EU Human Rights, International Investment Law and Participation Operationalizing the EU Foreign Policy Objective to Global Human Rights Protection 4 Interdisciplinary Studies in Human Rights

Introduction: The EU Objective to Global Human Rights Protection and Becoming an Actor in International Investment Law.- Part I.- The Legal Equipment: Competence, Constraints and Objectives.- EU Human Rights as a Framework for Foreign Policies.- The International Investment Competence of the EU.- Part II.- The Context: Entering an Unjust Regime?.-Tensions Between the International Investment Regime and Human Rights: A Regulatory Tilt?.- The EU Approach to International Investment Agreements.- Part III.- Resolving the Failures, Utilizing the Possibilities: Two Proposals.- Assessment and Participation Through Human Rights Impact Assessments.- Consultation and Participation Through Domestic Advisory Groups and Civil Society Meetings.- Concluding Remarks on the EU Obligation to Empower Neglected Interests and on Ways Forward to More Inclusive Global Economic Regulation.