1st Edition

International Investment Law and Globalization Foreign Investment, Responsibilities and Intergovernmental Organizations

By Jean-Michel Marcoux Copyright 2019
274 Pages
by Routledge

274 Pages
by Routledge

274 Pages
by Routledge

In a context of neoliberal globalization, have the processes of elaboration and implementation of foreign investors' responsibilities by intergovernmental organizations reached the realm of legality? Using an analytical framework and a methodology that combines international law with international relations, this book provides a twofold answer to this question. First, it demonstrates that the... Read more

Part 1: Foreign Investors’ Responsibilities and International Investment Law: A Macro - Level Analysis  1. Addressing the Lack of Accountability in International Investment Agreements  2. Foreign Investors’ Responsibilities in International Investment Arbitration  3. Inherent Relations of Power and Interests  Part 2: The Normative Character of International Initiatives: A Micro.Level Analysis  4. Organisation for Economic Co.operation and Development  5. International Labour Organization  6. United Nations  7. World Bank Group

Biography

Jean-Michel Marcoux holds a PhD in Law (University of Victoria), an MA in International Studies (Institut québécois des hautes études internationales) and a BA in Public Affairs and International Relations (Université Laval). Interested in international economic law and international relations theory, he has published a dozen articles and chapters in peer-reviewed journals and collections of essays. He currently holds a position as a Postdoctoral Fellow at McGill University, Faculty of Law.