CYIL vol. 10 (2019)

CYIL 10 ȍ2019Ȏ THE IMPACT OF INVESTMENT TREATY LAW ON HOST STATES: ENABLING … of public international law as well. The rule of law is, in its essence, a contested concept, and, for instance, taking the UN General Assembly Resolution on the rule of law 4 into account could serve as a useful and tangible tool for assessing good governance narratives in arbitral jurisprudence. This is a book that may sometimes treat international investment law harshly and it would benefit from a broadening of its perspective on the examined issues. Nevertheless, it is a very thought-provoking contribution and a rare empirical-based study on the current “legitimacy” debates, challenging the traditional good governance narrative of international investment law.

Ondřej Svoboda*

4 The rule of law at the national and international levels, adopted 13 December 2016, A/RES/71/148. * Mgr. Bc. Ondřej Svoboda is a Ph.D. candidate at the Faculty of Law, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. This review was produced within the project of the Faculty of Law of the Charles University Progres Q04 – “Právo v měnícím se světě”.

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