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

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190697570.003.0025

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