Dr. Valentina Vadi is a Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow at Maastricht University, the Netherlands. She holds degrees in law from the University of Siena, the European University Institute and the University of Oxford. She has lectured in international investment law in several countries and has published extensively in this area.

"This book has been a pleasure to read. Not only does it deal with a very topical and complex issue of growing importance in international law, but it does so with enormous rigour and originality. Valentina Vadi’s breadth of knowledge is impressive, but she is able to convey this knowledge very clearly, making her book eminently accessible to non-specialists. I have enjoyed her analysis tremendously." Professor Amandine Garde, University of Liverpool

• Introduction Part 1: Foreign Direct Investments and Public Health: Defining and Connecting the Two Fields 1. International Investment Law 2. Public Health in Contemporary International Law and Policy 3. The Interplay between Public Health and Foreign Direct Investments Part 2: The Interplay of Foreign Investment and Public Health in Practice 4. Access to Medicines and International Investment Law: Pharmaceutical Patents as Investments 5. Trademark Protection v. Tobacco Control in International Investment Law 6. The Environmental Health Spillovers of Foreign Direct Investment in International Investment Law Part 3: Reconciling Public Health with Investor Rights in International Investment Law 7. Reconciling Public Health with Investors’ Rights in International Investment Law: Substantive Aspects 8. Conclusions

Dr. Valentina Vadi is a Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow at Maastricht University, the Netherlands. She holds degrees in law from the University of Siena, the European University Institute and the University of Oxford. She has lectured in international investment law in several countries and has published extensively in this area.

"This book has been a pleasure to read. Not only does it deal with a very topical and complex issue of growing importance in international law, but it does so with enormous rigour and originality. Valentina Vadi’s breadth of knowledge is impressive, but she is able to convey this knowledge very clearly, making her book eminently accessible to non-specialists. I have enjoyed her analysis tremendously." Professor Amandine Garde, University of Liverpool

• Introduction Part 1: Foreign Direct Investments and Public Health: Defining and Connecting the Two Fields 1. International Investment Law 2. Public Health in Contemporary International Law and Policy 3. The Interplay between Public Health and Foreign Direct Investments Part 2: The Interplay of Foreign Investment and Public Health in Practice 4. Access to Medicines and International Investment Law: Pharmaceutical Patents as Investments 5. Trademark Protection v. Tobacco Control in International Investment Law 6. The Environmental Health Spillovers of Foreign Direct Investment in International Investment Law Part 3: Reconciling Public Health with Investor Rights in International Investment Law 7. Reconciling Public Health with Investors’ Rights in International Investment Law: Substantive Aspects 8. Conclusions