During the nineties, an important group of Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) countries adhered to the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) as part of a program of measures that sought to attract foreign investment to the region. Using a dataset of 161 concluded...

This paper provides a regional analysis of how governments in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) leverage trade and investment policies and agreements to promote responsible business conduct (RBC). It builds on a mapping of over 450 trade and investment agreements, takes stock of relevant...