International Investment Law and Gender Equality

Stabilization Clauses and Foreign Investment
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-032-23648-3
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 152 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 245 g

Reihe: Routledge Research in International Economic Law

This book analyses the impact that stabilization clauses have on the development of human rights and gender laws in resource rich nations.

Given the fact that stabilization clauses freeze the law for as long as the contract subsists there has been debate on the negative impact stabilization clauses have on the progressive development of human rights in the host State. Firstly, the book examines the mechanisms investors utilise in protecting themselves from host State prerogatives. It then explores the theoretical basis on which stabilization clauses are applied and upheld by arbitral tribunals, and assesses how they can be drafted in a way that protects human rights, particularly in relation to gender discrimination, without forcing the resource rich nations to lose momentum in attracting foreign direct investment. Using Zambia and the Gender Equity and Equality Act of 2015 as a case study, the book explores the compatibility of the legislation with the stabilization clauses contained in the country’s Development Agreements.

The book will be of interest to practitioners, scholars and students of international investment law, human rights law and contract law.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ng'ambi, Sangwani Patrick

George Chisanga, Kangwa-Musole

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Rechtssoziologie
• Rechtswissenschaften Berufs- und Gebührenrecht freie Berufe Rechtsanwälte und Notare
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtssoziologie, Rechtspsychologie, Rechtslinguistik
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Verwaltungsrecht Schul-, Hochschul- und Prüfungsrecht, Wissenschaftsrecht, Forschung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER TWO

THE DOCTRINE OF PERMANENT SOVEREIGNTY OVER NATURAL RESOURCES

CHAPTER THREE

POLITICAL RISK AND THE EFFECT OF STABILIZATION CLAUSES IN CONCESSION AGREEMENTS

CHAPTER FOUR

STABILIZATION CLAUSES AND HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS

CHAPTER FIVE

STABILIZATION CLAUSES AND GENDER EQUALITY: A CASE STUDY OF ZAMBIA

CHAPTER SIX

CONCLUSION

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Sangwani Patrick Ng’ambi serves as Lecturer of Law at the University of Zambia. He specialises in Agricultural Law, Contracts, Torts, International Trade Law and International Investment Law.

Kangwa-Musole George Chisanga is a Lecturer of Law at the National Institute for Public Administration. He specialises in International Investment Law, Mining Law and Gender Law.