Professor Peter Muchlinski
LLB (London), LLM (Cambridge), Barrister, FRSA
Overview
School of Law
Professor of International Commercial Law
Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy (CISD)
Professor of Multinational Enterprises in a Globalising World
- Name:
- Professor Peter Muchlinski
- Email address:
- pm29@soas.ac.uk
- Telephone:
- 020 7898 4751
- Address:
- SOAS, University of London
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG - Building:
- Russell Square: College Buildings
- Office No:
- 228
- Office Hours:
- Monday 5:00 - 6:00 and Thursday 2:00 - 3:00
Teaching
Programmes Convened
Courses Taught
- International and comparative corporate law
- Multinational Enterprises in a Globalising World - Economic and Legal Perspectives
- Multinational enterprises and the law
PhD Students supervised
- Abiola Atinuke Akiyode-Afolabi, Gender and Armed Conflict in Africa: Sierra Leone and Liberia
- Anselmo Ricardo Augusto Samussone, Corporate Governance and the Legal Protection of Employee-Shareholders in Mozambique
- Ebbe Rogge, Moving Towards Good Corporate Governance at UK Banks: A Comparative Analysis including Case Studies of Japan's Financial Sector Reforms and of State-owned Banks.
- Khanapoj Joemrith, Investor-State Arbitration: the interface between the enforcement of arbitral awards and sovereign immunity doctrine.
- Lucja Magdalena Nowak,
- Lucja Nowak,
- Mimi Ajibadé, Corporate governance in emerging economies: a case study of domestic small and medium size enterprises listed in the People's Republic of China.
- Salim Dasu,
- Virginie Rouas, The Development of Foreign Direct Liability Litigation for Corporate Responsibility in Europe
- Winibaldus Stefanus Mere,
Expertise
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Available for
Regional Expertise
- Global
Country Expertise
Languages
Publications
Authored Books
Muchlinski, Peter (2007) Multinational Enterprises & the Law. The Oxford International Law Library.
Edited Books
Muchlinski, Peter and Ortino, Federico and Schreuer, Christoph, eds. (2008) The Oxford Handbook of International Investment Law. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press.
Book Chapters
Muchlinski, Peter (2011) 'SEZs: a Policy Tool in Search of an Agenda?' In: Harding , Andrew and Carter, Connie, (eds.), Special Economic Zones in Asian Market Economies. London: Routledge , pp. 15-37. (Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia)
Muchlinski, Peter (2011) 'Regulating Multinationals: Foreign Investment, Development and the Balance of Corporate and Home Country Rights and Responsibilities in a Globalising World.' In: Alvarez, Jose and Sauvant , Karl, (eds.), The Evolving International Investment Regime: Expectations, Realities, Options. New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 30-59.
Muchlinski, Peter (2010) 'Corporations in International Law.' In: Wolfrum, Rudiger, (ed.), Max Planck Encyclopaedia of International Law. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Muchlinski, Peter (2010) 'Trends in International Investment Agreements: Calls for Reforms of Model Bilateral Investment Treaties in Norway, South Africa and the United States.' In: Sauvant, Karl, (ed.), Yearbook on International Investment Law and Policy 2009-10. New York: Oxford University Pess, pp. 41-85.
Muchlinski, Peter (2010) '“Multinational Enterprises as Actors in International Law: Creating “Soft Law” Obligations and “Hard Law” Rights.' In: Noortmann , Math and Ryngaert, Cedric, (eds.), Non-State Actor Dynamics in International Law: From Law Taking to Law Making? London: Ashgate Publishing , pp. 9-39. (Non-State Actors in International Law, Politics and Governance Series)
Muchlinski, Peter (2010) 'Holistic Approaches to Development and International Investment Law: The Role of International Investment Agreements.' In: Faundez, Julio and Tan, Celine, (eds.), International Law, Economic Globalization and Developing Countries. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp. 180-204.
Muchlinski, Peter (2009) 'The Diplomatic Protection of Foreign Investors: A Tale of Judicial Caution.' In: Binder, Christina and Kriebaum, Ursula and Reinisch, August and Wittich, Stephan, (eds.), International Investment Law for the 21st Century Essays in Honour of Christoph Schreuer. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 341-362.
Muchlinski , Peter (2009) 'Trends in International Investment Agreements: Balancing Investor Rights and the Right to Regulate: the Issue of National Security.' In: Sauvant, Karl P., (ed.), Yearbook on International Investment Law and Policy 2008-9. Oxford University Press, pp. 35-78.
Muchlinski, Peter (2009) 'The Framework of Investment Protection: The Content of BITs.' In: Sauvant, Karl and Sachs, Lisa, (eds.), The Effect of Treaties on Foreign Direct Investment: Bilateral Investment Treaties, Double Taxation Treaties, and Investment Flows. New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 37-71.
Muchlinski, Peter (2008) 'Policy Issues.' In: Muchlinski , Peter and Ortino, Federico and Schreuer , Christoph, (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of International Investment Law. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 3-48.
Muchlinski , Peter and Gomez-Palacio, Ignacio (2008) 'Admission and Establishment.' In: Muchlinski , Peter and Ortino, Federico and Schreuer , Christoph, (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of International Investment Law. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 227-258.
Muchlinski, Peter (2008) 'Corporate Social Responsibility.' In: Muchlinski , Peter and Ortino, Federico and Schreuer , Christoph, (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of International Investment Law. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 637-687.
Muchlinski, Peter (2007) 'Corporate Social Responsibility and International Law: the Case of Human Rights and Multinational Enterprises.' In: McBarnet, D. J. and Voiculescu, A. and Campbell, T., (eds.), The New Corporate Accountability: Corporate Social Responsibility and the Law. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, pp. 431-458.
Muchlinski, Peter (2007) 'First Report of the International Law Association Committee on the International Law on Foreign Investment.' In: Report of the Seventy Second Conference – Toronto. London: International Law Association, pp. 407-446.
Muchlinski, Peter (2004) 'International Business Regulation: An Ethical Discourse in the Making?' In: T, Campbell and S, Miller, (eds.), Human Rights and the Moral Responsibilities of Corporate and Public Sector Organisations. Kluwer, pp. 81-104.
Muchlinski, Peter (2003) 'Shifting Models of Law and Development: The Case of Technology Transfer.' In: Hatchard, J. and Perry-Kessaris, A., (eds.), Law and Development: Facing Complexity in the 21st Century. Cevendish.
Muchlinski, Peter (2003) 'The Development of Human Rights Responsibilities for Multinational Enterprises.' In: Sullivan, and R,, (eds.), Business and Human Rights: Dilemmas and Solutions. Greenleaf, pp. 33-51.
Muchlinski, Peter (2001) 'The Rise and Fall of the MAI: Lessons for the Regulation of International Business.' In: I, Fletcher and L, Mistelis and M, Cremona, (eds.), Foundations and Perspectives in International Trade Law. Sweet and Maxwell, pp. 114-134.
Articles
Muchlinski, Peter (2012) 'Implementing the New UN Corporate Human Rights Framework: Implications for Corporate Law, Governance and Regulation.' Business Ethics Quarterly, 22 (1). pp. 145-177.
Muchlinski, Peter (2011) 'The Changing Face of Transnational Business Governance: Corporate Law Liability and Accountability of Transnational Groups in a Post-Financial Crisis World.' Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies, 18 (2). p. 665.
Muchlinski, Peter (2011) 'Corporations and the Uses of Law: International Investment Arbitration as a 18Multilateral Legal Order 19.' Onati Socio-Legal Series, 1 (4). pp. 1-25.
Muchlinski, Peter (2010) 'Limited Liability and Multinational Enterprises: A Case for Reform?' Cambridge Journal of Economics, 34 (5). pp. 915-928.
Muchlinski , Peter (2009) 'Social and Human Rights Implications of TNC Activities in the Extractive Industries.' Transnational Corporations, 18 (1). pp. 93-104.
Muchlinski, Peter (2009) 'The Provision of Private Law Remedies against Multinational Enterprises: a Comparative Law Perspective.' Journal of Comparative Law, 4 (2). pp. 148-170.
Muchlinski, Peter (2006) ''Caveat Investor'? The Relevance of the Conduct of the Investor under the Fair and Equitable Treatment Standard.' International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 55 (3). pp. 527-557.
Muchlinski, Peter (2005) 'Enron and Beyond: Multinational Corporate Groups and the Internalization of Governance and Disclosure Regimes.' Connecticut Law Review, 37 . pp. 725-763.
Muchlinski, Peter (2003) 'Human Rights, Social Responsibility and the Regulation of International Business: The Development of International Standards by Intergovernmental Organisations.' Non-State Actors and International Law, 3 (1). pp. 123-152.
Muchlinski, Peter (2002) 'Holding Multinationals to Account: Recent Developments in English Litigation and the Company Law Review.' The Company Lawyer, 23 . pp. 168-179.
Muchlinski, Peter (2001) 'Corporations in International Litigation: Problems of Jurisdiction and the United Kingdom Asbestos Cases.' International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 50 (1). pp. 1-25.
Muchlinski, Peter (2001) 'Human Rights and Multinationals - is there a Problem?' International Affairs, 77 . pp. 31-47.
Monographs
Muchlinski, Peter and Ripinsky, Sergey (2012) "Fair and Equitable Treatrment: A Sequel" UNCTAD Series on Issues in International Investment Agreements II. Other. New York; Geneva: Division on Investment and Enterprise, United Nations.
Muchlinski, Peter (2011) "Scope and Definition: A Sequel" UNCTAD Series on Issues in International Investment Agreements II. Other. New York; Geneva: Division on Investment and Enterprise, United Nations.
Other
Muchlinski, Peter (2003) 'Enhancing the Development Dimension of Foreign Direct Investment: Role of National Policies and International Agreements.' In: UNCTAD World Investment Report 2003 - Part II. New York; Geneva: United Nations.
Muchlinski, Peter (2003) 'Dsipute Settlement: Investor-State.' In: UNCTAD Series on International Investment Agreements. New York and Geneva United Nations.
Muchlinski, Peter (2001) 'Social Responsibility.' In: UNCTAD Series on International Investment Agreements. New York and Geneva United Nations.
Muchlinski, Peter (2001) 'Transfer of Technology.' In: UNCTAD Series on International Investment Agreements. New York and Geneva United Nations.
