Multinational Enterprises and the Law

Peter Muchlinski author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Published:18th Feb '21

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Multinational Enterprises and the Law is the only comprehensive, contemporary, and interdisciplinary account of the techniques used to regulate multinational enterprises (MNEs) at the national, regional, and multilateral levels. In addition, it considers the effects of corporate self-regulation, and the impact of civil society and community groups upon the development of the legal order in this area. The book has been thoroughly revised and updated for this third edition, making it a definitive reference work for students, researchers, and practitioners of international economic law, business, corporate and commercial law, development studies, and international politics. Split into four parts, the book first deals with the conceptual basis for MNE regulation. It explains the growth of MNEs, their business and legal forms, and the relationship between them and the effects of a globalized economy and society, now increasingly challenged by recently revived nationalist economic policies, upon the evolution of regulatory agendas in the field. In addition, the limits of national and regional jurisdiction over MNE activities are considered, a question that arises throughout the specialized areas of regulation covered in the remainder of the book. Part II covers the main areas of economic regulation, including controls over, and the liberalization of, entry and establishment, tax, company and competition law and the impact of intellectual property rights on technology diffusion and transfer. A specialized chapter on the regulation of multinational banks in the wake of the global financial crisis is new to this edition. Part III introduces the social dimension of MNE regulation covering labour rights, human rights, and environmental issues. Finally, Part IV deals with the contribution of international investment law to MNE regulation and to the control of investment risks, covering the main provisions found in international investment agreements, their interpretation by international tribunals, the process of investor-state arbitration, and how concerns over these developments are leading to reform proposals.

Muchlinski's comprehensive monograph is immensely rich and thus most valuable for everyone who is interested in globalization and law. Each edition opens up new directions and perspectives we ought to consider. It provides legal scholars with a precious treasure-hunt map of the legal obstacles we ought to overcome if we aspire to challenge and reform the existing legal order. * Doreen Lustig, Tel Aviv University, Journal of W orld Investment &Trade *
The book is eloquently written and is easy to follow and understand. It clearly explains complex topics and masterfully links them together in a coherent narrative. The brevity of the analysis of certain areas of law and regulation, however, does not undermine the validity of conclusions made throughout Multinational Enterprises and the Law, its contribution to the academic debate and its use as an excellent source for practitioners. * Bob Wessels, an independent legal counsel, advisor and arbitrator, with 45 years of business experience, bobwessels.nl *
Peter Muchlinski's formidable volume, Multinational Enterprises and the Law, came out in its third edition in 2021, and should be on the reading list of all scholars working in the area - or areas, rather, as the book canvasses a remarkable number of themes relevant to multinational enterprises. * Business and Human Rights Law Journal *

ISBN: 9780198824145

Dimensions: 243mm x 154mm x 46mm

Weight: 1362g

912 pages

3rd Revised edition