Research Handbook on Sovereign Wealth Funds and International Investment Law

Edited by Fabio Bassan, Professor of International Law, Department of Business Economics, Roma Tre University, Italy

• Contents:PART 1 INTRODUCTIONIntroduction Fabio Bassan1. SWFs and State Investments: A Preliminary General Overview Massimiliano Castelli and Fabio ScacciavillaniPART II SWFS AND OTHER FORMS OF SOVEREIGN INVESTMENT2. Sovereign Wealth Funds: A Definition and Classification Fabio Bassan3. SWFs in Five Continents and Three Narratives: Similarities and Differences Larry Catá BackerPART III SWF AND INTERNATIONAL REGULATION4. Santiago GAPPs and Code of Conducts: Limits and Chances of Negotiated Rules Locknie Hsu5. Policy Frameworks for SWF Investments - OECD and Host Country Perspectives Kathryn Gordon and Joachim PohlPART IV SWF AND REGULATION AT REGIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL6. The Foreign Investment and National Security Act Of 2007: An Assessment of its Impact on Sovereign Wealth Funds and State-Owned Enterprises Paul Rose7. The EU and Member States: FDI, Portfolio Investments, Golden Powers and SWFs Anna De Luca8. SWFs and Taxation: National, Bilateral and Multilateral Approach Fabio BassanPART V SWF INVESTMENT PROTECTION9. SWF and State Immunity: Overcoming the ContradictionGiovanna Adinolfi10. Sovereign Wealth Funds and Bilateral Investment Treaties’ New Models: Issues, New Trends and State Practice Elizabeth Whitsitt and Todd WeilerPART VI SWF’S RELEVANCE AND EFFECTS ON INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS11. SWFs and Human Rights Protection Salar Ghahramani12. SWFs and Environmental Protection Francesco Munari13. SWFs and Development Michele Vellano and Annamaria Viterbo14. Social Investing without Legal Imprimatur: the Latent Possibilities for SWFs Benjamin J. Richardson and Angela LeeIndex

‘This Research Handbook is quite timely in its broad coverage of most, if not all, main aspects of SWFs, which have become such important players in the international investment arena. Thanks to the contribution of specialists with a diverse background in law, taxation, international economics, relations and governance, this book offers a comprehensive picture of their structure, functions, governance and practices. The analysis includes the impact that SWFs have both in individual host states where they invest and as agents of development in the global economy.’