Global Public Interest in International Investment Law.
Outlines a general theory of whether and how to include public interest concerns in the realm of international investment law.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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Colección: | Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law, 90.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Global Public Interest in International Investment Law; Series Page; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Table of Cases; Table of Treaties and Other Documents; 1: Introduction; Part I: Towards the Global Public Interest theory; 2: The "internationalization" of international investment law; A.A first glance at Article 42(1) ICSID; "Article 42; 1. Context: general principle of Article 42 ICSID is freedom of choice; 2. Possible cases in which international law may be applicable under Article 42 ICSID.
- 3. International law as applicable even in case of an exclusive choice of domestic law according to Article 42(1) first sentence ICSIDB. Drafting history of Article 42(1) second sentence ICSID; C. The role of BITs in international investment law; 1. BITs as a recent phenomenon; 2. Codification and promotion of international law through BITs; D. The relationship of domestic law and international law; 1. Preliminary remarks; 2. The Klöckner-Amco doctrine39; (a) Case law under ICSID; (i) "Supplemental and corrective functions" of international law; (ii) Domestic law as the primary source.
- (Iii) Conclusion(b) Approaches in scholarly writing; (i) Scholarly writing promoting the Klöckner-Amco doctrine; (ii) Critique of the Klöckner-Amco doctrine; (iii) Reisman: Corrective function only when collision with fundamental norms of international law; 3. The dissolution of the Klöckner-Amco doctrine; (a) First doubts: the Amco resubmitted case award; (b) The advent of BITs; (c) The growing role of international law; 4. A new doctrine: Wena; (a) The Wena decision93; (b) The first years after Wena: some ambiguities; (c) Confirmation and interpretation of the Wena doctrine.
- 5. The Argentine crisis Tribunals and beyond118(a) International and domestic law as comprehensive legal orders; (b) International law as ultimately supreme; E. The changing face of international investment law; 1. Six preliminary observations; 2. "Prominent role": The "internationalization" of international investment law; 3. The "integration" of international investment law162; 4. Outlook: The public interest challenge; 5. Consequences of the above findings: Three hypotheticals; (a) Environment; (b) Human rights; (c) Corruption.
- 3: Public interest and international economic law
- current approachesA. Scholarly approaches towards international legal obligations of MNEs; 1. A scholarly attempt to shape the practice: The Norms on the Responsibilities of Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises with Regard to Human Rights; 2. Scholarly approaches towards an international legal personality of MNEs; (a) Strict positivist view: only States as subjects of international law; (b) Different approaches endorsing an international legal personality of MNEs; (c) Conclusion.