Essays about: "Human Rights and Foreign Investment"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words Human Rights and Foreign Investment.

1. 1. A Rebalancing Act? - Human Rights and Environmental Counterclaims in International Investment Arbitration

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Ellen Bisting; [2022]
   Keywords : public international law; international investment law; ISDS; international arbitration; human rights; environment; counterclaims; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : International investment law (IIL) is a highly complex area of law that consists of around 3000 international investment agreements (IIAs) that aim to promote and protect foreign investment. They provide for investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) which gives investors the right to sue host States directly through international arbitral tribunals. READ MORE

3. 2. Appeal mechanisms and Investment Court Systems in Investor-State Dispute Settlement : An analysis of AM and ICS suggestions, in light of contemporary reform

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : David Drakopoulos; [2021]
   Keywords : arbitration; investor; State; ISDS; IIA; BIT; appellate mechanism; AM; Investment Court System; ICS; economic imperialism; status quo; regime; environment; human rights; multilateral investment court; MIC; UNCITRAL; ICSID; CETA; ECA; European Court of Arbitration; foreign investment; capital; capital importing; capital exporting; reform; international investment law; IIL;

   Abstract : We begin with a short analysis of the history of Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS). We then discuss the merits and demerits of the regime, such as the arguments between finality, speediness, and correctness. READ MORE

4. 3. The EU - a Normative Power: Understanding the EU's motivations through its use and non-use of sanctions (restrictive measures)

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Neriman Kikici; [2017-08-04]
   Keywords : European Union; EU; foreign policy; sanctions; restrictive measures; strategic interests; normative power; norm promotion; economic interests; security interests; neo-realism; norms;

   Abstract : The objective is to understand to what extent the EU’s behaviors/reactions, especially the use of sanctions, against the third countries vary in accordance with strategic or normative motivations and secondarily how the EU’s foreign policy choices have been varied over time. For this purpose, the thesis explores the EU’s stated motivations and actual practices by employing content analysis. READ MORE

5. 4. http:// Myanmar       : A case study on Internet freedom and responsible investment in Myanmar’s emerging Telecom scene

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Therése Naomi Jonsson; [2014]
   Keywords : Myanmar; Burma; Internet freedom; human rights; telecom; CSR;

   Abstract : Myanmar is one of the least connected countries in the world, with an estimated Internet penetration at just over one per cent. The country was ruled by a rigid military regime for half a century, who had a firm grip on the media and brutally cracked down upon any political dissent. READ MORE

6. 5. Property Rights as a Determinant of Foreign Direct Investments - A qualitative and quantitative study

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Kerstin Olsson; [2014]
   Keywords : Kenya; Foreign Direct Investment; FDI; Property rights; Instrumental variable approach; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This study has its starting point in the fact that not all developing countries are equally successful in attracting foreign direct investments (FDI). Consequently, this study examines the determinants of FDI in a developing country. READ MORE