This second edition of this publication provides an overview of important contemporary issues relating to foreign direct investment (FDI) and multinational enterprises for all those who are interested in this subject, but are not always in a position to follow diverse perspectives and what is...

The global crises of the early 21st century that have tested the international financial architecture. In seeking to ensure stability, governments have regulated financial and capital markets. This in turn has implicated international investment law, which investors have invoked as a shield...

This paper addresses the impact the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises have on the field of international investment law. More specifically, the paper shows how the Guidelines, and similar instruments of corporate social responsibility (CSR), as well as the underlying concerns and...

The present article comments on Simon Batifort and J. Benton Heath, ‘The New Debate on the Interpretation of MFN Clauses in Investment Treaties: Putting the Brakes on Multilateralization', published in this issue of the American Journal of International Law. It agrees with Batifort and Heath...

The article responds to the critical perspective Kate Miles offers on international investment law in her article “Investor-State Dispute Settlement: Conflict, Convergence, and Future Directions”, published in the European Yearbook of International Economic Law. While sharing several...