China, the EU and international investment law: Reforming investor-state dispute settlement

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Abstract

This book provides an original and critical analysis of the most contentious subjects being negotiated in the China-EU Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI). It focuses on the pathway of reforming investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) from both Chinese and European perspectives in the context of the China-EU CAI and beyond. The book is divided into three parts. Part I examines key and controversial issues of the China-EU CAI negotiations, including market access, sustainable development and human rights, as well as comparing distinct features between the China-EU CAI and the China-US BIT. Part II concentrates on the institutional reform of investor-state arbitration with an extensive analysis of the EU’s approach to replacing the private nature of investment arbitration with the public nature of an investment court. Part III addresses the core substantive and procedural issues concerning ISDS, such as the role of domestic courts in investment dispute settlement, the status of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) as investors, transparency and the protection of victims in investment dispute resolution. This book will be of interest to scholars and practitioners in the field of international investment and trade law, particularly investment dispute settlement.

Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationLondon
PublisherRoutledge (Taylor & Francis Group)
Number of pages248
ISBN (Electronic)9781000703351
ISBN (Print)9780367338466
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 selection and editorial matter, Yuwen Li, Tong Qi and Cheng Bian; individual chapters, the contributors.

Research programs

  • SAI 2005-01 LM
  • SAI 2008-06 BACT

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