Research Handbook on Human Rights and Investment
Research Handbook on Human Rights and Investment

Author: Yannick Radi

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2018-12-28

Total Pages: 579

ISBN-13: 1782549129

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The interplay between human rights and investments is a key and complex issue in today’s world. To take stock of this importance and to tackle this complexity, this Research Handbook offers a unique multi-faceted approach. It gathers in-depth contributions which focus on the interplay between human rights and investments in various international legal regimes, economic sectors and regions. It also provides thorough analyses of the various types of accountability that may result from the activities of multinational corporations in relation to human rights. This Research Handbook is intended for practitioners, policy-makers, academics and students eager to understand the interaction between human rights and investments in all its dimensions.​

Research Handbook on Human Rights and Poverty
Research Handbook on Human Rights and Poverty

Author: Martha F. Davis

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2021-03-26

Total Pages: 624

ISBN-13: 1788977513

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This important Research Handbook explores the nexus between human rights, poverty and inequality as a critical lens for understanding and addressing key challenges of the coming decades, including the objectives set out in the Sustainable Development Goals. The Research Handbook starts from the premise that poverty is not solely an issue of minimum income and explores the profound ways that deprivation and distributive inequality of power and capability relate to economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights.

Research Handbook on Human Rights and Business
Research Handbook on Human Rights and Business

Author: Surya Deva

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2020-07-31

Total Pages: 567

ISBN-13: 178643640X

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This authoritative Research Handbook brings together leading international scholars and practitioners to provide in-depth analysis of some of the most hotly debated topics and issues concerning the interface of human rights and business. Offering critical insights on prominent strands of research within the field of business and human rights, this comprehensive Research Handbook examines key challenges and potential solutions in the field.

Research Handbook on Foreign Direct Investment
Research Handbook on Foreign Direct Investment

Author: Markus Krajewski

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published:

Total Pages: 739

ISBN-13: 1785369857

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Increasing international investment, the proliferation of international investment agreements, domestic legislation, and investor-State contracts have contributed to the development of a new field of international law that defines obligations between host states and foreign investors with investor-State dispute settlement. This involves not only vast sums, but also a panoply of rights, duties, and shifting objectives at the juncture of national and international law and policy. This engaging Research Handbook provides an authoritative account of these diverse investment law issues.

Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Investment Law
Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Investment Law

Author: Christophe Geiger

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2020-06-26

Total Pages: 561

ISBN-13: 1788977823

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This innovative Research Handbook explores the complex and controversial interactions between intellectual property (IP) and investment law. In light of recent developments at national, European and international levels, the chapters critically examine the legitimacy of current practices with regard to the social function of IP rights and the regulatory autonomy of States to undertake measures in the public interest.

Human Rights in International Investment Law and Arbitration
Human Rights in International Investment Law and Arbitration

Author: Pierre-Marie Dupuy

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 646

ISBN-13: 0199578184

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There is a growing interplay between international investment law, arbitration and human rights. This book offers a systematic analysis of this interaction, exploring the role of principles of justice in investment law, comparing investment arbitration with other courts, and examining case studies on human rights.

Research Handbook on Human Rights and Intellectual Property
Research Handbook on Human Rights and Intellectual Property

Author: Christophe Geiger

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2015-02-27

Total Pages: 753

ISBN-13: 1783472421

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Research Handbook on Human Rights and Intellectual Property is a comprehensive reference work on the intersection of human rights and intellectual property law. Resulting from a field-specific expertise of over 40 scholars and professionals of world re

Research Handbook on Sovereign Wealth Funds and International Investment Law
Research Handbook on Sovereign Wealth Funds and International Investment Law

Author: Fabio Bassan

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2015-06-29

Total Pages: 453

ISBN-13: 1781955204

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Research on the role of sovereign investments in a time of crisis is still unsatisfactory. This Research Handbook illustrates the state of the art of the legal investigation on sovereign investments, filling necessary gaps in previous research. Current

Research Handbook on Environment and Investment Law
Research Handbook on Environment and Investment Law

Author: Kate Miles

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 565

ISBN-13: 1784714631

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The Research Handbook on Environment and Investment Law examines one of the most dynamic areas of international law: the interaction between international investment law and environmental law and policy. The Research Handbook takes a thematic approach, analysing key issues in the environment–investment nexus, such as freshwater resources, climate, biodiversity, biotechnology and sustainable development. It also includes sections which explore regional experiences and address practice and procedure, and offers innovative approaches and critical perspectives, including the interface between foreign investment and the environment with human rights, gender, indigenous peoples, and economics.