Human Rights, Trade and Investment Matters
Article from: OGEL 4 (2006), in Human Rights
Introduction
This collection of articles on trade, investment and human rights is intended partly to advance the debate on economic globalization and human rights, and partly to contextualize concerns that Amnesty International has raised in recent reports on the human rights implications of investment agreements between states and companies. The last decade has been marked by a rapid increase in trade and investment facilitated by the World Trade Organization, by international and regional financial institutions, and by regional and bilateral trade agreements. The role of emerging ...