Privatizing Human Rights - The Interface Between International Investment Protection and Human Rights

U. Kriebaum
Kriebaum, Ursula

Article from: TDM 5 (2006), in Human Rights

Introduction

The aim of this contribution is first to outline some of the conflict scenarios linked to infrastructure privatization. Second, deficiencies in the clarity of the substantive norms protecting human rights on the one hand and foreign investments on the other hand will be highlighted. The lack of clarity complicates the predictability of a human rights violation on the one hand and the predictability of violations of investors' rights on the other. Third, this article will focus on the lacking interfaces between the supervision mechanisms of international investment law and ...

To read this article you need to be a subscriber

Sign in

Forgot password?

Sign in

Subscribe

Fill in the registration form and answer a few simple questions to receive a quote.

Subscribe now

Why subscribe?

TDM journal

Access to TDM Journal articles (well over 2500 articles in total for Premium account holders)

Legal & regulatory

Access to Legal & Regulatory data (well over 10000 documents)

OGEMID

OGEMID membership (lively discussion platform bringing together the world's international dispute management community)

Suggested Citation

U. Kriebaum; "Privatizing Human Rights - The Interface Between International Investment Protection and Human Rights"
TDM 5 (2006), www.transnational-dispute-management.com

URL: www.transnational-dispute-management.com/article.asp?key=947