03935nam a22005535i 4500 978-3-031-73873-9 DE-He213 20251030113308.0 cr nn 008mamaa 241112s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031738739 978-3-031-73873-9 10.1007/978-3-031-73873-9 doi K3820-3836 LBBM bicssc LAW051000 bisacsh LBBM thema Konstantinidi, Marina-Elissavet. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 87373 Closing the Gap: Enhancing the Implementation of Sustainable Development through International Investment Law [electronic resource] / by Marina-Elissavet Konstantinidi. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024. XIII, 57 p. 3 illus., 2 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda SpringerBriefs in Law, 2192-8568 Introduction. Health and Environmental Protection in the Anthropocene -- Sustainable Development Goals and the existence of a protected investment -- Assessing the existence of a violation of an Investment Treaty -- The way forward. This book examines the applicability of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals within the framework of International Investment Law, assessing its effectiveness and identifying areas in need for reform. It aims to contribute to a strategic approach for sustainable development in the era of globalization, addressing pressing social concerns. More specifically, this book explores if and how the tools offered by international investment law can be utilized to advance the principles of sustainable development. The study further investigates how the notion of sustainable development affects the arguments regarding the existence of a protected investment, and potential violations of investment treaty clauses concerning, namely, the fair and equitable treatment standard, illegal expropriation and umbrella clauses. It aims to provide suggestions for reform, focusing on the creation of preventive mechanisms, in addition to existing repressive ones. The above-mentioned issues have direct influence on key areas of public interest, such as environmental protection and public health, which ar integral to sustainable development. It is crucial to ensure that investment protection does not come at the expense of the above, and international investment law can rather be used as a tool for positive change at a global scale. It is, therefore, of utmost importance to identify existing conflicts in the field and raise concerns, in order to achieve a balance of interests between States and investors, and take a step closer to the realization of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. International law. 58292 Trade regulation. 67131 Environmental law, International. 67753 Commercial law. 70222 European Economic Community. 70223 International Economic Law, Trade Law. 67132 International Environmental Law. 67754 European Economic Law. 70224 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031738722 Printed edition: 9783031738746 SpringerBriefs in Law, 2192-8568 67232 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-73873-9 ZDB-2-LCR ZDB-2-SXLC 64886 64886