Africa and the rethinking of international investment law: About the elaboration of the Pan-African investment code
Publication Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
1-2018
Abstract
This chapter seeks to present and to contextualize the Pan-African Investment Code (PAIC) by taking a comparative international law approach. Such approach allows us to assess whether the PAIC is an Africa-specific instrument and whether it is unique today in how it incorporates sustainable development concerns. This is particularly interesting for the ongoing global reform process of international investment law. The chapter is divided into five main sections. Section II provides an overview of international investment agreements concluded by African States. Section III presents the origins of the PAIC. Section IV addresses the important question as to what extent the PAIC incorporates traditional investment standards or breaks with them. Section V explores the most innovative aspects of the PAIC. Section VI examines the PAIC and dispute settlement.
Keywords
Africa, Innovation, International investment agreements, Reform, Sustainable development
Discipline
African Studies | International Trade Law
Publication
Comparative international law
Editor
A. Roberts, P. B. Stephan, P. Verdier, & M. Versteeg
ISBN
9780190697570
Identifier
10.1093/oso/9780190697570.003.0025
Publisher
Oxford University Press
City or Country
Oxford
Citation
MBENGUE, Makane Moise and SCHACHERER, Stefanie.
Africa and the rethinking of international investment law: About the elaboration of the Pan-African investment code. (2018). Comparative international law.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/3964
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190697570.003.0025