks international investment law as a key system in global economic governance that should incorporate principles of transparency, participation, reciprocity, accountability, and subsidiarity. The book critically evaluates the current system of investment governance in light of those principles and goals. And finally, it proposes possible reforms – including multilateral reforms – that would realign the governance of international investment with 21st century goals including reduction of poverty and inequality, and protection of human dignity, the environment, and the planet.

Keywords: international investment law, global economic governance, multilateral reforms

JEL Classification: F21, P33

Suggested Citation

Aisbett, Emma and Choudhury, Barnali and De Schutter, Olivier and Garcia, Frank Joseph and Harrison, James and Hong, Song and Johnson, Lise and Kane, Mouhamadou Madana and Peña, Santiago and Porterfield, Matthew C. and Sell, Susan K. and Shay, Stephen E. and Wells, Louis T., Rethinking International Investment Governance: Principles for the 21st Century (August 1, 2018). Rethinking International Investment Governance: Principles for the 21st Century (2018); ISBN: 978-0-692-15439-7 , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3285334

Emma Aisbett

ANU - School of Regulation and Global Governance ( email )

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601
Australia

Barnali Choudhury

University College London - Faculty of Laws ( email )

Bentham House, Endsleigh Gardens
London, WC1E OEG
United Kingdom

Olivier De Schutter

University of Louvain (Belgium) ( email )

Place Montesquieu, 3
B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, 1348
Belgium

Frank Joseph Garcia

Boston College - Law School ( email )

885 Centre Street
Newton, MA 02459-1163
United States

James Harrison

University of Warwick - School of Law ( email )

Gibbet Hill Road
Coventry CV4 7AL, CV4 7AL
United Kingdom
02476 523170 (Phone)
02476 524105 (Fax)

HOME PAGE: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/law/staff/academic/harrison

Song Hong

Institute of World Economics ( email )

China

Lise Johnson (Contact Author)

Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment ( email )

New York, NY
United States

Mouhamadou Madana Kane

African Center of International Law Practice (ACILP) ( email )

Villa 45 Yoff Layenne
Dakar-Etoile
Dakar, 6170
Senegal

Santiago Peña

International Monetary Fund (IMF) ( email )

700 19th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20431
United States

Matthew C. Porterfield

Georgetown University - Harrison Institute for Public Law ( email )

Washington, DC
United States
202-662-9608 (Phone)

Susan K. Sell

George Washington University ( email )

Washington, DC 20052
United States

Stephen E. Shay

Boston College Law School ( email )

140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
United States

Louis T. Wells

Harvard University - Business School (HBS) ( email )

Soldiers Field Road
Morgan 270C
Boston, MA 02163
United States

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