Navigating the Asymmetry Vulnerability Theory and State Responsiveness in The International Investment Regime Dr. Abdurrahman Erol  - Kitap

Navigating the Asymmetry

Vulnerability Theory and State Responsiveness in The International Investment Regime

1. Baskı, 
Ağustos 2025
Kitabın Detayları
Dili:
İngilizce
Ebat:
16x24
Sayfa:
307
Barkod:
9786050523133
Kapak Türü:
Karton Kapaklı
Fiyatı:
550,00
Temin süresi 2-3 gündür.
Kitabın Açıklaması
This research contributes to scholarship by providing an empirical analysis of underexplored offıcial legal and policy documents, as vvell as state approaches to foreign investments and the asymmetrical structure of the international investment regime. it further contributes by proposing an analytical framevvork to uate states' responsiveness to the vulnerabilities of stakeholders beyond foreıgn ınvestors. it highlights the need for systemic change, emphasizing that meaningful reform s collective action by states to ensure that the regime balances the interests of foreign investors with those of broader society.
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Table of Contents
Abstract 
v
Özet 
vii
Table of Contents 
ix
List of Abbreviations 
xiii
List of Tables 
xv
List of Figures 
xvii
1. Introduction 
19
1.1. Research Problem 
19
1.2. Project Description 
24
1.3. Theoretical Background and Methodology 
28
1.4. Structure of the Book 
32
2. Theoretical and Analytical Frameworks 
35
2.1. International Law and Its Humanization 
35
2.2. Fineman on Vulnerability 
38
2.3. Humanization of the International Investment Regime and the Vulnerability Theory 
43
2.4. The International Investment Regime through the Lens of Vulnerability 
54
2.5. Assessing State Responsiveness in the International Investment Regime 
60
3. Great Power Does Not Always Come with Great Responsibility: Asymmetry in International Investment Law (IIL) Through the Lens of Vulnerability 
69
3.1. Introduction 
69
3.2. Asymmetry in IIL 
75
3.2.1. Asymmetry in International Investment Agreements (IIAs) 
75
3.2.1.1. Procedural Asymmetries 
76
3.2.1.2. Substantive Asymmetries 
86
3.2.2. Asymmetry before Arbitral Tribunals 
92
3.3. Clashing Arguments about the Asymmetry 
98
3.4. Unjustified Nature of the Asymmetry through the Lens of Vulnerability 
106
3.5. Conclusion 
115
4. A Noble EffortWindow Dressing? Computational Analysis of Human Rights–related Investor Obligations in IIAs* 
117
4.1. Introduction 
117
4.2. Human Rights–related Investor Obligations 
120
4.3. Methodology 
130
4.3.1. Dataset 
132
4.3.2. Research Design 
133
4.3.2.1. Year 
135
4.3.2.2. Location in Treaty Text 
136
4.3.2.3. Addressee of the Provision 
137
4.3.2.4. Strictness of the Provision’s Language 
138
4.3.2.5. Subject Matter of the Obligation 
139
4.4. Evolution of Investor Obligations – Turning Tides? 
141
4.5. Quality versus Quantity? Analyzing Human Rights–related Investor Obligations 
147
4.6. Conclusion 
166
5. Policies on Foreign Investment in National Action Plans (NAPs) on Business and Human Rights (BHR): Transformative ChangeReproduction?* 
169
5.1. Introduction 
169
5.2. NAPs and Foreign Investment Regulation 
173
5.3. Comparing Provisions on Foreign Investments in NAPs 
180
5.3.1. Assessing NAPs 
180
5.3.2. Results 
184
5.4. The (not yet fully unleashed) Potential of NAPs 
196
5.5. Conclusion 
203
6. Decoding Responsiveness at the Crossroads of the International Investment Regime and the BHR Treaty 
207
6.1. Introduction 
207
6.2. State Responsiveness through Treaty Submissions 
210
6.3. The Role of the Intergovernmental Working Group on Transnational Corporations and the Legally Binding Instrument 
213
6.4. International Investments in the Drafts 
219
6.5. The International Investment Regime in State Submissions to the IGWG 
229
6.5.1. The Hierarchy between Human Rights and Investment Obligations 
235
6.5.2. Investor Obligations 
238
6.5.3. Support for Sustainable and Human Rights–Friendly Investments 
240
6.5.4. Concerns and Challenges 
242
6.5.5. Interim Conclusions 
244
6.6. State Submissions through the Lens of Vulnerability 
245
6.7. Conclusion 
250
7. Conclusion 
253
8. Bibliography 
261
8.1. Articles 
261
8.2. Books and Book Chapters 
276
8.3. Treaties and Declarations 
285
8.4. Cases 
288
8.5. Official Documents 
288
8.6. Websites, News Articles and Blog Posts 
293
8.7. UN Documents 
300
8.8. Reports and Scholarly Papers 
303
8.9. Other 
307