EU Values in Investment Law and Policy: Promises of Democracy and Rule of Law?
📚 EU Values in Investment Law and Policy: Promises of Democracy and Rule of Law? With Dr. Maria Laura Marceddu
This recording features Dr. Maria Laura Marceddu discussing her book EU Values in Investment Law and Policy: Promises of Democracy and Rule of Law? (Oxford Studies in European Law, 2025), in conversation with Prof. Marja-Liisa Öberg (Lund University).
The European Union has increasingly positioned itself as a normative actor in international investment law, promoting values such as democracy, the rule of law, and transparency. But to what extent has the EU truly reshaped global investment governance, and where do ambition and rhetoric meet their limits? Drawing on her research, Dr. Marceddu explores how the EU has leveraged gaps in the international investment regime to advance its normative vision, highlighting both meaningful innovation and areas where claims of transformation may be overstated. The discussion offers a nuanced perspective on the EU’s evolving role, navigating the fine line between visionary leadership and dogmatism.
Prof. Öberg contributes reflections from the perspective of EU constitutional law and external relations, including the broader question of whether EU values can be effectively projected beyond its borders.
🔗 Learn more about the book: https://academic.oup.com/book/60550
