African perspectives in international investment law

Introduction - Yenkong Ngangjoh Hodu and Makane Mo¯se Mbengue

Part I: Sustainable development and the changing fundamentals of international investment law in Africa

1 The development of international investment law in Africa - Maurice Kamto

2 Global reform versus regional emancipation: the principles on international investment for sustainable development in Africa - Jean d'Aspremont and Alicia K¶ppen

3 Foreign investment treaties and the sovereignty of developing host States: ants riding elephants? - Justice Osei-Afriyie

4 Les contrats miniers d©s©quilibr©s   l'©preuve des Principes d'Unidroit relatifs aux contrats du commerce international - Mahamat Atteib

5 The politics of international technology transfer: the imperative of host State measures - Collins C. Ajibo

6 Accountability of multinational corporations for human rights violations in investment regimes in Africa - Alain-Guy Sipowo

Part II: Experiences of selected African countries with international investment law

7 The constitutional limitations on enforcement of arbitral awards in Ghana - Dominic Npoanlari Dagbanja

8 Rethinking the promotion and protection of foreign investments: South Africa's Protection of Investment Act 22 of 2015 - Tarcisio Gazzini

9 Electoral democracy, foreign capital flows and the human rights infrastructure in Nigeria - Victor Adetula and Olugbemi Jaiyebo

Part III: African perspectives on contemporary challenges of investment dispute settlement

10 Quo vadis international investment law in Africa? - Francis N. Botchway and Mohamed Salem Abou El Farag

11 Les avantages pour l'Afrique de l'arbitrage transnational, moyen prioritaire de r¨glement des diff©rends relatifs aux investissements directs ©trangers - Richard Albert Makon Ma Mbeb

12 The Investment Court System proposed by the European Union: what does it mean for Africa? - Stefanie Schacherer

Conclusion - Laurence Boisson de Chazournes

Table of cases

Index