Regulatory autonomy and liberalization of trade and investment flows: how are these competing interests balanced by international economic law?

Introduced by Giovanna Adinolfi, Claudio Dordi and Tarcisio Gazzini It has often been argued that trade and investment treaties unduly restrain the host State’s prerogatives and in particular its capacity to meet its responsibilities in areas such as the protection of the environment, human rights and other social values. The extent to which this argument...