1st Edition
Human Rights, Natural Resource and Investment Law in a Globalised World Shades of Grey in the Shadow of the Law
By Lorenzo Cotula
Copyright 2012
232 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
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In the world’s developing countries, foreign investment in natural resources brings into contact competing interests that are often characterised by unequal balances of negotiating power – from multinational corporations and host governments, through to the local people affected by the influx of foreign investment.
The growing integration of the world economy has been accompanied by rapid and... Read more
1. Introduction 2. The conceptual framework: Property rights, negotiating power 3. Universal rights and differentiated rules: The international protection of property rights under human rights and investment law 4. Property rights and natural resource investments under national law in Africa 5. Property rights at two speeds: Contractual arrangements, standards of treatment and the dynamics of property rights 6. Conclusion
Biography
Dr Lorenzo Cotula is a Senior Researcher in Law and Sustainable Development at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).
