Systemic Violence of the Law - Colonialism and International Investment

The International Investment Law system (IIL) is the result of a colonial project within a capitalist system that has been influenced by developmentalism discourse and neoliberal ideology. This book shows how it has become an instrument that facilitates forms of systemic violence against so called "Third World" countries.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: Systemic Violence and International Investment Law
Chapter 2: Fault-Lines: In-between Moving Abroad and Attracting Foreign Direct Investment
Chapter 3: The Riddle of Treaties and Awards
Chapter 4: The Encrypted Discourse of International Investment Law: Hierarchy, Knowledge and Power
Chapter 5: Neoliberal ideology: A Tale of Persistence and Hegemony
Chapter 6: IIL an Autopoietic System
Conclusion

About the author

Enrique Prieto-Rios is Professor of Law at the Del Rosario University, Colombia.

Summary

The International Investment Law system (IIL) is the result of a colonial project within a capitalist system that has been influenced by developmentalism discourse and neoliberal ideology. This book shows how it has become an instrument that facilitates forms of systemic violence against so called “Third World” countries.

Product details

• Authors: Enrique Prieto-Rios
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9781538157848
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-5784-8
• No. of pages: 166
• Series: Global Critical Caribbean Thou; Global Critical Caribbean Thought
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Political, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, Colonialism & imperialism, Politics & government, Social & political philosophy, International business