Improving International Investment Agreements [Paperback]

This book presents the reflections of a group of researchers interested in assessing whether the law governing the promotion and protection of foreign investment reflects sound public policy. Whether it is the lack of checks and balances on investor rights or more broadly the lack of balance between public rights and private interests, the time is ripe for an in-depth discussions of current challenges facing the international investment law regime.

Through a survey of the evolution in IIA treaty-making and an evaluation from different perspectives, the authors take stock of developments in international investment law and analyze potential solutions to some of the criticisms that plague IIAs. The book takes a multidisciplinary approach to the subject, with expert analysis from legal, political and economic scholars. The first part of the book traces the evolution of IIA treaty-making whilst the other three parts are organised around the concepts of efficiency, legitimacy and sustainability. Each contributor analyzes one or more issues related to substance, treaty negotiation, or dispute resolution, with the ultimate aim of improving IIA treaty-making in these respects.

Improving International Investment Agreementswill be of particular interest to students and academics in the fields of International Investment Law, International Trade Law, Business and Economics.

Introduction C?line L?vesque and Armand de Mestral  Part 1: IIA Treaty-making: evolution and evaluation1. Developments in IIA treaty-making, Andrew Newcombe2. The evolution of IIA practice in Canada and the United States, C?line L?vesque and Andrew Newcombe 3. The evolving role of the European Union in IIA treaty-making, Armand de Mestral4. The evolution of Chinese approaches to IIAs, Chunbao Liu 5. A quantitative perspective on trends in IIA rules, &lÓÍ