include bibliographical references and indexes.

Introduction
Part I. Towards the global public interest theory
The "internationalization" of international investment law
Public interest and international economic law : current approaches
The global public interest theory
How to balance the conflicting interests : proportionality analysis
Part II. Global public interest in international investment case law
International investment law and the environment
Human rights and investment : friends or foes?
Corruption and other irregularities
Concluding remarks

"The strengths of international investment law - above all, a strong focus on investor interests and an effective adjudication and enforcement system - also entail its weaknesses: it runs the danger of impeding or even sanctioning the host states' legitimate regulatory interests and ignoring other fields of public international law. How does it cope with public interest concerns such as human rights, the environment, or the fight against corruption? At the heart of this book lies a fresh approach towards a general theory of such global public interest considerations in the investment realm. Delineating how and why those considerations matter, and why the current system does not accommodate them properly, Andreas Kulick fleshes out general principles and customary international law as defences the host state may raise against alleged investor rights infringements, and promotes proportionality as the appropriate balancing mechanism" (Sources: WorldCat)