EU Human Rights, International Investment Law and Participation

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Introduction: The EU Objective to Global Human Rights Protection and Becoming an Actor in International Investment Law

   • Vivian Kube

   Pages 1-8

3. The Legal Equipment: Competence, Constraints and Objectives

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9

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   2. EU Human Rights as a Framework for Foreign Policies

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      Pages 11-91

   3. The International Investment Competence of the EU

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      Pages 93-127

4. Part II

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 129-130

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   2. Tensions Between the International Investment Regime and Human Rights: A Regulatory Tilt?

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      Pages 131-198

   3. The EU Approach to International Investment Agreements

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      Pages 199-236

5. Part III

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 237-240

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   2. Assessment and Participation Through Human Rights Impact Assessments

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      Pages 241-287

   3. Consultation and Participation Through Domestic Advisory Groups and Civil Society Meetings

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      Pages 289-322

   4. Concluding Remarks on the EU Obligation to Empower Neglected Interests and on Ways Forward to More Inclusive Global Economic Regulation

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      Pages 323-329

This book demonstrates how human rights obligations of the EU foreign constitution can be operationalized in the realm of international economic regulation. The content is divided into three major parts. The first outlines the legal foundations needed for the EU to become a shaper of international investment law, which include the general principles and objectives of EU external policies, the Charter of Fundamental Rights, international human rights and the international investment competences of the EU. The second part demonstrates the current international investment regime’s incompatibility with human rights interests, while the third analyzes two mechanisms stemming from trade Law – ex-ante human rights impact assessments and civil society monitoring bodies – and explores whether they could mitigate the current inequalities in the protection of rights. The potential of these mechanisms, the book argues, lies in their capacity to ensure a comprehensive assessment of all interests atstake, and to empower traditionally marginalized rights-holders to make, shape and contest the international investment regime.

• EU trade law
• Investment law
• EU human rights law
• Human rights impact assessments
• Global social justice
• corporate social responsibility

• Hamburg, Germany

  Vivian Kube

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