Integrating Human Rights into Investment Treaties: The EU Approach

Nicolette Butler, Niyoosha Shishehgar

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Abstract

The European Union (EU) very much attempts to position itself as global leader in championing sustainability in its free trade and investment agreement agenda. Accordingly, the EU frequently makes reference to sustainability and human rights in its investment treaties. However, this chapter will demonstrate that such references are inconsistent across the EU's investment treaty regime, and often weak in formulation. Further, and even more contradictorily, the EU has recently concluded investment negotiations (and is currently actively involved in ongoing investment negotiations) with countries that have questionable human rights records. This chapter will explore the apparent paradox of the EU's practice in this regard within the broader context of the limitations of the human rights regime, and more specifically its failure to be properly integrated in the international investment regime (and public international law more broadly).
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Incoherence of Human Rights in International Law
Subtitle of host publicationAbsence, Emergence and Limitations
EditorsLouisa Ashley, Nicolette Butler
Place of PublicationAbingdon
PublisherRoutledge
Chapter12
Pages254-272
Number of pages19
ISBN (Electronic)9781032702162
ISBN (Print)9781032638034, 9781032702155
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Sept 2024

Publication series

NameHuman Rights and International Law
PublisherRoutledge

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