Human Rights in International Investment Law and Arbitration (International Economic Law)

"This book offers a systematic analysis of the interaction between international investment law, investment arbitration and human rights, including the role of national and international courts, investor-state arbitral tribunals and alternative jurisdictions, the risks of legal and jurisdictional fragmentation, the human rights dimensions of investment law and arbitration, and the relationships of substantive and procedural principles of justice to international investment law. Part I summarizes the main conclusions of the 24 book chapters and places them into the broader context of the principles of justice, global administrative law and multilevel constitutionalism that may be relevant for the administration of justice in international economic law and investor-state arbitration. Part II includes contributions clarifying the constitutional dimensions of transnational investment disputes and investor-state arbitration, as reflected in the increasing number of arbitral awards and amicus curiae submissions addressing human rights concerns. Part III addresses the need for principle-oriented ordering and the normative congruence of diverse national, regional and worldwide legal regimes, focusing on the pertinent dispute settlement practices and legal interpretation methods of regional economic courts and human rights courts, which increasingly interpret international economic law with due regard to human rights obligations of the governments concerned. Part IV includes twelve case studies on the potential human rights dimensions of specific protection standards (e.g. fair and equitable treatment, non-discrimination), applicable law (e.g. national and international human rights law, rules on corporate social accountability), procedural law issues (e.g. amicus curiae submissions) and specific fundamental rights (e.g. the protection of human health, access to water, and protection of the environment). These case studies discuss not only the still limited examples of human rights discourse in investor-state arbitral awards; they also probe the potential legal relevance of investor-state arbitration for the judicial recognition, interpretation and balancing of primary rules, such as of investment law and human rights law, in the light of the principles of justice as defined by national and international law"--Provided by publisher Introduction and summary : 'administration of justice' in international investment law and adjudication? / E.U. Petersmann Unification rather than fragmentation of international law? : the case of international investment law and human rights law / P.M. Dupuy Access to justice, denial of justice, and international investment law / F. Francioni Human rights and international investment arbitration / C. Reiner and C. Schreuer Investment tribunals and human rights : divergent paths / M. Hirsch Limits of commercial investor-state arbitration : the need for appellate review / J. Werner Transnational investment arbitration : from delegation to constitutionalization? / A. Stone Sweet and F. Grisel Constitutional theories of international economic adjudication and investor-state arbitration / E.U. Petersmann Balancing of economic law and human rights by the European Court of Justice / B. De Witte Economic and non-economic values in the case law of the European Court of Human Rights / P. De Sena Is the European Court of Human Rights an alternative to investor-state arbitration? / U. Kriebaum Balancing of human rights and investment law in the inter-American system of human rights / P. Nikken Balancing property rights and human rights in expropriation / J. Waincymer The fair and equitable treatment standard and human rights norms / I. Knoll-Tudor Non-discriminatory treatment in investment disputes / F. Ortino. Implementing human rights in the NAFTA regime : the potential of a pending case : Glamis Corp v USA / J. Cantegreil Human rights arguments in amicus curiae submissions : promoting social justice? / J. Harrison 'Proportional' by what measure(s)? : balancing investor interests and human rights by way of applying the proportionality principle in investor-state arbitration / J. Krommendijk and J. Morijn Reconciling public health and investor rights : the case of tobacco / V. Sara Vadi The human right to water versus investor rights : double-dilemma or pseudo-conflict? / P. Thielbörger Human rights dimensions of corporate environmental accountability / E. Morgera Environmental rights, sustainable development, and investor-state case law : a critical appraisal / R. Pavoni The relevance of non-investment treaty obligations in assessing compensation / L. Liberti EU free trade agreements : an alternative model for addressing human rights in foreign investment regulation and dispute settlement? / A. Dimopoulos. Introduction and summary : "administration of justice" in international investment law and adjudication? / E.U. Petersmann Unification rather than fragmentation of public international law? The case of international investment law and human rights law / P.M. Dupuy Access to justice, denial of justice, and international investment law / F. Francioni Human rights and international investment arbitration / C. Reiner and C. Schreuer Investment tribunals and human rights: divergent paths / M. Hirsch Limits of commercial investor-state arbitration : the need for appellate review / J. Werner Transnational investment arbitration : from delegation to constitutionalization? / A. Stone Sweet and F. Grisel Constitutional theories of international economic adjudication and investor-state arbitration / E.U. Petersmann Balancing of economic law and human rights by the European Court of Justice / B. De Witte Economic and non-economic values in the case law of the European Court of Human Rights / P. De Sena Is the European Court of Human Rights an alternative to investor-state arbitration? / U. Kriebaum Balancing of human rights and investment law in the inter-American system of human rights / P. Nikken Balancing property rights and human rights in expropriation / J. Waincymer The fair and equitable treatment standard and human rights norms / I. Knoll-Tudor Non-discriminatory treatment in investment disputes / F. Ortino Implementing human rights in the NAFTA regime : the potential of a pending case : Glamis Corp v USA / J. Cantegreil Human rights arguments in amicus curiae submissions : promoting social justice? / J. Harrison "Proportional" by what measure(s)? Balancing investor interests and human rights by way of applying the proportionality principle in investor-state arbitration / J. Krommendijk and J. Morijn Reconciling public health and investor rights : the case of tobacco / V. Vadi The human right to water versus investor rights : double-dilemma or pseudo-conflict? / P. Thielberger Human rights dimensions of corporate environmental accountability / E. Morgera Environmental rights, sustainable development, and investor rights / R. Pavoni The relevance of non-investment treaty obligations in assessing compensation / L. Liberti EU free trade agreements : an alternative model for addressing human rights in foreign investment regulation and dispute settlement? / A. Dimopoulos. ## Abstract The book offers a systematic analysis of the interaction between international investment law, investment arbitration, and human rights, such as the role of national and international courts, investor-state arbitral tribunals and alternative jurisdictions, the risks of legal and jurisdictional fragmentation, the human rights dimensions of investment law and arbitration, and the relationships of substantive and procedural ‘principles of justice’ to international investment law. Part I summarizes the main conclusions of the twenty-four book chapters and places them into the broader context of ‘principles of justice’, ‘global administrative law’, and of ‘multilevel constitutionalism’ that may be relevant for judicial ‘administration of justice’ in international economic law and investor-state arbitration. Part II includes contributions clarifying the ‘constitutional dimensions’ of transnational investment disputes and investor-state arbitration, as reflected in the increasing number of arbitral awards and amicus curiae submissions addressing human rights concerns. Part III addresses the need for ‘principle-oriented ordering’ and ‘normative congruence’ of diverse national, regional and worldwide legal regimes, focusing on the pertinent dispute settlement practices and legal interpretation methods of regional economic courts and human rights courts. Part IV includes twelve case studies on potential human rights dimensions of specific ‘protection standards’, applicable law, procedural law issues, and specific fundamental rights. These case-studies discuss not only the still limited examples of human rights discourse in investor-state arbitral awards; they also probe the potential legal relevance of investor-state arbitration for the judicial recognition, interpretation, and ‘balancing’ of ‘primary rules’ in the light of ‘principles of justice’, as defined by national and international law. 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.