Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2010
Journal
American Society of International Law Proceedings
Journal ISSN
0066-0647
Volume
104
First Page
33
Last Page
36
Abstract
Empirical approaches add value to international investment law and aid in its evolution. Nevertheless, we must "fit the forum to the fuss." When transforming international law, we select proper methodologies for specific research questions and make international law empiricism part of a larger post-structuralist, pluralist legal dialogue. In connection with that, my remarks first place empirical research on international investment in a historical context. I then discuss where the research is today and offer an example of how empirical methods can be used to understand, reassess, and possibly transform international investment law and related institutions. Finally, I consider the future of empirical research related to international investment.
Recommended Citation
Susan Franck,
Empirical Modalities: Lessons for the Future of International Investment,
104
American Society of International Law Proceedings
33
(2010).
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/facsch_lawrev/1374
Comments
Empirical Approaches to International Law