The Asian Turn in Foreign Investment

This Collection Critically Discusses The Increasing Significance Of Asian States In The Field Of International Investment Law And Policy. Consisting Of Contributions Authored By A Leading Team Of Scholars And Practitioners Of International Investment Law This Volume Contains Analyses Of Both National And Multilateral Investment Law Rule-Making In Asia Including A Critical Discussion Of Certain States'' Approaches To Balancing The Different Tension Between Investment Protection And The Preservation Of States'' Regulatory Sovereignty. It Also Contains Thematic Chapters On Cutting-Edge Developments Which Are Of Relevance To Asia As Well As The Global Community Such As Investors'' Obligations Of Due Diligence Additional Transparency In Treaty-Based Investment Arbitration Responses By Asean Member States To Transboundary Haze Pollution And The Relevance Of Human Rights Obligations In International Investment Law. It Also Contemplates Future Possibilities For Investor-State Dispute Settlement Including The Use Of Investor-State Mediation In View Of The Singapore Convention On Mediation.