Global Public Interest in International Investment Law [Paperback]

Outlines a general theory of whether and how to include public interest concerns in the realm of international investment law.Andreas Kulick delineates a general theory of how public interest concerns such as human rights or environmental protection should be included in the realm of international investment law. This book serves both scholars and practitioners by stirring the academic debate and providing practical guidance for implementation.Andreas Kulick delineates a general theory of how public interest concerns such as human rights or environmental protection should be included in the realm of international investment law. This book serves both scholars and practitioners by stirring the academic debate and providing practical guidance for implementation.The strengths of international investment law  above all, a strong focus on investor interests and an effective adjudication and enforcement system  also entail its weaknesses: it runs the danger of impeding or even sanctioning the host states' legitimate regulatory interests and ignoring other fields of public international law. How does it cope with public interest concerns such as human rights, the environment or the fight against corruption? At the heart of this book lies a fresh approach towards a general theory of such global public interest considerations in the investment realm. Delineating how and why those considerations matter, and why the current system does not accommodate them properly, Andreas Kulick fleshes out general principles and customary international law as defences the host state may raise against alleged investor rights infringements and promotes proportionality as the appropriate balancing mechanism.1. Introduction; Part I. Towards the Global Public Interest Theory: 2. The 'internationalization' of international investment law; 3. Considering current approaches dealing with public interest considerations in the investment regime; 4. The Global Public Interest theory; 5. How to balanclsµ