This chapter examines the shortcomings of the ICS under CETA and the proposed MIC in safeguarding states’ regulatory autonomy and granting legal standing to third parties affected by foreign investment. The authors propose addressing these issues by introducing investor obligations through ESG clauses and allowing third parties to bring claims for breaches. They also consider potential challenges, including the impact on arbitration efficiency and limitations within public international law.

This volume provides an updated analysis of the most significant constitutive aspects for the political sociology of the EU. It examines in detail how civic and political activism regarding the inclusion and integration of gender and sexual minorities, as well as migrants and refugees, have become substantial forces in Europe today.

This book explains Europol’s online sharing platforms efforts in three major cybercrime areas: ransomware, money laundering with cryptocurrencies, and online child sexual exploitation that Europol has already pushed private and public actors to cooperate.

The book examines the Irish-EU relationship based on a theoretical re-interpretation of its narrative and offers a broader perspective considering Irish-EU relations in the years of the financial crisis and Brexit.

This strongly interdisciplinary book provides a first tentative evaluation of the role that geopolitics plays in shaping the genesis and functioning of the law of EU Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). It introduces the reader to the geopolitical context of the EU and of its main neighbours, as well as to the legal architecture of CFSP.

The book provides for a first comprehensive account of the effectiveness of Africa-EU cooperation in peace operations, it focuses on interregional security cooperation within the framework of the African Peace Facility.

This two-volume open-access book offers a theoretically and empirically-grounded portrayal of the experiences of people claiming international protection in Europe on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity (SOGI).

The book provides an overview of EU competition law with a focus on the main developments in Italy, Spain, Greece, Poland and Croatia and offers an in-depth analysis of the role of language.

Highlighting the challenges and prospects of European security cooperation, this volume examines the impact of Brexit on strategic aspects of security, peace, defence and foreign policy.

This book represents a significant and timely contribution to the copious literature of the EU as a global actor providing new insights and fresh perspectives into the promotion of human rights and international labour standards.