Article
The Limits of Isomorphism: Global Investment Law and the ASEAN Investment Regime
Chicago Journal of International Law
(2016)
Abstract
This article probes the unique ontogenetic path of ASEAN’s regulation of foreign investment by juxtaposing global investment law and the ASEAN context. While the former delivers a powerful heuristic on isomorphism that ASEAN exhibits in its strong reflection of global investment norms, the latter sheds critical light on ideological and analytical blind spots by exploring distinct heterogeneities in ASEAN’s investment regulation. Those heterogeneities are not simply outliers but reflect important historical and cultural values inherent to ASEAN and its members. The insights uncovered in this article invite scholars and policymakers to define a new form of global investment law that is more inclusive and flexible than the strict and conventional paradigm.
Keywords
- law,
- ASEAN,
- international investment law
Disciplines
Publication Date
July 15, 2016
Citation Information
Sungjoon Cho and Jurgen Kurtz. "The Limits of Isomorphism: Global Investment Law and the ASEAN Investment Regime" Chicago Journal of International Law Vol. 17 (2016) ISSN: 1529-0816 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/sungjoon_cho/82/