Re-reading Susan Strange from investor-State dispute settlement

Authors

  • Magdalena Bas Vilizzio Universidad de la República y Sistema Nacional de Investigadores, Uruguay

Abstract

From the intersection between International Law and International Political Economy, this article aims to reread Susan Strange's contributions and apply them to the investor-state dispute settlement regime, a topic that was not studied by the author. Therefore, the article examines how the retreat of the State impacts investor-State dispute settlement regime; and how the structural power of transnational corporations is expressed in specific cases of disputes. The article closes by linking the previous ideas to the covid-19 pandemic crisis and the “return of the State”.

Keywords:

Investor-State Dispute Settlement, Susan Strange, structural power, States, transnational corporations

Author Biography

Magdalena Bas Vilizzio, Universidad de la República y Sistema Nacional de Investigadores, Uruguay

Magdalena Bas Vilizzio es profesora adjunta de Derecho Internacional Público y Comercio Exterior de la Universidad de la República, Uruguay. Integrante del Sistema Nacional de Investigadores, Uruguay. Doctora en Relaciones Internacionales por la Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina.