Geneva Graduate Institute and South Centre Report, December 2024
Investor Obligations in International Investment Law
by David Cheng, Jai Abhijit Unde, and James Casey Ryan
Prepared for the South Centre as part of the Geneva Graduate Institute’s LL.M. Legal Clinic Programme
This report first outlines key instruments and different approaches that some States across Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas have taken to reform the international investment regime in relation to investor obligations. Second, it charts the trends arising from investment tribunals following Urbaser across environmental and human rights cases. Third, it describes and evaluates the reform efforts at the multilateral level. Finally, it summarises and evaluates avenues for policy reform by States.
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Investor Obligations in International Investment Law
This article was tagged: Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs), Environmental Protection, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Human Rights, International Investment Agreements (IIAs), International Investment Law, International Investment Regime, Investment, Investment Agreement, Investment Arbitration, Investor Obligations, Reform of the IIA regime, UNCITRAL WGIII, United Nations Commission for International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
