Book contents
- The European Union and International Investment Law Reform
- Cambridge International Trade and Economic Law
- The European Union and International Investment Law Reform
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- Table of Legislation
- Abbreviations
- General Introduction
- Part I International Investment Regulation
- Part II The Internal Investment System of the EU
- Part III The External Investment System of the EU
- Introduction to Part III
- 7 Political Context of the EU International Investment Reform
- 8 EU Standards in International Investment Treaties
- 9 The Investment Court System
- 10 The EU and UNCITRAL
- Conclusion to Part III
- General Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
7 - Political Context of the EU International Investment Reform
from Part III - The External Investment System of the EU
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 July 2023
- The European Union and International Investment Law Reform
- Cambridge International Trade and Economic Law
- The European Union and International Investment Law Reform
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- Table of Legislation
- Abbreviations
- General Introduction
- Part I International Investment Regulation
- Part II The Internal Investment System of the EU
- Part III The External Investment System of the EU
- Introduction to Part III
- 7 Political Context of the EU International Investment Reform
- 8 EU Standards in International Investment Treaties
- 9 The Investment Court System
- 10 The EU and UNCITRAL
- Conclusion to Part III
- General Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
In this introductory chapter to Part III, we examine the context of EU international investment regulation. We will analyse the objectives of EU trade and investment strategy, and shifts between multilateralism, bilateralism and unilateralism, effectively endorsing pragmatic-lateralism. First, EU values, objectives and principles are briefly introduced, to the extent to which they shape and define the EU’s international action. This is followed by the examination of EU strategy for its integration with the wider world through trade and investment agreements, and the consideration of circumstances which led to the EU’s international investment policy reform. The aim of this chapter is to provide the political background of EU international investment regulatory framework, which is analysed in Chapters 8 and 9.
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- The European Union and International Investment Law ReformBetween Aspirations and Reality, pp. 229 - 251Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023