This paper provides a non-exhaustive analysis of the human rights-based approach to
sustainable development (HRBA to SD) contained in the Draft Pan African Investment Code …

This book explores the potential of the current investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS)
mechanism to materialise the responsibility of foreign investors through the states' …

This chapter approaches the regulatory option of integrating provisions of competition law
into the normative structure of international investment agreements (IIAs). Grounded in the …

Europe is confronted with two intertwined challenges. One pertains to the meaning and
confines of the European Union membership. The other relates to the ambitions of an …

Zambia is a mineral-dependent state with a history inextricably tied to the mining of copper.
The relationship between state and firm in Zambia has been contentious since …

Due diligence is common to the majority of legal systems and is a feature of numerous
primary rules across different branches of international law, such as international …

La Communauté Économique des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (CEDEAO) a toujours nourri
l'ambition de construire un marché commun des investissements susceptible de stimuler le …

Abstract The African Union Agenda 2063 prominently supports that foreign investment and
sustainable development are closely linked allies that mutually reinforce each other …

The analysis in the previous sections serves as a clear indication that the concept of
investors' responsibilities, while almost unknown in investment treaty practice until the …

The ambition to transform a legal system must include the consideration of at least three
major components: first, a vision of the desired changes, namely, what is their purpose; …