Santiago GAPPs and codes of conduct: Limits and chances of negotiated rules

Locknie Hsu

Chapter 4 in Research Handbook on Sovereign Wealth Funds and International Investment Law, 2015, pp 99-123 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: It has been six years since the Santiago Principles (the Principles) were established by the International Working Group on Sovereign Wealth Funds. The Principles are non-binding and represent an effort to promote self-governance among SWFs, given their unique nature and relationship with governments. Questions raised regarding the Principles include their effectiveness in promoting their objectives, compliance and what institutional mechanisms may best increase the chances of compliance. What is perceived as the Principles’ disadvantage – the fact that they are non-binding principles – might also be argued to be their strength. This chapter examines the activities and debates that have occurred since establishment of the Principles, the implications and the way forward. It discusses the formation of the Principles and the standing body, the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds. The diversity of the members of the Forum and associated challenges are also addressed in assessing the Principles’ effectiveness. The chapter also includes a discussion of the surveys carried out by the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds in 2011 and 2013, the inherent language of the Principles, institutional aspects of the Forum, and suggestions for further work.

Keywords: Law - Academic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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