Dr. Nakib Muhammad Nasrullah, Professor in the Department of Law at the University of Dhaka, and Dr. Mia Mahmudur Rahim of the University of New England, Australia, have written a new book titled Regulating Foreign Direct Investment for Sustainable Development. Brill, the international academic publisher, is publishing it as Volume 3 of its PEAP series (ISBN: 978-90-04-77108-6).

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a major topic of debate in economically disadvantaged countries. The book looks at how weak economies regulate FDI and asks whether that regulation is balanced. It examines the link between FDI regulation and sustainable development, with a focus on the laws, practices, systems and organisations that control how foreign investors enter a country and what incentives they receive. It also covers environmental protection and human rights, especially labour rights and involuntary displacement. Finally, it considers how to protect both investors and the countries they invest in.

About the Authors

Dr. Nakib Muhammad Nasrullah is a Professor in the Department of Law at the University of Dhaka. He earned his LLB and LLM from the University of Dhaka, an LLM in International Law from the University of New South Wales, and an MPhil in Law from Macquarie University. Macquarie University also awarded him his doctorate for his research on international trade and investment regulation. He received the Australian Leadership Award, as well as fellowships from the Hague Academy of International Law, UNITAR and the Indian University Grants Commission. He is a former Vice-Chancellor of the Islamic University, Bangladesh.

Dr. Mia Mahmudur Rahim is an Associate Professor in the School of Law at the University of New England, Australia, and a Professor in Residence at the National Law University Meghalaya, India. He studied law and policy at the National University of Singapore, the University of Warwick and the University of Dhaka, and earned his PhD in Law from Macquarie University. He is a Chevening Scholar. He won a Research Excellence Award for his doctoral research and a Graduate Research Scholarship from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. His books include Legal Regulation of Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR in Private Enterprises and Corporate Criminal Liabilities in Environmental Jurisprudence. He also edited Social Audit Regulation and Code of Conduct on Transnational Corporations.

More information is available at brill.com/peap.