International Investment Law Reform

Contemporary Issues and Solutions
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-80486-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 266 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 650 g

Reihe: Routledge Research in International Law

This book offers contemporary assessment of the challenges facing international investment law and proposes innovative solutions for reform.

The most controversial issue in international investment law is on the settlement of investor-state disputes and its implications on national regulatory autonomy. This book recognises that current literature in international investment law fails to adequately incorporate diverse perspectives. Therefore, it interrogates the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and their relationship with international investment policies of developing countries, particularly in Africa where there has been a marked increase in investor-state disputes. Despite existing reform proposals by the UNCITRAL Working Group III, and emerging progressive treaty drafting practices around the world, there remains a need for further clarity on how the world should proceed in reforming and restructuring international investment law and policy. This book contributes to existing body of research knowledge by presenting new evidence and proposing practical solutions to enhancing the regulation of international investments and promotion of sustainable development.

It will inform a range of stakeholders including investors, civil society organisations, States, students, and international organisations such as the World Bank.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ama, Obiajunwa

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Wirtschaftsrecht Bank- und Versicherungsrecht Bank-, Sparkassen- und Börsenrecht
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen Anlagen & Wertpapiere
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword

 

1. ICSID’s 2022 Rule Amendments and the Fight for Market Share

2. Third-Party Funding in International Investment Arbitration in Africa: The Need for Better Regulation and Transparency

3. Just Energy Transition in Africa and the Role of Foreign Direct Investment in the Transfer of Stranded Assets and Technologies: A TWAIL Cautionary Perspective

4. The Role of International Investment Agreements in supporting Sustainable development

5. Environmental Protection, Climate Change, and International Investment Agreements: How to Balance Business Promotion and Communities Interest

6. Domesticating AfCFTA Dispute Settlement through Reciprocity

7. Insolvency Law Harmonisation: Pre-Packs, Employees, and the Spirit of EU Law

8. Navigating the Republic of South Sudan’s Investment Laws and Policies: Is There Need for Reform?

9. The Green Transition and Uganda’s Investment Policy

10. The Use of Fintech in Commercial Transactions and its Legal Implications for International Investment Protection in Africa

11. Progressive Reform of African States’ Investor-State Dispute Settlement policy: A Proposal for a Pan-African Investment Court

Über Autor(innen)

Obiajunwa Ama is Senior Lecturer of International Economic Law at the University of Derby, the LLM Programme Leader at Derby Law School, and Convenor of the Derby Law School Annual Conference on Domestic and International Law. He is also a Member of the Research Ethics Committee of the College of Business, Law and Social Sciences, and Member of the University Professorial Council. He has taught at several universities in the UK, supervised students at master’s and PhD levels, and been an invited speaker at conferences on topical subjects of international law. He is a visiting fellow at several universities and is a dispute resolution consultant.