Integrating Sustainable Development into International Investment Agreements: A Guide for Developing Country Negotiators - Softcover

J. Anthony VanDuzer (author); Penelope Simons (author) & Graham Mayeda (author)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1849291241 ISBN 13: 9781849291248

Publisher: The Commonwealth, 2013

Synopsis

As International Investment Agreements (IIAs) continue to evolve and become increasingly complex, a key challenge for developing countries is how to maintain coherent investment obligations that are consistent across any overlapping treaty provisions. An even greater challenge is the effective negotiation of trade in services and investment commitments in Preferential Trade Agreements to make foreign investment supportive of development. This guide is designed to assist developing countries to negotiate IIAs that are more effective in promoting their sustainable development. It identifies and consolidates emerging best practices from existing treaty models, evaluating the costs and benefits of different approaches; suggesting new and innovative provisions to encourage foreign investment flows; and outlining how states can achieve coherence among their IIAs. A useful reference tool for developing country negotiators and interested parties, including investment promotion agencies, policy-makers, legislative drafters and officials in government legal departments.

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About the Authors

Tony VanDuzer is a professor and former Vice Dean of Research with the Faculty of Law (Common Law Section) at the University of Ottawa, as well as an Adjunct Research Professor at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University in Ottawa.

Penelope Simons is an associate professor at the Faculty of Law (Common Law Section), University of Ottawa, Canada.

Graham Mayeda is an associate professor at the Faculty of Law (Common Law Section), University of Ottawa, Canada.

Edition details

• Publisher: The Commonwealth
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1849291241
• ISBN 13: 9781849291248
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 572