- Date
- Friday 26 May 2023, 15:30 - 17:30
- Type
- General
- Spoken Language
- English
- Location
Polak 2-22 / Online
On Friday the 26th of May at 15:30, the SAIL research group and the Erasmus Center for Economic and Financial Governance will host the launch of the book ‘The European Union and International Investment Law. The Two Dimensions of an Uneasy Relationship’ (Hart Publishing, 2023 - available via the sEURch catalogue), authored by our former colleague Francesco Montanaro. After a short introduction and a brief presentation by the author, the book will be discussed by two international experts in the field. The panel discussion will be followed by a Q&A session with the audience. Light refreshments will be served.
This book explores the interaction between the EU and international investment law, both at the internal level, namely within the EU internal market, and at the external level, i.e. in the context of its relations with third States.
The joint treatment of these dimensions reveals that the EU has assumed an ostensibly ambivalent attitude towards international investment law. At the internal level, it has consistently asserted that intra-EU international investment agreements (IIAs) are not compatible with EU law and advocated their termination. At the external level, by contrast, it has eagerly deployed IIAs to develop its post-Lisbon international investment policy.
The book finds that beneath this apparent ambivalence towards international investment law ultimately lies the EU's attempt to impose, both internally and externally, its own original model of regulation of cross-border investment. It then argues that the EU adopted this approach with a view to supporting its internal market, enhancing its external influence, and, ultimately, pursuing long-term 'federal aspirations'. Finally, the book identifies the legal and political obstacles that have curtailed the EU's efforts at both the internal and the external level.
Biography
Francesco Montanaro is legal officer at the Office of the President of the Republic of Italy. He previously worked as a post-doctoral researcher at Erasmus University (Erasmus School of Law) and taught International Law and International Trade Law at Bocconi University, Milan. Dr. Montanaro holds a dual PhD in International Economic Law from Bocconi University, Milan, and Panthéon-Assas University, Paris, and an LLM in EU Law from the College of Europe, Bruges.
Event info and registration
The event will take place in Polak 2-22 and online on Zoom. In case you want to join the event, please register at this link. The registration link is valid both for in-person and online participation.