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Human Rights and Investments at the WTO. / Vadi, Valentina.
Research Handbook on Human Rights and Investments. ed. / Yannick Radi. Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018. p. 158–185 (Research Handbooks in Human Rights Series).Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Chapter
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Human Rights and Investments at the WTO
AU - Vadi, Valentina
PY - 2018/12/28
Y1 - 2018/12/28
N2 - What role, if any, do human rights and investments play at the WTO? Although the law of the World Trade Organization (WTO) does not govern foreign direct investment in general, some WTO Agreements govern aspects of it. Moreover, some of the cases adjudicated at the WTO have touched upon several human rights including civil and political rights, economic, social and cultural rights as well as ‘third generation’ rights. This chapter aims to uncover the various dimensions of the complex interplay between trade, investment and human rights, focusing on some case studies. This chapter concludes that while a number of legal tools can foster the reconciliation of opposing interests under WTO law, much remains to be done to ensure better coherence between theory and practice.
AB - What role, if any, do human rights and investments play at the WTO? Although the law of the World Trade Organization (WTO) does not govern foreign direct investment in general, some WTO Agreements govern aspects of it. Moreover, some of the cases adjudicated at the WTO have touched upon several human rights including civil and political rights, economic, social and cultural rights as well as ‘third generation’ rights. This chapter aims to uncover the various dimensions of the complex interplay between trade, investment and human rights, focusing on some case studies. This chapter concludes that while a number of legal tools can foster the reconciliation of opposing interests under WTO law, much remains to be done to ensure better coherence between theory and practice.
KW - human rights, cultural rights, World Trade Organization
U2 - 10.4337/9781782549123.00013
DO - 10.4337/9781782549123.00013
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9781782549116
T3 - Research Handbooks in Human Rights Series
SP - 158
EP - 185
BT - Research Handbook on Human Rights and Investments
A2 - Radi, Yannick
PB - Edward Elgar Publishing
CY - Cheltenham
ER -