This book is the first book-length analysis of investor accountability
under general and customary international law, international human
rights law, international environmental law, international humanitarian
law, as well as international investment law.
International investment law is currently facing growing criticisms for
its failure to address corruption, abuse, environmental damage, and
other forms of investor misconduct. Reform initiatives range from the
rejection of international law as a governing regime for investors, to
the dramatic overhaul of investment treaties that supposedly enable
investor overprotection, to the creation of a multilateral international
instrument that would enable the litigation of claims against errant
businesses before an international tribunal. Whether these initiatives
succeed in disciplining investors remains to be seen. What these
initiatives undeniably show however, is that change is warranted to
counteract this lopsided investors' international law.
Each chapter in the book addresses a different and underexplored
dimension of investor accountability, thus offering a novel and
consolidated study of international law. The book will be of immense
assistance to legal practitioners, academics and policy makers involved
in the design, drafting, application and reform of various international
instruments addressing investor accountability.
